It's that time of the week again! Time to make plans to see the new movie release. Let's see what's coming out and what's worth going to see?
1) Drive: A professional criminal/driver finds himself in hot water with dangerous criminals and a female passenger.
The Good: Should be a solid action flick. Lots of fast cars and guns going off.
The Bad: Haven't we all seen this movie with the Transporter? Several times?
Final Thoughts: It should be good but I'm not expecting much other than another "high-octane thrill ride." As action movies go, it's hard to go wrong with guns and car chases. My problem is that it's been done to death in hundreds of movies. To make another, it has to bring something new to it and I don't see anything new. I'll still watch it and enjoy it.
2) Straw Dogs: Remake of the 1971 thriller, a hollywood family goes to the south to prepare a house for sale and lots of old conflicts and tensions arise.
The Good: Solid story. Interesting. Looks like it's very well acted and tense.
The Bad: Basically the story is five rednecks want to rape a man's wife. If violence against women isn't your cup of tea, don't see the movie.
Final Thoughts: Remakes in general don't stand up to the originals. This one might be an exception. It looks tense and the story is solid. It's a character study of how far a man would go to protect himself and the woman he loves. Check it out.
3) I Don't Know How She Does It. A charcter driven romantic comedy about the modern life of a career woman/wife/mother of two.
The Good: Has much of a Ferris Beuller feel to the movie where we have a narration from the protagonist. It appears to treat the source material with the dignity it deserves with less emphasis on the obvious low-brow humor.
The Bad: Don't expect too many laugh out loud moments. This is not that kind of comedy.
Final Thoughts: It looks like a great movie with a great cast looking at a serious issue. I'm expecting a lot of cliche moments, but I think it'll be a cute movie to watch.
4) Restless: Terminally ill woman with lust for life meets hopelessly depressed boy.
The Good: If I were a twilight fan, this might be my movie.
The Bad: Contrived and cliche. It's what's for dinner.
Final Thoughts: It has all the emotion of a hallmark card. Sap and ham don't go well together. Skip it.
5) Stay Cool: Man goes back to his hometown to give a commencement speech. Along the way he has a trip down memory lane.
The Good: Lots of comedic talent in this movie.
The Bad: I hate with a burning passion these movies where every woman on the planet wants to jump the bones of the pretty boy protagonist.
Final Thoughts: No. Just... no.
See you at the movies.
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