Quantum of Solace is a good Bong movie, and that's it. It doesn't transcend or reinvent like Casino Royale. It's just fun and forgettable. In fact, I can recall nothing except Daniel Craig ("Defiance") continues to be good. Dame Judi Dench ("Notes on a Scandal") continues to be great. Stuff blows up and the girls are hot.
Why am I a sucker for Sci-Fi channel originals? That may be something only years of therapy can uncover. But until then, I am so in. Kaw is set in a small town where the sheriff is putting in his last day. Then crows start going crazy and people start dying and the whole retirement party is put on hold. Most of the acting is really bad. But I fount it watchable. I even bought the explanation. However, the end wrapped everything up in a tidy bow and was sort of anticlimactic. Still, not a bad afternoon.
As a warning, In Bruges is not a knee-slapping-side-splitting laugh riot as the trailer implies. It is funny, especially when Colin Farrell ("Pride and Glory") opens his mouth. But it's deeper than that. Brendan Gleeson ("Beowolf") is an aging hit man hiding out with his young protege, Farrell, in a quaint Belgium city after a hit gone bad. It turns into a meditation on the meaning of one's life and what makes someone a good person. It's also beautifully shot and made me cry. Definitely see this.
Tropic Thunder is also not the laugh riot depicted in the trailers. It is consistently funny, but only a few laugh-out-loud moments. I think of it more as a ridiculous action movie, one that's intentionally funny. A group of actors from other genres are put together to make a film about the Vietnam War. Robert Downey Jr. ("Iron Man") as usual blows everyone else away. Tom Cruise ("Lions for Lambs") deserves the attention he's getting. But I really enjoyed Jay Baruchel ("Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist") as the only actor taking this thing seriously. Amusing, but it's no Sarah Marshall.
I had only heard of Teeth as the horror movie where the girl has teeth in her vagina. But it tries to be something more. It builds a mood of innocence and confusion as a young girl, Dawn, (Jess Weixler, Goodbye Baby") discovers there's something different about her. And then totally freaks out when she inadvertently kills some boys. I say this film is a good deterrent against rape. My husband is just totally freaked out. Because this is a graphic and bloody film. And if you had problems with the end of Hostel 2, this is not for you.