v for vendetta - brought to you by the wachowski brothers (the matrix series); directed by james mcteigue. natalie portman, hugh weaving, stephen rea - bloody brilliant! loved it. yes, it makes political statements. what does it take to make people defy the tyranny of a government? no it is not necessarily advocating terrorism per se, but the need to stand up for one's beliefs. yes, it is more of a drama than an action film. natalie was great. she shows vulnerability and strength as evey, a young woman who by "coincidence" steps into the world of v. ("there are no coincidences.") hugh weaving is wonderful as v. i don't even know who hugh weaving is. but his voice and his body language completely portray v in a believable way. he has vengeance on his mind, but you feel his pain. my cousin disagrees with me completely. he was hoping to be entertained and did not want to be politicized. however, we agreed to disagree. i think the movie spoke to me because of its relevance with current events - subjugation by fear. and i really connected to emotionally to the characters. i cared about the characters and felt with them as i watched them struggle. anyway, please go see for yourself.
failure to launch - sarah jessica parker, matthew mcconaughey, terry bradshaw and kathy bates. i liked this movie more than i thought i would. there are some really goofy and funny moments. it's always a good sign when the audience is laughing aloud. there's more of terry bradshaw's butt than any of us ever wanted to see. matthew is adorable as ever (thanks to the powers that be for the gratuitous shirtless scenes) and sarah jessica was cute, less out there than sex-in-the-city-carrie. the downside was the cheesy hollywood ending, but what is a romantic comedy if not hollywood fantasy?
now on dvd:
in her shoes - toni collette, cameron diaz, and shirley mcclaine. surprisingly poignant little drama. collette is endearing as the straight-laced, insecure, older sibling, rose, who has to deal with an immature, beautiful, crazy, and insecure sister rose (diaz). the sisters each go through self-discovery and transformation. a good story about how even through the tears, sisters have a powerful bond.
flight plan - jodie foster, peter scarsgaard, and sean bean. not the best thriller i've seen, however, i did enjoy and feel moments of tension as a thriller should make you feel. there's something about peter scarsgaard that is so appealing. can't put my finger on it. jodie is always great. you do question whether or not she had a child with her on the plan. and even though he only played a small role, sean bean was nice to see. maybe a b - rating for this one. not a bad rental for a rainy day.
elizabeth town - orlando bloom, kirsten dunst, susan sarandon; written and directed by cameron crowe. this one is a little older. i just never got around to renting it. drew baylor (bloom) fails miserably at a product design and his father dies unexpectedly. drew returns to the south for a memorial and discovers claire (dunst). there are some really great moments in this film, but it tried to accomplish way too much. in certain spots it lacks cohesiveness and there are whole sub-plots of the movie which you could take out and it would have been better, for example the entire plot line of drew's failed product design. and there are moments that stand out and are very moving - hollie baylor's (sarandon) tribute to her deceased husband; drew's roadtrip with his father's ashes, all of the interactions with drew & claire after the initial plane scene which was horrible. these are the parts of the movie worth seeing. the question is: do you watch a movie that has too much extra stuff just to get to the good stuff?
that's a wrap friends. may we continue to find movies that speak to us.
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