Movie Reviews

So, it's Tuesday... I am getting REALLY excited for Natty to come visit, at this point it's just around the corner!

This picture is of a building here on the Disney lot, that is just across from mine, I think it's the coolest!

I saw a couple movies this weekend, and I thought I should give them a review just for fun. Please note: this is my personal opinion, and sometimes, movies that I like, others don't and vise versa.

On Friday night, I met up with an old friend (literally haven't seen her in 15+ years!) for dinner and then we went to see 'Observe and Report'. I really liked this movie. Something about these movies (any one with Apatow's crew in it) really connects with me. Maybe it's the raw humor, maybe it's the fact that most of these characters are real, and definitely not perfect, or maybe it's the fact that they literally make me laugh out loud. Seth Rogan plays a mall-cop who's bi-polar, has an alcoholic mother, a crush on a trashy make-up counter girl, and a distorted view of reality. While there is male full frontal nudity... I will warn you, it is of a streaker who is terrorizing woman in the mall parking lot, and is NOT nice... one of those moments where you know you should close your eyes, but you become morbidly fascinated by something you haven't seen before, and may never see again. The movie has some VERY dark moments, where you say to yourself, "What the eff am I watching!??" But in the end, you'll laugh, you won't cry, and you'll be cheering for Ronnie, even when you realize he may not be the good guy.

I then watched 'The Reader', which I also liked very much. It was an interesting story about a woman who lives alone, and a young boy who meets her accidentally, and they start a love affair. He comes to visit her frequently, and starts reading to her. Something about the boy's innocent charm hooks you right from the beginning, he is sweet, and the relationship between them is extremely passionate, but also imbalanced, so he is ultimately the victim. She leaves him, and his young heart is wounded and alone... skip forward some years and he is now in law school, and observing a trial. He hears her voice... and looks down to see her being tried for murders at a concentration camp. I really love Kate Winslet because to me, she is one of the more 'real' actresses out there. Her body is not perfect, yet beautiful, and I admire her for being so open, and accepting roles like this. She has been in some incredible movies. Wow. This movie is very sexual, not one to watch with Mom and Dad. I really liked this movie, and unlike her other movie "Revolutionary Road' you wont walk away feeling depressed (that movie makes you want to shoot yourself!)

I have seen some other great films too... 'Taken' was awesome, 'I Love You Man' was HYSTERICAL.... but I'll leave you with these reviews for now.

xoxo
Em