t’s a terribly disappointing moment when you are watching a movie directed by a very good director with very likable actors and you realize the movie is terrible. It’s even worse when you can’t quite pinpoint what is the downfall of the movie. Unfortunately that’s where I was with “How Do You Know”. The movie is directed by James L. Brooks, who directed the excellent “As Good as it Gets” and the even better “Broadcast News”. It stars Kansas City boy Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson and Jack Nicholson. Between the director and the actors it sounds like a can’t miss hit….but it’s not– at least I don’t think it is. Continue reading ‘How Do You Know’ …when you have a bad movie? — movie review
Category Archives: 2010 Movie Reviews
‘Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ continues down the downward spiral — movie review
How these movies have become as popular as they are is completely beyond me. Of course, I’m not exactly in the target demographic. I’ve never read a “Twilight” book and now after having sat through the first three movies, I never will read one of them but that’s okay. In this day and age of remakes, reboots and movies being adapted from games, books and just about everything else, it’s good to separate the movies from their source material.
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‘Cyrus’ (2010) — movie review
There really is something special about the bond of love between a mother and her son. Especially when the mother clearly has loneliness issues and the son has overwhelming detachment issues. Such is the situation presented in “Cyrus”, a bit of a dark comedy starring John C. Reilly, Catherine Keener, Marisa Tomei and Jonah Hill.