Review: The Soloist

Chick 1 says:

Yay! One of my I Can’t Wait movies is out! Robert Downey Jr. , Joe Wright, & Jamie Foxx. Sigh. I am happy.

What I Liked: This really is a touching powerful story. Read more

Posted on April 25, 2009 by admin in Reviews, The 2000s 788 Comments

Review: State of Play

Chick 1 says:

Finally! Back in a theater after being thwarted by my schedule, my budget, & the lack of movies I actually want to see being released. State of Play wasn’t really high on my must list but it has a great cast so The Flick Chicks gave it a look-see. Read more

Posted on April 20, 2009 by admin in Reviews, The 2000s Leave a comment

Review: Inkheart

Chick 1 says:

I was excited about this fantasy story, but worried by the January release date & the presence of Brendan Fraser. I really like Fraser , especially in The Mummy & Scrubs, but he has been in some really stupid movies. So I wasn’t sure what to expect. Read more

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Chick 1 in Reviews, The 2000s 102 Comments

Review: Valkyrie

Chick 2 says:

Whether it is the best movie ever made or not, I feel that Valkyrie is an important movie, and definitely one to go see. Tom Cruise plays Claus von Stauffenberg, a German colonel committed to leading an assassination plot of Adolph Hitler. Having been to Germany and walked through a concentration camp myself, this movie struck a note with me about Germans who believed in a Germany without Hitler. Read more

Posted on December 30, 2008 by wj11 in Reviews, The 2000s 6 Comments

Review: Seven Pounds

Chick 1 says:

Will Smith in a drama; I’m there. Will Smith in pretty much anything; I’m there. The man has earned my trust. He can act. He’s charming. And he can make the most mundane line funny.

What I Liked: Shocker. I liked Will Smith. I cared about his character, Ben Thomas, and wanted to know what the heck was going on with him. Read more

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Chick 1 in Reviews, The 2000s Leave a comment

Review: Slumdog Millionaire

Chick 1 says:

All I knew about this movie from director Danny Boyle was that it was about a boy from the slums in India who gets to go on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and that it was getting a lot of Oscar buzz. The words life affirming had also been thrown around so that made me inclined to see it. Read more

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Chick 1 in Reviews, The 2000s 362 Comments

Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Chick 2 says:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is very curious indeed. What was once a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald perhaps should have stayed a short story, or at least been a shorter version of a movie. Born with an unknown ailment (perhaps brought on by a clock that ticks backwards) that causes him to age backwards, Button (played by Brad Pitt) begins his life as an infant eighty-year old man not expected to live. Read more

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Chick 1 in Reviews, The 2000s 59 Comments

Review: Yes Man

Chick 1 says:

I like Jim Carrey. I think he’s both funny & he can act. He’s proved himself in movies like Ace Ventura, The Truman Show, Bruce Almighty, & one of my favorites, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. But he’s also put out quite a few mediocre projects and Yes Man, about a man who is challenged to say “yes” to every opportunity, looked like it might just be Jim Carrey Comedy #48. So I went with limited expectations. Read more

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Chick 1 in Reviews, The 2000s 84 Comments

Review: Australia

Chick 2 says:

Right now, Michael Bay wishes he were Baz Luhrmann. Australia touted epic and it delivers. It introduces the characters in typical Luhrmann fashion, a bit silly and showy, but within 15 minutes or so it begins to improve and, in my opinion, proves to be the director’s best work. The leads, played by Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman, are both people of tremendous character, the kind of people the world needs today. Lady Ashley (Kidman) comes to Australia and immediately must decide between the easy choice of returning to London and ignoring the injustice that’s being done Down Under, or making the tough decision to fight the battle of saving her husband’s ranch and the people whose lives would be affected. Read more

Posted on December 8, 2008 by wj11 in Reviews, The 2000s 86 Comments

Review: Quantum of Solace

Chick 1 says:

Yummy Daniel Craig follows his debut as James Bond in Casino Royale. Did I notice anything in the movie besides the ludicrously attractive Craig? Surprisingly, yes!

What I Liked: The movie goes straight to the action, and it doesn’t let up. Director Marc Forster employs the increasingly popular handheld camera to capture the fights & it really gets you inside the action. The plot is driven in quick terse scenes, barely giving you time to catch your breath before you’re pulled into the next sequence of bone crunching stunts. Things move fast & the ride is awesome. The cast does a fine job & there are some very nice cinematic storytelling moments from both director & cinematographer. Read more

Posted on November 15, 2008 by wj11 in Reviews, The 2000s 70 Comments

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