Wednesday, May 16, 2007

More movies

Shari and I watched 2 movies this weekend and since I'm playing catch up today, I wanted to post quick reviews:

First up, The Break-Up starring Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn. This movie was a romantic comedy about a couple who break up but both refuse to move out of their shared condo. The movie was very average. It wasn't really funny or romantic, and the characters were not very interesting. While there were a few moments when I chuckled, the movie overall left me wanting something more. I think the original plot idea had some potential, but the film did not take advantage. I would give The Break-Up 3 stars.

Next, Shari, Robyn, Sarah and I watched Happy Feet. This was a computer animated movie about penguins who sing and the one outcast who is unable to do so. If you have ever seen Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer, you know the plot. The misfit is outcast by his society, goes out on his own and makes new friends, and in the end, returns to become the hero. In my opinion, Happy Feet was not a very good movie. The plot, dialog, characters and singing were all really silly and I could not believe that this movie won an Academy Award. Its competition, Cars, was a much better film. I can barely think about this movie, so I will just rate it... with 2 1/2 stars. Not quite bad, but definitely not good.

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