PG-13Directed by Andy CadiffStarring Mandy Moore and Matthew GoodeBoy meets girl.Boy lies to the girl, and must live the lie through most the film.Girl falls in love with boy.Boy falls in love with girl.Girl discovers the lie and says, "Was everything a lie?"Boy says, "Not the love part- I really fell in love with you."Girl stomps off anyway. ...
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud (Enemy at the Gates, Seven Years in Tibet)Starring Guy PearceMaybe you’ve seen the previews, maybe you’ve seen the specials on animal planet . . . “Two Brothers” hits the theatres Friday, June 25th. Is the film worth seeing? I must admit, my expectations for the Universal film “Two Brothers” weren’t too high. I...
Directed by Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby, Space Cowboys, Absolute Power, Unforgiven,...)Starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon and Laurence FishburneSome will like this film, others will hate it. Your average Agatha Christie reader might enjoy the mystery of trying to figure out "who did it," but others might not like the dark subject matter.The film opens with...
Directed by Patty JenkinsStarring Charlize Theron and Christina RicciCharlize Theron plays the role of Aileen Carol Wuornos in this true story about a highway prostitute who was executed for killing seven men in Florida in the 80’s. Need I say that this isn’t a family film?But before I tell you “not to rent it” or “to rent it,”...
Directed by Ron Howard (Backdraft, Cinderella Man, A Beautiful Mind,...) Starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate BlanchettIt’s ironic that the tagline for this film is “How far would you go, how much would you sacrifice to get back what you have lost?”And this film answers the question, “How far will Ron Howard go?” Ron isn’t new to Hollywood. ...
Directed by John Hamburg (Meet the Fockers, Zoolander, Meet the Parents)Starring Ben Stiller and Jennifer AnistonThis is the kind of film that some might laugh at the first time, but when they rent it later with their kids in the room, they’ll have to quickly scurry them out only to scratch their own heads and repeat to themselves, “Funny,...
Directed by Peter Jackson (All three of the Lord of the Rings Movies, King Kong, Heavenly Creatures)Starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Aston . . .When I was a kid we had the “Star Wars” trilogy—I can still remember standing in line for opening day of “Return of the Jedi.” I was sure there...