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Let’s Review: SPARKLE
It’s Dreamgirls with a hint of the Tina Turner story plus dead Whitney Houston. The costumes are fabulous, the songs are OK, the acting is subpar and the directing was just ridiculous. Am I glad I didn’t pay to see … Continue reading
Let’s Review: THIS MEANS WAR
If you’re a girl like me, who likes movies like both Mission Impossible and Sweet Home Alabama, this movie brings together the best of both worlds: spy movies and chick flicks. It’s also a perfect date movie. Seriously. It’s sexy, … Continue reading
Let’s Review: HAYWIRE
I’m still trying to work out what happened… HAYWIRE is definitely not your typical secret agent/”private contracting company”/government agency/double-crossed spy movie. The style is different. For example, there are silent chase scenes with just music. The fight scenes are pretty … Continue reading
Let’s Review: Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol
Tom Cruise is back, reprising his role as IMF Agent Ethan Hunt for the fourth time. And at 49 years old, he’s still got it, that funny run of his and all. Simon Pegg adds a comic twist as the … Continue reading
Let’s Review: WE BOUGHT A ZOO
“We Bought a Zoo” is the true story of Benjamin Mee, a widowed man and his two children who buy an old farmhouse, along with a zoo. Yes, a zoo. And it’s utterly delightful. The dialogue is very funny, which … Continue reading
Let’s Review: THE SITTER
If you think adults swearing at children, and children swearing at adults is funny, then this is the movie for you. From a gay 13-year-old boy, to a celebrity-obsessed girl, and a neglected, toilet-exploding Salvadorian boy, these kids are not … Continue reading