Christmas is always a great time for movies and this year there seemed to be more movies than ever to choose from. First up is the new Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston film,
Marley & Me. In an effort to pause his wife's biological clock John (Wilson) gets Jenn (Aniston) a puppy to care for. Little does he know he might have just purchased the worst behaving "clearance puppy" of all time. If we've learned anything from life it's that puppies are cute - and Marley is no exception. This movie is full of heart, laughs and so many "awe" moments you'll want to go out and get your own puppy. What I also liked is that Wilson and Aniston didn't just turn into avenues for puppy high jinks. They were full, really likable characters that dealt with real problems, they weren't just fuel for puppy fodder. My only real complaint with
Marley is that I felt the last quarter of the film or so became really choppy and it felt like we were just waiting for the puppy to pass away. However, despite this little criticism, I really enjoyed
Marley & Me!
Switching gears, we travel to Central City where once dead cop Denny Colt has come back to life as
The Spirit - the protector of his beloved city. This movie was actually pretty fun. It started off kind of shaky and had me worried, but once it got going it was a good time. Many of the characters (Sam Jackson, especially) were wonderfully over the top and Gabriel Macht as the The Spirit was a kind of charming, suave smart ass - that's a good thing.
We end our Christmas journey in New Orleans with
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Brad Pitt stars as the title character - a most unusual person who ages backward. Abandoned by his father shortly after birth, he's taken in and raised in a retirement home. It's here that he meets Daisy (Cate Blanchett) who will turn out to be the love of his life.
Benjamin is told through flashbacks by Daisy, via Benjamin's old journal, as she lay dying in a hospital. To me,
Benjamin seemed to have a
Notebook meets
Bridges of Madison County feel - and if you know me at all, you know that this is most definitely not a bad thing. At its core it's a classic love story, spanding several decades, of two people passing each other by until their time together finally comes. Tender and sweet,
Benjamin is a touching story about the wonders of love and the sadness of death.
Christmas is always a great time for movies and this year there seemed to be more movies than ever to choose from. First up is the new Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston film, Marley & Me. In an effort to pause his wife's biological clock John (Wilson) gets Jenn (Aniston) a puppy to care for. Little does he know he might have just purchased the worst behaving "clearance puppy" of all time. If we've learned anything from life it's that puppies are cute - and Marley is no exception. This movie is full of heart, laughs and so many "awe" moments you'll want to go out and get your own puppy. What I also liked is that Wilson and Aniston didn't just turn into avenues for puppy high jinks. They were full, really likable characters that dealt with real problems, they weren't just fuel for puppy fodder. My only real complaint with Marley is that I felt the last quarter of the film or so became really choppy and it felt like we were just waiting for the puppy to pass away. However, despite this little criticism, I really enjoyed Marley & Me!
Switching gears, we travel to Central City where once dead cop Denny Colt has come back to life as The Spirit - the protector of his beloved city. This movie was actually pretty fun. It started off kind of shaky and had me worried, but once it got going it was a good time. Many of the characters (Sam Jackson, especially) were wonderfully over the top and Gabriel Macht as the The Spirit was a kind of charming, suave smart ass - that's a good thing.
We end our Christmas journey in New Orleans with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Brad Pitt stars as the title character - a most unusual person who ages backward. Abandoned by his father shortly after birth, he's taken in and raised in a retirement home. It's here that he meets Daisy (Cate Blanchett) who will turn out to be the love of his life. Benjamin is told through flashbacks by Daisy, via Benjamin's old journal, as she lay dying in a hospital. To me, Benjamin seemed to have a Notebook meets Bridges of Madison County feel - and if you know me at all, you know that this is most definitely not a bad thing. At its core it's a classic love story, spanding several decades, of two people passing each other by until their time together finally comes. Tender and sweet, Benjamin is a touching story about the wonders of love and the sadness of death.
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