Category: 2 Stars
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Gulliver’s Travels aspires to appease the little people
Gulliver’s Travels – 2010 Directed by Robert Letterman Starring Jack Black, Amanda Peet, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Billy Connolly, Catherine Tate, T.J. Miller, Chris O’Dowd Written by Joe Stillman, Nicolas Stoller based on the book by Jonathan Swift The first question one must ask when watching a movie such as Gulliver’s Travels, is who did…
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Gnomeo and Juliet: For those of you who want to introduce your kids to Shakespeare through old Elton John songs
Gnomeo and Juliet – 2011 Directed by Kell Asbury Featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Jason Statham, Ozzy Osborne, Maggie Smith, Patrick Stewart, Ashley Jensen, Julie Walters, Richard Wilson Written by John R. Smith, Richard Sprackling Now for the something I never wanted to see category: a film about Gnomes with…
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Two for **: No Strings Attached / Love & Other Drugs
No Strings Attached – 2011 Directed by Ivan Reitman Starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin…
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I Love You Phillip Morris is one long con after another
I Love You Phillip Morris – 2010 Written and Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa Starring Jim Carrey, Leslie Mann, Ewan McGregor, “Being gay is really expensive,” is one of the first things we learn about Steven Jay Russell (Carrey), the protagonist in the movie billed as gay and funny, I Love You Phillip Morris. As…
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Black Swan is not exactly Let’s Dance
Black Swan – 2010 Directed by Darren Aronofsky Starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey Written by Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John McLaughlin “Let’s Dance” – Lyrics by David Bowie “Let’s dance Let’s dance Let’s dance, put on your red shoes and dance the blues Let’s dance, to the song they’re playin’ on the radio…” Well,…
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Skyline is clear of good acting, unpredictable story
Skyline – 2010 Directed by The Brothers Strause Starring Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Donald Faison, Brittany Daniel, Crystal Reed, David Zayas Written by Joshua Cordes, Liam O’Donnell One of the things that bugs me most about Stephen Speilberg is that he tends to proselytize, and while doing it, commits some of the most pedestrian directorial…
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How Do You Know when a movie is too long?
How Do You Know – 2010 Written and Directed by James L. Brooks Starring Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, Jack Nicholson When George Lucas made his horrible Star Wars prequels, many cynical people just assumed it was a money grab. While Lucas is acutely aware of the process in which profit is accrued, he…
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Jonah Hex What In Tarnation’s Going on?
Jonah Hex – 2010 Directed By Jimmy Hayward Starring Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, John Malkovich, Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Aidan Quinn, Wes Bentley, Tom Wopat, Will Arnett Screenplay By Neveldine/Taylor Around the second time Jonah Hex (stoically grimaced by Josh Brolin) is injured to the point where he should be dead, a series of…
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Robin Hood sucks all of the fun out of life
Robin Hood (2010) Directed by Ridley Scott Starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen, Mark Strong, Mark Addy, Kevin Durand, William Hurt, Danny Huston, Oscar Isaac Screenplay Brian Helgeland Ridley Scott has made some of the best films of all time (Alien, Black Hawk Down), some great films (Gladiator, Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise, American…
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The Losers strives to reach mediocrity
The Losers Director – Sylvain White Starring – Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Jason Patric, Idris Elba, Columbus Short, Óscar Jaenada, Holt MaCallany Screenplay by – Peter Berg, James Vanderbilt Zoe Saldana is on a roll now, as the Star Trek reboot and Avatar have shown. She figured prominently in the ad campaign for…
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