It’s a lot of fun, but This Means War spins out of control at times and the romance gets sidetracked for some awesome spy thrills. I like the acting by the trio of leads and directing by McG isn’t too bad either. If you are woman looking for a romantic night for Valentines Day, however, your date better be a macho man.
New research offers a little Valentine’s Day insight: Chilly temperatures can bring the urge to cuddle up … with a romance movie.
( University of Chicago Press Journals ) Do romance movies warm people up? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research finds that yes, consumers choose romance movies over other genres when they feel cold.
Enhanced with High Definition, Lady and the Tramp has been released on Blu-ray for the first time. The format gives the animated film more color and sharpness missing when it was released in the original VHS Video format. The diamond edition includes the Blu-ray and DVD discs and several bonus features.
Headlining the film Glenn Close gives a magnificent performance as the title character in Albert Nobbs. The very emotional and tragic drama provides a platform for her amazing talent. Including a noted cast, fine direction by Rodrigo Garcia and remarkable cinematography that sets the bleak Irish period, the movie wins big.
Hot on the heels of its fantastic first season (at least here in New Zealand, where both seasons played during the same calendar year) comes the second season of Downton Abbey, the upstairs-downstairs style drama created by Julian Fellowes and set in the mid-late 1910s.
Take two aspirins and go to bed, a great remedy for Young Adult, an over stated understatement that never gets entertaining. Billed as a comedy, the more the cast tries to make it one, the lesser it becomes. If you like a film with angst riddled plot, underdeveloped characters and only one very good performance than you are the only demographic for this film.
Kristen Stewart does an excellent job with her most difficult part of the series and displays much better expression throughout the story. The romantic connections throughout the series come to a climax, with Bella and Edward’s wedding. Her relationship with Jacob becomes stressed and the challenge to keep the bond between them strengthens when her pregnancy becomes life threatening.
How to screw up your life without really trying seems to be the theme of the film Like Crazy an inconceivable little film that’s poorly written and delivered. Even with heartthrobs Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones, the unlikely plot just kills any chance for a dramatic winner.
Moody and broody Restless radiates with a weird and wonderful romance between an orphaned teen and a cancer victim who accidentally meet at a funeral. The tragic little love story sucked me in from the opening scene and I became an onlooker of their fateful life. Sometimes bizarre, often strange Restless is the rare kind of film that only independent filmmakers can provide.