Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Seven Pounds


Will Smith and Rosario Dawson star in this drama about a man who uses a fake IRS badge to get to know seven strangers so that he can decide if he wants to make their life better. As the story progresses he finds himself falling for one of the young ladies he is hoping to help, and that could derail his plans. This was a strange movie that jumped around, but was fascinating and enjoyable to watch.

Bedtime Stories


When hardworking hotel maintenance man Skeeter (Adam Sandler) is stuck watching his niece and nephew he has no idea what to do with them so decides to make up bedtime stories. Strangely the next day after he tells a story they seem to come true. Skeeter tries to make the stories up so that great things happen in his life, but the children have other ideas. This was a cute movie and if it is wasn't for Sandler using a really annoying voice I would have enjoyed it much more.

Body of Lies


Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio star as CIA agents working to bring down a terrorist leader. Along the way they have to figure out who they can actually trust. With such an outstanding cast I thought this would have been a much better movie. I found it really boring.

Eagle Eye


Shia Labeouf stars in this action-packed movie about a boy who lives a fairly boring life until one day he comes back to his apartment to see if filled with random stuff and a phone call from a female voice telling him what to do. Along the way he meets up with a single mom being directed by the same voice. Not the best movie but if you are a fan of Labeouf you will still enjoy watching it.

Ghost Town


Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, and Tea Leoni star in this comedy about a rude dentist who goes to the doctor for a routine procedure and "dies" for a few minutes. Afterwards he has the ability to see ghosts who inconveniently want him to help them. One particular ghost (Kinnear) will not go away and promises that if he helps him he will make the other ghosts go away. Even though the story line has been done this movie was very cute and surprisingly funny.

Bangkok Dangerous


Nicholas Cage is back in another action packed movie only this he plays an assassin sent to kill some enemies of a bad guy in Thailand. His job demands he act alone only this time that is easier said than done. Before he realizes what is happening he finds himself attracted to a local girl and mentoring a young man. If you like action movies this is one worth watching.

Zack and Miri


Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are friends and roommates on the verge of being evicted from their apartment, and the only money making idea they can come up with is to try and make a homemade porn movie. As they work to put together the perfect cast, crew, and script they discover this might not be as easy as it sounded. For those that like Kevin Smith movies you will find this movie hilarious, but for those easily offended I would not recommend watching it.