Movies in Review: "The Other Women"

I was so looking forward to seeing this movie. Why? Well who doesn't enjoy Leslie Mann in a comedic movie, and Cameron Diaz...love her. I found the trailer for this movie to be so cute. I love chick flicks! I was only hoping it was going to be as good as I expected. I'm happy to say I was pleased :)

I was a little surprised at how packed the theater was to see this movie, and even more surprised to see that it is a box office hit and came out #1 this weekend. Just let me get the negative stuff out of the way first...the story is seriously unbelievable and far-fetched throughout. That's it...that's the only negative review I have for it, because this movie was so freakin hilarious, who cares. Leslie Mann was in her element and her and Diaz were a perfect comedy storm. I was so surprised at how hard I was laughing, and each laugh caught me off guard. Something so simple as Mann's character peeping through a door peep-hole had me in tears. I thought Nicki Minaj would be annoying, but she was a great addition to this comedy. Ok, her voice was a little annoying, but she was still funny as hell too. It gives you laughs like Bridesmaids gave us, but no question Bridesmaids is still the best female comedy.

This is a total chick flick, but there were men in the theater laughing their hearts out too. If you don't take the story-line too seriously, you will definitely come out of the theater with a smile on your face. If you are in need of a good laugh, I definitely recommend this one. This movie totally lifted my mood. As silly as most of it was, I still have to give it props for great humor...B+

Just an UPDATE...on the fence of whether I am going to continue this blog, hence the reason there were no reviews last weekend. As much as I enjoy movies, spending an entire beautiful weekend in the theater has lost its appeal. At this time I will continue to write reviews, but I am not stressing about seeing every single new weekend release...I do have a life, and I care more about enjoying it than I do about this blog. I appreciate the love and support I have received, and hope you will continue to read, enjoy, and follow.

Love,
ME!

Movies in Review: "Draft Day"

Go Kevin...Go Costner....Go Kevin...This is the song I sing in my head when I see movie posters of sexy Kevin Costner. Va va va voom! I am so happy to see my geriatric crush come out of a retirement of sorts...lol. Now this is not to say that I have enjoyed all his latest performances/films, but who cares...it's freaking Kevin Costner! There was no way I was going to miss Draft Day. With Kevin Costner at the lead and football being one of my favorite sports, I could smell a winner. I'm lying, I wasn't expecting it to be that good actually...lol...Thank goodness it was better than I expected.

This movie is filmed all in a 24hr period on draft day. We get to see Costner's character Sonny Weaver the GM of the Cleveland Browns work to pick the best players for his team, while dealing with all the other BS and influences around him. I know overall this movie wasn't great, but I rather enjoyed it. I loved the way the 2-way phone conversations were filmed. It kept these scenes interesting instead of having them look like simple phone convo, it added some needed intensity. The characters were fun, including Costner, who I really enjoyed in this role. Gardner isn't a fave of mine, but I really enjoyed her as Ali Parker. She brought a nice bit of strong femininity to an office full of testosterone, and made her points with such style. I also enjoyed the intern (whose name misses me), who brings a nice bit of humor to the story.

Maybe it's because I am a fan of football, but I was really tuned into this movie. It was really fun to watch. It's not a blockbuster hit, but I definitely look forward to seeing it again when it comes on TV. I would recommend this one for sure. It's one of those easy-going, entertainment worthy flicks...B

Movies in Review: "Rio 2"

The animated movies as of late have been hit or miss with me, with most of the trailers failing to capture my interest. But Rio 2!?...Yay! Not like we needed a Rio 2, since the first one was done so well, and a 2nd didn't seem necessary. But because I loved Rio so much...Yay anyway to this 2nd installment.

Although I enjoyed this movie, you could see that this 2nd installment was a push. The story for this movie was amped up, and is bigger and more over the top than the first. Not to say this is bad, but unfortunately it is obvious. However I still enjoyed all the new characters and the old ones alike. This installment had way more color and movement than the first, which is always more entertaining for the younger audiences. The choreographed music scenes were my favorite. During that musical blue macaw scene, I had to keep myself from getting up and busting a move...lol. That scene was so beautifully done. A few of my favorite new characters were Gabi (the poison frog) played wonderfully by Kristin Chenoweth, and Sangin (yeah I said sangin) Roberto played by Bruno Mars...wooooo! That boy can SANG! Lol

I still stand by my first statement in saying that this movie wasn't necessary, but that doesn't mean you want to miss it, especially if you have kids. They will definitely enjoy it, and the kid at heart in you will too...B+!

Movies in Review: "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"

If you read my review for the first Captain America, I think I made it very clear that Captain America is my least favorite super-hero. I find him to be dull when compared to the others, however I was looking forward to seeing this second installment of our first superhero. Unfortunately my anticipation had more to do with The Winter Soldier character than Captain America. However, all of my dislike for Cap changed after seeing this movie...Captain America is a bad mofo!

Finally! Captain America has some life! He was so badass in this movie I was too excited for words. I loved the action sequences in this movie. Wham! Bam! Boom! all over the place in this movie. The best action sequence came near the beginning of the movie with the car chase with Nick Fury. Wow...what a well directed sequence. The opening scene already had my interest, but this scene had me locked in. Nice touch on The Winter's Soldier, although I wish they would have elaborated more on how he came to be. His character is awesome, and I look forward to seeing him in future films. I have complaints about the confusing story line, but everything else about the movie was so good, I'm not even gonna waste my time with it. I do want to say kudos to Mackie for doing his thing as Falcon. Johansson is always great, although her make-up looked a bit on the orange side in some scenes...ijs.

Much respect to Captain America, he is definitely a superhero to be reckoned with. Shame on me for talking mess about him...lol. This movie is all that...for the most part. You won't be disappointed with this one that's for sure...A-

SIDENOTE: Was anyone feeling the final scene after the credit? Hmmmmm...

Movies in Review: "Frankie & Alice"

It's about time this movie was wide released. I felt like I had seen the trailer years ago when the trailer came on for a movie I was seeing last week...and I did. The movie finished in 2010 and I had anticipated its release. I love Haile Berry, but her roles/characters have been hit or miss with me, although I have seen more hits out of her as of late. I was expecting another hit when I saw the trailer.

Well...it was a hit for Berry, but no so much for the movie. This is definitely an interesting true story, that could have been a great movie...but it wasn't, and that was of no fault to Berry who put in one of the best performances I have seen from her. The movie however was felt like it had a few holes, missed a few steps. It was like watching a stop with blank spots where more detail should have been added. For example when "Alice" showed up at Paige's wedding, there felt like there should have been more detail to that scene. This is basically how most of the movie went, lacking in detail. However Berry did a bang up job playing her 3 characters Frankie/Alice/Genius. Her transformations were superb and I enjoyed noticing a difference in the alter egos personalities. To bad the direction for this movie did not fit the performance from Berry, or this would have been a major hit.

I was expecting more from this movie, although I got way more than I expected from Berry. Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate it, because I would see it again just for Berry's performance. It's decent enough to rent, mainly for Berry. I honestly would have given this movie a lower grade, but I really enjoyed Berry too much to do that...B-