DOUBT

Set in 1964, Doubt centers itself around a nun who confronts a priest after suspecting him of sexually abusing a black student. Without a shard of proof, besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius (Streep) locks into a battle of wits with Father Flynn (Hoffman) which threatens to tear apart the small church community.

Doubt has a strong cast ,with Streep and Hoffman leading the way. Amy Adams does a great job of keeping up with her costars. Doubt is very well written and the drama in the film is very tense. The only problem with the film, which is very important, is the ending. The more you get into the plot the more you want to know what happens, only to be left hanging at the end. It is worth watching, but viewers beware of  not being satisfied with the finale.

Verdict: Rent It.

Milk

The story of California’s first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk. A San Francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by San Francisco Supervisor Dan White. It tells his life story from when he first moved to San Francisco, to the days he decided to run for public office and finally to his tragic death.

Penn does a great job of bringing Milk back to life. He helps the audience realize how much of good leader he was, not just for the gay community, but to all people that have been discriminated against. The movie lets you have a glimpse of his life which i found very interesting. The only downfall of the movie is that you want to learn more about Milk but the movie does not allow you to. Its a film worth checking out as a rental at best.

Verdict: Rent it

Taken

A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has gone to Europe on vacation and becomes kidnapped. While searching for his daughter he finds out that there is more to his daughter’s kidnapping then he originally thought.

Written by Luc Besson, Taken is full of action. It starts a little slow but once the action picks up it doesn’t stop. Neeson is great as a kick-butt, take no prisoners father, looking to find his daugther. If your looking for drama this might not be your cup of tea, but if your in the mood for action, mystery and gun play, you’ll be very happy with this movie. Taken is definitely worth your theater money.

Verdict: See in the theater

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Slumdog Millionaire is the story of a teen who grew up in the slums of Mumbai and becomes a contestant on the Indian version of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” In the middle of the show the police become wary of him and arrest him under suspicion of cheating. Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slums where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show’s questions. We later learn why he ended up on the show.

Slumdog is a well told story that flows  beautifully and keeps you interested from beginning to end. It keeps you engrossed in his life and how it connects to the questions on the show.  Like will he win the money? Will he find his love, and how does he know the answers to all those questions? The director does a great job of not letting the audience get lost in the plot and the acting is very good for a crew of basic novice to american cinema. Slumdog Millionaire is well worth a trip to your local theater.

verdict:  see it in theaters

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett. Pitt plays the role of Benjamin Button, a man that is born 80-yrs old and as time passes, instead of aging, he grows younger. From learning to walk, traveling the world, being at war, and falling in love, the movie tells his life story from beginning to end.

The flow of the movie was good, but at over three hours long you feel that somethings could have been left out. Another problem I thought the movie had, was the ending. It seemed as though the writer did not have a good conclusion in mind. He just ended it with a conclusion he thought was good and left the audience hanging.

Besides those little mishaps the movie is well acted. Even the smaller roles in the film left their mark and most of the events in the movie kept you yearning for more. This is a film worth seeing in theaters.

Recomendation: See it in a theater

Seven Pounds

Starring: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson. The story of a tax collector who after suffering a tragedy in his own life sets out to help seven strangers in their lives. The whole movie keeps you guessing up until the end, when we find out what the main character Ben Thomas, played by Smith, had planned.

The movie had good intentions but falls short. Even with Smith and Dawson being very good in this movie it doesn’t save the movie from its ridiculous twist at the end. Besides the main characters we really don’t get to know much about the other people in the movie which hurts the plot in the long run. This movie is best if you wait for it on dvd.

Recommendation: Rent it!

Gran Torino

Starring: Clint Eastwood. Is a movie about a Korean war veteran, named Walt Kowalski, who has to change his racist ways as his community becomes more racially diverse. Walt forms a close friendship with his Asian neighbors and when they are threatened by gang violence he takes it upon himself to protect them.

Eastwood gives a great performance in this movie! He is surrounded by a great cast of unknown actors, but their chemistry is amazing. The movie lets you grow to like Walt, played by Clint Eastwood, showing you how he grows from being a bitter old man to a mentor to his neighbors. And even though the ending is a bit predictable it still does a great job of a getting a reaction out of its audience. This movie should not be passed up!

Recommendation: see it in theaters

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly. A remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic of the same name. An Alien life form comes down to earth to tell humans of the earth’s pending end as we know it. Its up to a scientist, played by Connelly, to convince the alien being played by Reeves, that we can change and save the earth from its Eco death.

This movie was bad from the beginning. Aliens came to kill off the human race because they were not recycling enough. Do aliens really care??? This alien was moved by one single women to save the earth, when she could not even get her own child to listen to her in the movie. Not even the fx can save this movie. There is no need to see this film unless you want to waste two hrs of your life.

Recommendation: skip it

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