Saturday, February 21, 2009

The Women


This movie is about friendship and the unbreakable bond that some women share. Meg Ryan plays Mary a wealthy housewife that finds out her husband is cheating on her. Her friends try to help her put her life back together and in doing so help her find an inner strength she had been missing. I am not a fan, but I know many who like this movie.

Step Up 2 The Streets


Similar to Step Up this story is about Andie a girl from the streets who ends up in a prestigious dance school and struggles to fit in. She teams up with a group from the school to perform in a street dance battle. Not as good as the first, but still has some great moves.

The Bank Job


Jason Statham stars in this movie about a bank robbery that goes smoothly at first, but has some complications when all the bad guys that they stole from get involved. Not Statham's best movie, but action junkies will still enjoy it.

Camp Rock


Another Disney Channel original movie starring Demi Lovato and The Jonas Brothers. The story is about a young girl who goes to music camp for the first time and when trying to impress some popular girls lies about who she really is. Kind of cheesy but young girls will love it.

Nim's Island


Abigail Breslin plays Nim, an 11-year old girl who lives on a beautiful private island with her scientist father (Gerard Butler). She loves to play with her animal friends and read the Alex Rover adventure stories the supply ships bring. When one day her father gets lost in a freak storm the only person Nim can think to contact is Alex Rover played by Jodie Foster. This movie was very different than what I was expecting but actually pretty good. The star filled cast probably saved the day.

House Bunny


When Shelley (Anna Faris) turns 27 and is kicked out the Playboy mansion she has no-where to go. She comes across a college sorority den mother meeting and decides that is what she is going to do. The only sorority in need of a den mother is the Zetas, a group of misfits that are in danger of losing their sorority due to lack of membership. Shelley is determined to help them save their house and become the most popular girls on campus. Of course this movie has been done multiple times before but still kind of cute.

Penelope


Penelope (Christina Ricci) is born with a pig snout in place of a nose as part of a family curse that can only be broken if she finds someone to love her just as she is. Her family hides her away but offers money to anyone that will come and marry her. A down on his luck gambler (James McAvoy) decides to try his luck and there is an instant connection. Of course there is always more to the story. A cute family friendly love story worth watching.