To Rome with Love

What the hell was that mess?

It was the unsatisfying detritus one gets from apparently trying to blend "The Love Boat" with a half-remembered New Yorker cartoon.


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30 Minutes or Less

The fact that this movie features Danny McBride automatically disqualifies it from Oscar consideration-- or even great comedy, for that matter.


I do think it has a perfect ending moment, but other than that, it is about two hours too long.


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Rio

It opens & closes like Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room.

Inbetween, there's a laugh here & there, but not much else of value.

The Social Network

I was struck from the first scene by the excellent writing, and subsequently engaged by the amazing performances, direction, and editing.

Mind you, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg doesn't come off as such a good guy--
--but on the other hand, I'm not going to jump the fence to MySpace, which just looks like something someone peeled up after sweeping the floor.

A Solitary Man

No explosions, not even any bombastic music-- just a STORY-- very simple and straightforward.

I quite liked it.

Zombieland

The movie's not exactly undead, but it's definitely not full of life.

No story resolution here-- the whole point is zombie bashing: repetitive zombie bashing.