Tag: 2 star

The Forbidden Kingdom

The Forbidden Kingdom

Posted April 19, 2008

The problem with movies that are badly written is that they don’t leave a lot to talk about. Yes, the stunts were really cool. And the fight scenes, pretty intense. But those are the sort of things one needs to watch and are why you go see the movie. In the aftermath, there isn’t much to say.

Jumper

Jumper

Posted February 14, 2008

Jumper is a great concept. Its exciting and interesting and could be very cool except that it suffers from a weak script.

The visual effect of the jump is dynamic and propels the story forward. Its so fantastic

27 Dresses

27 Dresses

Posted January 26, 2008

There’s a part of me that doesn’t want to like Katherine Heigl. And then there’s the part of me that saw 27 Dresses and thought, “This girl is a star and this sort of movie is what’s going to

Juno

Juno

Posted December 31, 2007

I suspect several people will think I scored this too low. Everyone else I’ve known who has seen it has loved it. It’s like the Little Miss Sunshine of this year; the quiet, quirky critical darling. Juno

Grace Is Gone

Grace Is Gone

Posted December 21, 2007

I don’t know that I’ve ever seen such a neutral movie.
There’s nothing really wrong with this movie. As I watched it I never thought, “Oh, they should have done this.” or “Why did they have to do that?” There’s really nothing

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Posted December 19, 2007

National Treasure: Book of Secrets is fun and has it’s moments, but the whole film could have been as good as those few moments.

I guess I should begin with the opening, which was rather brilliant. The fade from

Waitress

Waitress

Posted November 29, 2007

I’d heard so much hype about this movie, I expected it to be great. It totally wasn’t.

Enchanted

Enchanted

Posted November 25, 2007

Enchanted is pretty much everything you’d expect. It was sweet and fun and cute. I sort of hoped, after seeing the preview so often, that it would surprise me with something especially

August Rush

August Rush

Posted November 25, 2007

Speaking strictly from a film point of view, August Rush wasn’t that great. The plot was thin, the characters, though interesting, were all woefully underdeveloped. My favorite moment of

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

Posted October 6, 2007

In some ways this was better than I expected, and in some ways not.
The first time I saw the preview I thought it looked like a fun fantasy film, not brilliant but better than Eragon.