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Viktor Navorski is detained at a New York airport because a “coup” caused a rebellion in his country while he was en route to the U.S. Since the U.S. is not recognizing his country he has fallen into a “crack” in the system, where he can’t step foot onto American...

A much-sought after, many-times published journalist is exposed as a fraud. It is also supposed to be proof that Hayden Christensen can act. I liked this movie. It was very interesting, especially since it was a true story. I remember reading The New Republic to use as research in...

Shrek has to meet Fiona’s parents in a Hollywood-type town while Puss ‘n Boots is sent in as an assassin. I thought this movie was very funny. There were a lot of gags that are in the Naked Gun/Scary Movie parody-type movie vein that were worth a chuckle. I...

Troy Starring: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Brian Cox, Diane Kruger, Rose Byrne Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen Written by: Homer (poem), David Benioff (screenplay) Rating: R Genre: Adventure Release Date: 2004 Orlando Bloom wins and steals Helen (I’d go with him too), which leads the Spartan king to use it as an excuse to...

Girl goes to England to announce to a rich guy that he is really her father. When I was in a hotel room in Dallas, I wanted something on television that could half pay attention to while I read my book. The only movie channel was HBO and it...

Farrelly brothers comedy about two co-joined twins, Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear. I am not a Farrelly brothers fan, even though I have seen most of their movies. I hardly ever laugh at them, so take this lovely review with a grain of salt if you think they are...

Mystic River Starring: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura linney, Kevin Chapman Directed by: Clint Eastwood Written by: Brian Helgeland (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (novel) Rating: R Length: 2 hour 18 min Genre: Mystery Release Date: October 15, 2003 Clint Eastwood directs Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon as childhood...

Walking Tall Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Scott, Johnny Knoxville, Neal McDonough Directed by: Kevin Bray Written by: Mort Briskin (earlier screenplay), David Klass, Channing Gibson, David Levien, Brian Koppelman Rating: PG-13 Length: 1 hour 26 minutes Genre: Action Release Date: 2004 Chris Vaughn (The Rock) is a military man come back to his home town. The...

I found this movie very odd. I don’t know how else to describe it. Guess I should have looked more closely at the fact that this is a Coen Brothers movie....

All the people are back, plus Brad Pitt’s ex-girlfriend, and need to commit a robbery in Europe. I read the reviews about how it looked like the cast was having fun but didn’t let anyone else in on it. I thought the movie was pretty similar to the first...