Rated PG for some mildly suggestive content.Directed by Mark Rosman (A Cinderella Story…)Starring Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, Chris Noth…This film was marketed as a kids’ film. What young girl doesn’t want to see the next Hilary Duff flick? But I think The Perfect Man was a little more.Teenager Holly Hamilton (Duff) is tired of moving every time...
Rated PG for quirky situations, action and mild language.Directed by Tim Burton (Big Fish, Mars Attacks, Ed Wood, Batman…)Starring Johnny Depp, Christopher Lee, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly…This film far exceeded my expectations.Let’s be honest. Burton is WEIRD, and so is Depp. I got a little freaked out just watching Depp in the previews. He looked like...
Rated PG for mild language, crude humor and some thematic elements.Directed by Eric Darnell (Antz…) & Tom McGrathStarring the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Cedric the EntertainerDreamworks animation does it again. By that I mean…about the same as Shark Tale, not Shrek.Yes, the people that brought us the Shrek films and Shark...
Rated PG for brief language and suggestive content.Directed by Joe Roth (America’s Sweethearts, Revenge of the Nerds II…)Starring Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, M. Emmet WalshI can’t believe I actually laughed…but I did.This film is so stupid, yet I found myself giggling a couple times; maybe because my kids were laughing. The gags were predictable and...
Rated PG for fantasy action and peril, and some language.Directed by Jon Favreau (Elf… wrote Swingers)Starring Tim Robbins, Kristen Stewart, Frank Oz, Jonah Bobo and Josh HutchersonZathura was a pleasant surprise. I admit, when I first saw the ads I wasn’t rushing to Fandango to buy tickets. Needless to say, I didn’t have high expectations at the...
Rated PG for mile language and thematic elements.Directed by Steve Carr (Daddy Day Care, Dr. Dolittle 2…)Starring Martin Lawrence, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Horatio Sanz, Megan Mullally...Have ya seen Mighty Ducks? How about Bad News Bears? How about Keanu Reeves’ forgetful film Hardball, about a coach who agrees to coach a little league team? How about the...
Rated PG-13 for language and some sexual references.Directed by Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Say Anything, Almost Famous…)Starring Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Alec Baldwin…Ever failed?Ever lost a billion dollars? Ever had a really awful day, so dreadful that suicide doesn’t look like such a bad alternative? Have you ever met someone that made all those bad feelings go away?Meet...