a guide to recognizing your saints

***1/4 really well done. kind of like lean on me in an urban setting. true story. great acting.

the bad liutenant: port of new orleans

*1/2 why bother.

iron man 2

** minimal acting skills, plot was weak, ending was weaker. bummed since a lot of people said it was good.

brewster's millions

***1/4 all time classic. shared it with lora. loved it. not super funny but decent acting and clever plot.

kick ass

***1/2 good acting, great plot, nice cinematography. not as much humor. good lead into to sequel

breakdown

*** suspenseful, clever, believable. great remake. some parts could be better but an enjoyable watch

hot tub time machine

**3/4 funny, semi predictable, decent

disorganized crime

*** classic. love this movie.

gosford park

** lora likes it cause she's educated ( : i thought it was slow and dull.

where the wild things are

*** i have to give it 3 just cause it was a classic of mine as a kid. with lora at home.

invictus

**1/2 predictable but nice to learn about the story.

an education

***1/4 decent but not believable with such a young girl. acting was good. thought of again and upped review.

butch cassidy and the sundance kid

**** basically perfect. paul newman and robert redford. dream team.

the damned united

*** really awesome brit movie about soccer coaches. great acting and interesting story.

gummo

** weird white trash film. a bit too much.

brothers

*** way more intense than i expected. great acting by tobey maguire

original sin

**1/2 cant tell if i really hate it or not. nick loved the movie. tons of angelina boobies if you hate everything else.

the men who stare at ghosts

*** interesting plot, decent acting. not amazing but watchable

she's out of my league

**1/2 semi cute but no character development. moderately predictable. some humor. bleh

fantastic mr. fox

**** perfect. claymation, great directing, voices, etc...