Voodoo Moon is just your average trashy horror movie with a brother/ sister (Eric Mabius, "Reeker"/ Charisma Carpenter, "Relative Chaos") duo who are fighting to destroy the demon who killed their parents when they were young children. They both have special powers. Some of it is entertaining, but most of the dialogue is cringe-worthy. It wasn't very gore, but I did watch it on Sci-Fi, so that all could have been cut out. I liked the idea, the film was just a bit too cheesy to make it work.
I heard so much goodness about
My Life as a Dog that I feared it would never live up to the expectations. But it totally did. This film brought Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom ("The Hoax") to the international eye. The movie is depressing, sometimes uncomfortable, often funny and always touching. A young boy whose mother is seriously ill, is sent to live with some relatives in the country. There he meets all sorts of interesting characters. I loved it.
The Wild One stars Marlon Brando ("The Score") as the leader of a motorcycle gang. They invade a small town and what starts out as innocent fun ends in disaster. While all the mayhem is going on, Brando meets a girl, Mary Murphy ("Katherine"), and they both see something in the other that they envy. An interesting story. Very watchable. And, of course, Brando is always fabulous.
I finally caught up with
Superbad and I have just one word: McLovin! I mostly loved this comedy about tow bests friend who are trying to get alcohol and girls for a last big high school party. Sometimes Jonah Hill ("Horton Hears a Who")'s yealling really got on my nerves. But I totally identified with the Michael Cera ("Juno") kid. I loved the home-ec sequence. The cops were pretty funny and I enjoyed the examination of male friendship. Though my husband says it's not always like that. Favorite quote: I don't think you have the technology or the steady had to pull of that procedure. (Or something like that)
Of course,
The Other Boleyn Girl is not as good as the book. But even putting that criticism aside, the movie is not that great. It's not awful, either, but, well. Scarlett Johansson ("The Nanny Diaries") and Natalie Portman ("Mr. Majorium's Wonder Emporium") star as sisters who both catch the eye of King Henry (Eric Bana, "Lucky You"). I loved the costumes and the acting, but there were other problems. The story is so big that we don't get the detail to really become involved with the characters. I rarely say this, but the movie needed to be a bit longer. It's political and a romance and both aspects needed more time. I think that would have solved most of my troubles.