So Bad it's Good

Amanda Seyfried portrays the title character in Chloe, a young prostitute hired by Catherine (Julianne Moore) to tempt her husband (Liam Neeson), whom she believes is cheating. Things get complicated when Catherine finds herself drawn to Chloe and the two women are unable to untangle themselves from one another. Based on a 2003 French film, Chloe kind of reminds me of Closer - with its very adult storyline and frank sexual talk. While I don't think I enjoyed Chloe as much as Closer, I did think Chloe was interesting and quite entertaining.

Next we have Hot Tub Time Machine. Can you guess what it's about? Yep, four friends are transported back to 1986 in, you guessed it, a hot tub time machine! This is the type of movie that's aware of its nonsense and is intentionally silly and dumb. And it does it really well. Hot Tub Time Machine is raunchy and foul...and completely entertaining and funny.


And for those of you keeping track, I saw The Blind Side for the fourth time this weekend.

Spring Break

The fabulous Broadway musical Avenue Q was in town and of course I had to see it again. Hilarious, sweet and inappropriate - it's a total winner!





She's Out of My League was a cute idea, but it just didn't deliver. The movie was way too short on laughs and appeared to be under the impression that cursing every 30 seconds equaled comedy. Wrong. What mildly saved this film was the sweet, likable cast of characters. I would have liked to have seen them in a better film.


I really liked the new Matt Damon flick Green Zone. It wasn't Bourne level action, but it still had quite a bit of adrenaline. Unlike every other war themed movie we've seen recently that has focused on soldiers' families and loved ones, I really loved how Green Zone was all about the political aspect to war and the complexities and dangers of warfare.

The Bounty Hunter wasn't terrible, but it was circling the neighborhood. The screenplay was dreadful and terribly unfunny. I'm wondering if Aniston and Butler even read it before shooting began. Their constant bickering was irritating more than humorous or endearing and I'm not sure I even wanted them to get back together. I definitely wasn't "rooting" for them. I did mildly smile at a couple of scenes, but most of those starred Jason Sudeikis.

Oscar Night

It's official: Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock.

The Oscars were tonight and while I don't think it was as good of a show as last year when the adorable Hugh Jackman hosted, it was still a rather entertaining evening. I thought the opening NPH number was a little flat and not very funny or clever; nor was the opening bit by co-hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. Thank goodness it got better as the night when on. Highlights for me included the presenting team of Tina Fey and Robert Downey, Jr., Ben Stiller as a member of the Na'vi tribe and I really enjoyed the Best Actor and Best Actress introductions by previous collaborators of the nominees. I thought that was a sweet touch. Acting accolades went to Jeff Bridges for Best Actor, Christoph Waltz for Best Supporting Actor and Mo'Nique for Best Supporting Actress. All well deserved. The Hurt Locker took home the Best Picture prize as well as Best Director for Kathryn Bigelow. My only real disappointment came in the Best Adapted Screenplay category. I really wanted Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner to win for Up in the Air, but Geoffrey Fletcher took home the honor for Precious. Overall, it was a great night and a wonderful celebration of movies capped off by a very special moment for me....and I think we all know what that was.

You Gotta Love Her!

Clearly, the most entertaining part of this awards season has been Sandy Bullock's self-deprecating humor and endless charm. From her "feud" with Meryl Streep, to her hilarious lifetime achievement award presentation to Betty White, to her personally accepting the award for Worst Actress at the Razzies the night before the Oscars; she has been perfect!

Alice in Brooklyn...Wait, That's Not Right

The new Alice in Wonderland, a sequel of sorts to the animated Disney classic, is a tricky idea. I like the imagination and I think the film was visually stunning - a usual compliment to the team of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp who consistently produce "weird" films, but in a good way. I also loved the non-Wonderland scenes and thought Mia Wasikowsa, who portrayed Alice, was fantastic. What I didn't love, oddly enough, was the whole Wonderland part of the film. The effects and make up were awesome and as I said it looked really cool, but I don't think it had a strong enough story to compliment all of the eye candy. And I'd have to agree with a thread on over on IMDB, I couldn't understand half of what the characters said either.


A movie I wasn't expecting to like as much as I did was Brooklyn's Finest. This film tells three different stories of three different cops all working at the same Brooklyn precinct. I really liked all of the stories and thought they were held together well by Gere, Hawke, Cheadle and Snipes. I really would have liked the characters to have crossed paths a little more, sometimes it distinctly felt like three different films, but I did like how their storylines ended in the same location albeit again with minimal path crossing.