I struggled with if I should write this week's "coming soon" article or not. Mostly because there really isn't any movies coming out with any big media push to them. Plus the intial reviews are not all that positive. I was just thinking if I should waste your time giving my inital impressions of movies you probably aren't going to watch. Then when I actually sat down to write this article, something happened and it deleted about half of it. So, yeah I'm not too pleased. Here's what is coming out.
1) PLAYING FOR KEEPS: A down on his luck soccer player tries to rebuild his life by coaching his kid's youth soccer team.
The Good: There's a lot of talented actresses in this. Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
The Bad: How insulting is this movie to women? When they really have no fuction as people other than to throw themselves at the hot soccer stud?
Final Thoughts: It's a rom/com. And one I think takes itself way too seriously at times.
2) HYDE PARK ON HUDSON: The story of when the King and Queen of England went to America to ask Franklin Roosevelt for aid in the upcoming war with Germany.
The Good: Bill Murray is in it.
The Bad: Everything else.
Final Thoughts: How can you turn something like the beginning moments of World War II into a comedy? And then have a guy like Bill Murray playing FDR? Why?
3) DEADFALL: Two casino robbers crash their car on the way to Canada and go on the run.
The Good: Olivia Wilde is in it.
The Bad: What kind of crap are they just throwing against the wall now?
Final Thoughts: I love Olivia Wilde. She's an amazing actress. But there's no saving this movie.
4) LAY THE FAVORITE: A professional sports bettor finds a former stripper turned Las Vegas coctail waitress who he believes is his good luck charm. And then his wife gets jealous. And she goes to New York and gets in trouble.
The Good: ...............................................................
The Bad: WTF! Can we get a coherent story to go along with big name actors like Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones?
Final Thoughts: Wouldn't watch this on a bet.
See you at the movies.
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