Little Children
A stay-at-home mom and a stay-at-home dad start an affair with one another when they realized they have become trapped by their suburban lives. The little children in the title are really the adults who don’t want to grow up and face reality, even though they are well into...
The Good Shepherd
Fictional account of how the CIA was born through the eyes of a man, showing how it affected his family and friends. I blame Robert De Niro. There were some interesting plot points in the movie, yet the way they were presented and dragged out was so incredibly...
Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Directed: Tim Burton Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Alan Rickman Based on Stephen Sondheim’s musical, a man seeks bloody revenge after being sent away to prison for a crime he didn’t commit so a rich guy could take his wife and...
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia Directed: Gabor Csupo Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Anna ophia Robb Based on the novel about two kids who find a magical kingdom and have adventures. I never read the book and never even heard of it before the movie came out, so I can only review it...
The Holiday
The Holiday Starring: Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Jack Black Directed by: Nancy Meyers Written by: Nancy Meyers Rating: PG-13 Length: 2 hours 18 minutes Genre: Romantic Comedy Release Date: 2006 Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet are alone at Christmas so they participate in a house exchange where Kate goes to Los Angeles and...
Freedomland
A woman says that she was carjacked with her little boy in the backseat, which turns into major race issues due to the neighborhood it takes place. Freedomland is an orphanage or state-run facility of some sort where unwanted children ended up. I can’t recall exactly because it is...
Reno 911!: Miami
Reno 911!: Miami Directed: Robert Ben Garant Starring: Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant The Reno cops head to Miami for a police convention. The movie was very much like the show where some jokes are funny and others fall flat. What the movie seemed to have more of than...
Charlie Wilson’s War
Charlie Wilson’s War Directed: Mike Nichols Starring: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman So my family decided to go see this movie when we were all in Florida. This was me, my sister, my dad, my aunt and my grandmother. My brother in law, Terry Blueberry, wasn’t feeling...
MWG: Bladerunner
Jer is picking our January movie for the Movie Watching Group (MWG) as Bladerunner from 1982. He was trying to pick a movie to pay Marci back for Night of the Comet, but ended up picking this one since he really wanted to see it again. There are three...
Hitman
Hitman Directed: Xavier Gens Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott Based on a video game, an assassin has been set up so he’s out for revenge, and because he didn’t get paid for that job where he was set up. When I saw this movie, I had no idea it...