Because I don't have the resources to watch every movie that comes out every weekend, I've decided, each Monday, to judge the movies that are coming out on the following Friday. Doing this on a Monday is more fun because it's before any of the critics evaluate these movies so I'm going into this pretty stone cold. So, here it goes....
major releases:
The Bounty Hunter
A romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler... since when has a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston ever been good? Ever? Does anyone get remotely excited for the next romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston? Are guys gonna be willing to see this because 300's Gerard Butler stars in it? Unless they have some weird man crush on him, then my guess is no. I have no desire to see this movie, my guess is that it gets less than 35% on rottentomatoes.com
Repo Men
I like Jude Law and I like Forest Whitaker, but apparently the premise is a rip off of Repo! The Genetic Opera. Also, I can't look at that title and not think of the Emilio Estevez movie. Nevertheless, I wouldn't be completely unwilling to see this movie if there's actually any buzz about it. But, the trailer doesn't really make me get that excited. It'd be nice to have a kick ass non-superhero action movie these days... I guess we'll have to wait for The Expendables on that one
Overall, I MAYBE would be willing to rent this on dvd.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
What the hell? The commercials for this movie are absolutely awful. It would be nice to have a good movie primarily about pre-teen kids, but this just looks horrible. Who knows, maybe I'm wrong? I doubt it. Looks like shit.
Limited releases:
Limited releases include The Runaways and Girl with a Dragon Tattoo.
The Runaways came out at Sundance to some pretty decent reviews so it might be worth a look. For those who don't know what the movie is gonna be about... look up "The Runaways" on wikipedia! Anyway, it should be interesting to see Dakota Fanning in a more adult role and Kristen Stewart can be good with the right material.
Girl With a Dragon Tattoo is apparently a very good Swedish movie that's finally getting a release in the US. I'll obviously have to catch this on DVD since I doubt it'll be playing in central PA, but if you have the chance to see this movie, you should probably take it.
Plot summary from imdb.com:
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, ruthless computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from almost forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history. But the Vanger's are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves.
Overall, if you've already seen Green Zone and Shutter Island, there won't be many other movies (save for, maybe, Greenberg) to get excited about until May. Oh yeah, and Hot Tub Time Machine is coming out soon, you should definitely check that out. Overall, hopefully there will be some surprises over the next few weeks.
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