Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay in posting. Between the holiday (Happy belated Thanksgiving) and being sick, it's been a while since a movie post. Here are three mini-reviews to get us back up to speed! More full reviews to come soon!
Megamind isn't a terrible movie. The problem is just this past summer we saw practically the same animated story in the film Despicable Me. Right down to having something called a 'minion', the similarities in the two films are frequent. In the age of inflated 3D ticket prices, this one really isn't worth seeing on the big screen unless you have kids who really need to get out of the house. (5 out of 10 - appropriate for families.)
Fair Game is one of the best politically themed films in quite some time - an equally riveting and well told story of the Bush administration's leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity to the general public. I highly recommend this movie no matter what side of the political spectrum you are on - if for nothing more than two see the two Oscar-worthy performances of Naomi Watts and Sean Penn. (8 out of 10 - acceptable for teenagers on up.)
The Next Three Days is quite possibly one of the most absurd movies to come out in a while - yet it also happens to be very entertaining. Russell Crowe stars as a man married to a woman who has been sentenced to life in prison for a crime she didn't (?) commit. The mystery side of the story is unfortunately flawed and silly, but the action sequences are a whole lot of fun. Don't spend the full ticket price on it, but a DVD viewing wouldn't be unreasonable. (5 out of 10 - acceptable for teenagers on up.)
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