Match Point
Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays a former tennis pro who befriends a very rich guy, woos his sister while starting an affair with his friend’s fiance, Scarlett Johansson. You would never know this movie was directed by Woody Allen if someone didn’t tell you. It isn’t set in New York,...
Elf
Will Ferrell does not exactly fit in with the rest of the normal-sized elves at the North Pole. He is sent to New York to reunite with his biological father. I was disappointed with this movie. I knew it was a kid’s movie, but I thought it would be...
Underworld: Evolution
The back story behind the feud between werewolves and vampires is revealed, plus Kate Beckinsale is still wearing a lot of leather. I was not a fan of the first movie, mostly because the vampire named Craven was a horrible actor. He annoyed me throughout the movie and I kept...
Dodgeball: An Underdog Story
Is there anything funnier than flying balls? Looking at my synopsis I wrote when this movie came out, I see it leaves much to be desired, but I guess it also sums up that no matter what the plot is, you are basically laughing at balls hitting people over...
Million Dollar Baby
This movie is about an boxer trainer, Frankie (Clint Eastwood), an ex boxer, Scrap (Morgan Freeman) and a girl who wants to become a boxer, Maggie. (Hilary Swank) Maggie is from a dysfunctional lower class family and finds herself in Frankie’s gym to start training. Over time, Frankie finally...
Jarhead
Jarhead Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Lucas Black, Peter Sarsgaard Directed by: Sam Mendes Written by: Anthony Swofford (book), William Broyles Jr. (screenplay) Rating: R Genre: War Drama Release Date: 2005 Sam Mendes directs Jake Gyllenhaal as a marine trying to survive boredom during the 1991 Desert Storm Gulf War. I wanted to see...
Good Night, and Good Luck
George Clooney directs a docudrama about Edward R. Murrow taking on Sen. Joseph McCarthy and his communist hearings during the mid-1950’s. The entire movie is in black-and-white, which makes it very pretty to view. It also makes a nice effect with the massive amount of smoking that happens to...
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Steve Carell is the virgin and his friends try to help him fix that problem once they find out. At first glance, The 40-Year-Old Virgin looks like your typical frat boy rated-R sex comedy. I had higher hopes for this movie because it was written and directed by Judd...
Brokeback Mountain
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal are two cowboys who fall in love in 1963, but can’t really share that with the rest of the world....