Rampart
Year: 2011
Genre: Crime/Drama
Runtime: 108mins
Rating: R
IMDB Score: 6.0/10 (5,100+ Votes)
Director(s): Oren Moverman
Writer(s): James Ellory and Oren Moverman
Plot/Synopsis:
Set in 1999 Los Angeles, veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, works to take care of his family, and struggles for his own survival.
Forethought(s):
My guess is that it’s your normal run of the mill dirty cop movie.
Fun Fact/Trivia:
The only person to appear in every scene in the movie is Woody Harrelson.
Stars of the movie: Woody Harrelson,Ben Foster and Sigourney Weaver
The Breakdown:
The first thing I realize about the movie is that it has a lot of stars in it. Woody Harrelson,Jon Bernthal,Ben Foster,Cynthia Nixon,Anne Heche,Audra McDonald,Steve Buscemi,Sigourney Weaver,Robin Wright,Ned Beatty,Tim Russ and Ice Cube. Sure they aren’t all A listers but they’ve all been in some high profile projects in their time and it’s nice to see a movie grab a wide range of stars. 
The next thing I realize about the flick is just how somber it is. Both in tone and aesthetically, at times. In tone because at it’s core it’s about a dirty cop who only sees how what he does affects those around him when it’s actually affecting them and how that impacts him. Aesthetically because of the very brilliant use of lighting such as casting shadows on the actor and use of red lighting in a few scenes to show how far he has fallen and what state of mind he is in.
This isn’t your typical rotten cop flick like I thought it was going to be and I’m happy I was wrong. It’s nice to see a slightly different take on this type of movie. I mean so many dirty cop movies you only see them (the cops) being dirty and not how it affects people. Nor do you really see how being a dirty cop affects the cop in question but this film you do. Don’t get me wrong we do see him (Woody) being dirty but it’s not about that at all. I think those scenes of dirt were added just so people wouldn’t be bitching about the lack of dirtiness.
The one major gripe I have with this movie is the ending. It’s left open and the story doesn’t feel finished,in fact,by the end, the real story feels like it’s just starting. To me it seems what Woddys character does is so not like him and it just came out of no where that it feels like someone else wrote the end. Not a good ending by any means if you ask.
Best line in the movie:”I love to suck cock,O.K,so sue me.” If only more chicks loved to suck cock I think the world would be a better place.
The Verdict:
Not the best dirty cop movie I’ve seen and no where near the worst. It does things differently which I like but it feels unfinished. If you want a dirty cop movie with more story than action this is one you should see but I would say wait for to hit HBO or one of those channels.
I give this movie 3 rusted badges out of 5.
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Underworld Awakening
Year: 2012
Genre: Action/Fantasy/Horror
Runtime: 88mins
Rating: R
IMDB Score: 6.5/10 (36,600+ Votes)
Director(s): Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein
Writer(s): Les Wiseman (screenplay,story and characters),John Hlavin (screenplay and story),J. Michael Stracztnski (screenplay),Allison Burnett (screenplay),Kevin Grevioux (characters) and Danny McBride (characters)
Plot/Synopsis:
When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. The vampire warrior Selene leads the battle against humankind.
Forethought(s):
If this is like the first two in the series than I’m going to like this flick. Didn’t see the 3rd but that was a prequel so I don’t think a WHOLE lot will be linked from that one to this.
Fun Fact/Trivia:
This movie was released on the same date as Underworld: Evolution six years earlier.
Stars of the movie: Kate Beckinsale,Michael Ealy and India Eisley
The Breakdown:
If you’ve not seen the other movies in the series fear not for they give a brief but helpful flashback sequence in the beginning of the movie to help catch you up. There’s no reason to not see this one even if you haven’t seen the others.
I would unload my human gun onto her 
I have to say the plot is a misleading. When I read the plot I think it’s going to be about vamps lead by Selene (played by Kate Beckinsale who I want to do naughty things with) to fight the humans for their survival but instead it’s really about the lead character waking up 12 years after she was caught by humans and finds she has a daughter who is being chased by the Lycans for some reason. I would have loved from this movie to have been about a vampire/human war. That would have been excellent but sadly we get something much different.
In past movies in this franchise the Lycans were bad ass looking;in this movie most of them just look like ass. Most of the wolves in this were done with CG and half the time they looked like they were made of clay. They were very disappointing to look at. They did have one Lycan that looked like he was wearing a full body suit and it was the best looking. I know if they did what they did for the first two films and made the body suits from scratch and put in each hair one at a time it would loaded the budget up a lot more than it was and that’s why they went the CG route. Wish it wasn’t so.
There was a good mix of action in this movie. Some sequences were short while others were long. There were four or five sequences and in a movie that comes in just under 1hr 30mins,I feel that’s the right amount. The one thing I had issue with during the action was just how easily Selene beats the Lycans. Not once do you think “oh shit she’s going to die!” and there are parts where we really should have been feeling that.
For those that have seen this movie what did you think of the daughter? I mean do you think she is a hybrid or a new species all together? She is 50% vamp and 50% hybrid so wouldn’t that be something new and not just a hybrid?
The Verdict:
The movie is clearly not without it’s faults but they aren’t so huge that it’s going to affect good the movie is over all. I’ve stated the negatives and positives above but the one thing I left out was just how well Kate Beckinsale wares leather! Three thumbs up!
I give this film 3.5 veins out of 5.
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Haywire
Year: 2011
Genre: Action/Thriller
Runtime: 93mins
Rating: R
IMDB Score: 6.1/10 (15,800+ Votes)
Director(s): Steven Soderbergh
Writer(s): Lem Dobbs
Plot/Synopsis:
A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.
Forethought(s):
The movie looks action filled and Gina Carano knows how to kick ass but I’m not sure she has any acting skills and her voice is kinda of rough in the movie since they digitally altered it (I would still do her and do her hard) so I might have a hard time listening to this flick.
Fun Fact/Trivia:
Gina Caranos first acting role was in a PC game called Command & Conquer:Red Alert 3.
Stars of the movie: Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor and Micheal Fassbender
The Breakdown:
It was a mix bag of boredom and action. The bag was full of mostly boredom. There were things that really stood out in a good way and some things to stand out in a bad way. But mostly the film was just meh.
I can think of worse ways to go.
The things I really liked about the movie,I feel, most people will not like. During the fight scenes when someone got punched,kicked or fired a gun it sounded real. Not the typical hollow Hollywood sound effect. It was like they recorded real life fights and placed those sounds in this movie. The other really good thing was the music. It was very 70′s spy like music and it worked very well for this flick. For you gamers out there the music reminds me of tunes from No One Lives Forever for the P.C.
What I didn’t like about the movie was the lack of action. You have Gina Carano who was the women’s MMA champ but they underutilized her in this flick in an action capacity. And they had very few action sequences. The movie was mostly a damn drama. I wouldn’t have minded that if they didn’t pimp it like it was an action movie. While on the subject of action let it be known that the action scenes can be tough to watch if you aren’t familiar with the way Steven Soderbergh shoots his stuff. He uses a lot of jump cuts and breaks some angle rules that make watching some of the fights unenjoyable.
The story was not original at all. It boils down to this: a former Marine works security in the private sector,takes a job,gets set up,finds out about the set up and seeks revenge. Told ya it wasn’t original. As far as revenge movies go it’s actually not bad story wise.
The acting was decent on most parts. Carano was just OK but what’s funny about her role is that she has very little lines. I think this was done because no one know how she would be able to act. I imagine this role having much more speaking parts than it did. Ewan McGregor and Micheal Fassbender weren’t in it enough to show what they got. Granted they don’t have a whole hell of a lot but it has to be more than Carano.
The Verdict:
I found myself looking at the time more than just few times and that’s a bad sign. I wished there was way more action in this and that Carano would have gotten topless but sadly there wasn’t and she didn’t. The movie is rated R but it feels more like a heavy PG-13. If you’re in the mood for an action flick I say look else where. Steven Soderbergh should stay away from the action genre.
I give this movie 2.5 knockouts out of 5.
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Contraband
Year: 2012
Genre: Action/Crime/Drama
Runtime: 109mins
Rating: R
IMDB Score: 6.5/10 (16,400+ Votes)
Director(s): Baltasar Kormakur
Writer(s): Aaron Guzikowskil (screenplay),Arnaldur Indrioason (the film Reykjavik-Rotterdam) and Oskar Jonasson (the film Reykjavik-Rotterdam)
Plot/Synopsis:
To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills.
Forethought(s):
This movie is a remake of the Icelandic film called Reykjavik-Rotterdam. I’ve not seen it but it’s most likely better than this one. This one does look good. Hoping for some real action and with any luck a topless Kate Beckinsale.
Fun Fact/Trivia:
The editor (Elisabet Ronalds) from Reykjavik-Rotterdam is also the editor on this film.
Stars of the movie: Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribsi and Kate Beckinsale
The Breakdown:
Well, sad news breast fans,the most lovely Kate Beckinsale does not get topless. She doesn’t even wear anything revealing. She does,however,as always look super fine.
As I type this up it’s only been a few hours since I’ve watched the movie and most of it is gone from my head. That’s never a good sign but there are some moments that remain. Also, I remember how I felt while watching the movie so I know it’s not all bad.
The first thing you will think when watching this movie is “Wow, Mark Wahlberg is actually likeable in this flick.” I don’t think I’ve ever thought that about him in any movie. That alone is noteworthy. Wahlberg plays smuggler gone legit but is pulled back into the life for one final run. Now with a plot like that one would think that Wahlberg would play a badass or tough guy but he doesn’t. He’s a family man who clearly cares about his blood. Don’t let the trailer fool you he doesn’t get into fights and he doesn’t go all Agent Hunt on anyone…OK he does beat one guy up twice but that’s about it.
There was one big action sequence that took place in Panama. It involved a bomb an armored car,swat and a lot of gun fire. What was interesting about this scene was the angles director used. They weren’t all straight which when done on some of the characters made the shot feel more intense than it would if it was shot straight on. Also, there were some birds eye view shots in the sequence that weren’t taken from one of the swat helicopter which is a bit unusual but it worked well since the helicopters were in the shot along with all the action.
The acting surprised me in a good way. Mark Wahlberg for me is hit or miss and most of the time he is miss but in this movie he was a hit. He didn’t force any of the emotions he was suppose to so he didn’t come off as over the top for a change. Kate Beckinsale is good but not great actress and slightly less good in this flick than others she’s been in just for the mere fact that she can not seem to keep her accents straight. In one line I swear went from a New Orleans draw to nondescript American one to her native sounding voice. Other than that she did a decent job;she wasn’t in the film a whole lot and I’ think with her fluctuating accents that’s a good thing. Giovanni Ribsi is an underused actor. He plays a drug dealer in the movie and he does it well it. My favorite character was Captain Camp played by J.K Simmons. This dude knows how to rock the asshole boss type of roles. His role in this was pretty much was J. Jonah Jamson from the Spider-Man movies but as a Captain of a ship in this flick.
The Verdict:
The movie is not great but it’s not bad. The director has an eye for action scenes but not a great one for drama filled scenes. The acting is solid and movie
doesn’t drag on. It only takes about ten minutes to get into set up and from there on it’s all about the story.
I give this movie 3 pallets of fake money out of 5.
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Mission Impossible:Ghost Protocol
Year: 2011
Genre: Action/Adventure/Thriller
Runtime: 133mins
Rating: PG-13
IMDB Score: 7.5/10 (93,000+ Votes)
Director(s): Brad Bird
Writer(s): Josh Appelbaum (screenplay), Andre Nemec (screenplay) and Bruce Geller (TV show)
Plot/Synopsis:
The IMF is shut down when it’s implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization’s name.
Forethought(s):
Not expecting any type of deep story but I am expecting some over the top action that should belong in a video game.
Fun Fact/Trivia:
The budget for this flick was $145 million;it’s opening weekend box office was just over 12.5 million in 425 theaters (limited release) but the worldwide gross as of February 2012 was was over $637 million.
Stars of the movie: Tom Cruise,Jeremy Renner,Simon Pegg and Paula Patton
The Breakdown:
The movie is 2hr12mins long but it doesn’t feel like it’s that long due to the nice pacing of the story and action. So if you’re worried it’s one of those movies where you’re going to be checking the time every few minutes let me tell you it’s not.
So what kind of story is it you ask? A simple one. Nuke codes are stolen and it’s up to Hunt and his team to stop the start of a nuclear world war. Can they do it? It’s a freaking Hollywood movie people,what do you think? The story can’t be that simple right? Wrong,it is. There is no double crossing, no hidden agendas and no propaganda.
The action scenes sure as hell can’t be as simple as the story right? You people have a lot of questions but you’re right they aren’t. I can’t tell you for sure since the last one in series came out five years ago but I think part 3 had more intense action sequences then this one did. Some of the fights felt to short and some of the chases seemed to have been done with more CGI then in past movies in this franchise,however,I do think there was more action in this one then in three. The opening action scene (the prison) was my favorite I think;it was just pretty much a riot with the cool head of Hunt and his skills,however,the end fight with Hunt and the baddie was pretty damn good itself. The fight starts as a chase that leads into a garage that looks like it would house Iron-Mans’ suits. There’s no real finesse to this fight;it’s pretty much I punch you, you kick me,I drop off of a platform and you follow. Trust me it’s not as boring as I may have made it sound.
The acting was meh. Simon Pegg played the same type of character he’s known for,the semi serious comic relief. It works for him and I like when he plays those roles. Jeremy Renner is as always the stone face character. Tom Cruise while not someone I would call a great actor is a good one but he just came up short on this one. I’m not sure if it was how he chose to play the role or the director telling him to take the route he did but I just didn’t work out well for this movie. For me the best actor in this movie is Paula Patton. I’ve never seen her in anything before but after seeing her in this flick I kinda want to. She was intense and soft at all the spots she had to be.
The Verdict:
The movie is brand new so I don’t like to give out even med size spoilers since this is a movie a crap ton of folks are going to watch but I think if you read between the lines in this review you will know what to do.
I give this movie 3.5 dododoooos out of 5.
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Dream House
Year: 2011
Genre: Drama/Mystery/Thriller
Runtime: 92mins
Rating: PG-13
IMDB Score: 5.7/10 (14,400+ Votes)
Director(s): Jim Sheridan
Writer(s): David Loucka
Plot/Synopsis:
Soon after moving into their seemingly idyllic new home, a family learns of a brutal crime committed against former residents of the dwelling.
Forethought(s):
Not one thought about this movie has come to mind.
Fun Fact/Trivia:
Not screened in advance for critics.
Stars of the movie:
Daniel Craig,Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts
The Breakdown:
The first seven minutes the film feels like a Christmas flick and honestly that’s the only good part about the film since it was the only thing one wouldn’t expect. Even before the 30 minute mark I guessed what was going on and then around the 45-60 minute mark I figured out who did what. I feel that anyone older then 12 years of age who’s seen more then a handful of “twist” movies will also be able to figure out what happened.
The movie busted its nut long before it should have. When they do the “big” reveal it feels like the end of the movie but NOPE! there’s more. After the reveal there are some interesting things but not enough to keep you wanting to watch.
The acting was pretty bad. The stars of the movie aren’t the greatest of actors but they very rarely ever give a bad performance,sadly,this was one of those times. I’m pretty sure I even heard the real voices of the actors a few times.
Daniel Craig has been quoted as saying that the movie didn’t turn out great but he did meet his wife (Rachel Weisz) during the filming. That’s never a good sign when the star of the movie says that flick isn’t great. I like his honesty. You know what, the film didn’t turn out well but I would be happy as well if I meet my wife during the making of it. By the way ladies I’m single.
The Verdict:
The movie can be summed up with one word. PREDICTABLE. It wasn’t a poorly made film but it was not an entertaining one. If you got kids who are young and want to start watching thrillers I would say go a head and let them watch this other than that there’s no reason to view this movie.
I give this 3 crazies out of 5.
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Jack and Jill
Year: 2011
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 90mins
Rating: PG
IMDB Score: 3.4/10 (17,000+ Votes)
Director(s): Dennis Dugan
Writer(s): Adam Sandler,Steve Koren and Ben Zook
Plot/Synopsis:
Family guy Jack Sadelstein prepares for the annual event he dreads: the Thanksgiving visit of his twin sister, the needy and passive-aggressive Jill, who then refuses to leave.
Forethought(s):
This is going to be bad. I also hope that it’s as bad as the Razzies make it out to be.
Fun Fact/Trivia:
First film to win all ten of the categories at the Razzies this year. That’s a first in the Razzies 32 year history. Battle Field Earth didn’t even win that many.
Stars of the movie: Adam Sandler,Katie Holmes and Al Pacino
The Breakdown:
Let’s get it out of the way right now, YES!,the movie does in fact deserve all 10 Razzies. Al Pacino should be embarrassed by his role in the flick. Katie Holmes looks very good for a change;I would not mind it if she faked and orgasm with me.
The whole movie couldn’t have been bad could it? Yes. Yes it could and it was. I laugh more during Presidential debates then I did with this movie. I’m not joking, I laughed less than five times and chuckled maybe five times. I didn’t even laugh at fart sounds and that makes me laugh most of the time. I’m hard pressed to find some funny dialogue to post in this review.
What’s really sad is that there are some good comedic actors in this movie. Sure ,some of them are just small bit roles but you would think with the likes of Adamn Sandler,David Spade,Nick Swardson,Time Meadows,Norm MacDonald and Dana Carvey we would have a higher laugh count then a toddler can count but we don’t! A friend of mine watched it a few days back and said it was funny, said it was just a dumb humor movie and the jokes are predicable. I asked him if he was high and he said yes.
You think I’m kidding at how bad this movie is? Watch this scene with Academy Award winner Al Pacino and tell me if I’m joking.
As far as production goes it was done OK. The directing wasn’t total shit,the audio engineering was fine but it did lack songs in places where they normally would go, and sets looked very nice but sadly that doesn’t make this movie even remotely entertaining.
The Verdict:
So we have a very doable Katie Holmes,no funny,a proformance by a pro that should not be seen by anyone and 90mins that you will never get back.
I give this movie 2 why did they make this shit? Out of 5
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The Three Musketeers
Year: 2011
Genre: Action/Adventure/Romance
Runtime: 110mins
Rating: PG-13
IMDB Score: 5.8/10 (29,000+ Votes)
Director(s): Paul W.S Anderson
Writer(s): Alex Litvak (screenplay),Andrew Davies (screenplay) and Alexandre Dumas (novel Les Trois Mousquetaires)
Plot/Synopsis:
The hot-headed young D’Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.
Forethought(s):
Another freaking Musketeers movie just want we need. The last few weren’t a waste of time so I don’t think this one will be. Also the director knows how to film action scenes and I do like Milla Jovovich in action roles.
Fun Fact/Trivia:
To date and not counting the animated or sequels there are 23 total Three Musketeers movies.
Stars of the movie:
Logan Lerman,Matthew Macfadyen,Luke Evans,Ray Stevenson and Milla Jovovich
The Breakdown:
There are three things that were really cool about this flick: 1) Milla Jovovich’s cleavage. 2) The dialogue exchange early on in the flick with Aramis and a random chick Aramis: “I’m not really a priest” Random Girl “I’m not really a lady” Aramis: I have ten minutes. Then Aramis sits next to the chick and wraps her and himself in his cloak and leans towards her for some fun. 3) The use of tabletop miniatures and models to show an over world view. 
Now, I wasn’t thinking I was going to like this movie just because of how over been it is. I mean it seems like it’s once every 3-4 years we get a new Musketeers movie but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with this take. It was fun and enjoyable to watch. I feared the romance part of this flick would out weight the action and adventure portion but it didn’t,in fact, it didn’t really feel much like a romance movie at all. It actually felt more like a comedy with a lot of action in it with just a touch of romance.
I know I am not the only one thinking of "I would love to tea bag her right now"
The movie felt like a RPG with the way the events unfolded. We meet the young hero of the movie (yes I know there is more than one hero) who leaves on a quest of adventure and on his way he runs into and I do mean runs into his four future teammates. After he runs into the four they all want to fight and as they are about to the enemy of the four comes forth. At this point they team up. It goes on from there. It’s not bad that it happens this way, in fact, for me, I found that to be quite enjoyable as I love RPGs. Now, on the subject of video games….this movie in execution feels very much like Assassins Creed so if you know that game you get a good idea of what this movie is. Just replace the setting in the game with France and England in the movie.
The Verdict:
Fun,not heavy on the romance,more swearing than one would think for a PG-13 flick, not at all feeling like it took almost two hours to watch.
I give this movie 4 swordsmen out of 5.
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The Sitter
Year: 2011
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 81mins
Rating: R
IMDB Score: 5.5/10 (7,400+ Votes)
Director(s): David Gordon Green
Writer(s): Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka
Plot/Synopsis:
A comedy about a college student on suspension who is coaxed into babysitting the kids next door, though he is fully unprepared for the wild night ahead of him.
Forethought(s):
Really hoping this flick is Adventures in Babysitting meets Role Models.
Fun Fact/Trivia:
This is the last film to have a fat Jonah Hill in it.
Stars of the movie:
Jonah Hill,Ari Graynor,Sam Rockwell,Max Records,Landry Bender and Kevin Hernandez.
The Breakdown:
The first few scenes in a comedy normally set the tone for the rest of the movie,at least the good ones should and do. This one…sets the tone right off the bat. The opening scene is Jonahs’ character going down on Aris’ character and she’s moaning (by the way I could listen to her moan all day and by all day I mean the two minutes it would take for me to drop a nut to her) and when he’s done with her he tries to get some head but she says that she has food poisoning and doesn’t want to reciprocate the favor. It’s not a gut buster of a scene by any stretch nor is the movie but it along with the movie on a whole gives a ton of little laughs that roll over into other funny stuff.
There’s tons of stuff going on in the movie both visually and audio-ly (yeah I just made up a word) that you will have to watch the flick at least twice to get everything that’s going on. For example,the stuff that’s playing on the TVs in the movie. They have the Alyssa Milano workout video where she raps and tells us how to do cardio. They also have the movie Gymkata playing and if you’ve not seen the 1985 cult classic do yourself a favor and get some beers,get some friends over and laugh your ass off at one of the worst films of all time. It’s so bad it’s good. Then there’s just a bunch of lines being tossed around that you just can’t keep up in some parts. A lot of the laughs from the lines are contextual and how they are delivered and I just couldn’t do them justice by typing them out so you will just have to trust me that they’re funny.
I bet you all want to know if my Forethought was right or not. It was. It’s a crazy misadventure movie where the protagonist is a douche in the beginning of the movie and by the end turns into an asshole whit a heart.
The music is unlike what we’ve come to expect in main stream comdey movies today but it all works out.
The Verdict:
If you like rude,crude and dirty comedies this is the movie for you. It is a bit cliched’ but the humor and the shit that goes down in the movie makes up for it.
I give this flick 3.5 grams of coke out of 5.
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Young Adult
Year: 2011
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Runtime: 94mins
Rating: R
IMDB Score: 7.0/10 (7,600+ Votes)
Director(s): Jason Reithman
Writer(s): Diablo Cody
Plot/Synopsis:
Soon after her divorce, a fiction writer returns to her home in small-town Minnesota, looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend, who is now happily married and has a newborn daughter.
Forethought(s):
Looks kind of dry but enjoyable.
Fun Fact/Trivia:
Set in Minnesota, the scene in and around the bar Woody’s was filmed in Massapequa Park on Long Island, New York.
Stars of the movie:
Charilze Theron,Patrick Wilson and Patton Oswalt
The Breakdown:
I think your and my time would be better spent thinking of all the nasty pron like things we’d like to do to Charilze Theron than watch this movie. If Diablo Cody can sell dull shit like this then there is no reason why I or anyone else who puts words on paper couldn’t do the same.
To call this movie a comedy is a lie of the highest caliber to a movie goer. I like a lot of different humor but there was none in this movie. No subtle comedy,no perverted HAHAHAs, no slapstick, no nothing that would make a normal person laugh. I find Monty Python more humorous than this let down.
Hell, I wouldn’t even mind this movie if it was had an interesting or even original story but it doesn’t. It’s about a hot girl from high-school who’s all grown up now but has an unfulfilled life and wants what she had back in the days of not caring so she sets out to hook up with an ex of hers. It really sounds like a fucking shitty ass plot to a a 90210 type of show. Uninspired in every way possible.
The Verdict:
Dull,not funny,decently acted and a complete waste of time. I say stay the hell away from this film at all cost. If you have to walk the dog or take out the trash do so,in fact, if you are taking out the trash make sure you take this flick with you.
I give this movie 2.5 hotties out of 5.
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