Its no Grease or Sweeney Todd, but Mamma Mia! doesnt promise anything it doesnt deliver, and for the musical fan or the ABBA geek, its worth a sing-along.
This is a fitting ending to one of cinema’s best trilogies, which gives us all the characters and resolutions we needed and a whole bunch of Jack Sparrowliterally.
Performances go a long way to raise this presidential portrait up into something entertaining, but theres not really anything all that memorable except some great performances by James Brolin, Richard Dreyfuss, and James Cromwell.
It doesnt leave you feeling particularly optimistic about love, but Revolutionary Road is well acted and directed, and its good to see Winslet and DiCaprio together again, even like this.
Sometimes funny, often scary, Drag Me To Hell is exactly what a horror gal likes in her moviesblood, goats, bugs, and people I dont want to see die.
Theres nothing new here as far as slasher flicks go, but the 3D twist at least adds a bit more value to your movie ticket dollar.
B-movie sci-fi fans will revel in the references, and kids will enjoy the spectacular effects and funny creatures, but Monsters vs. Aliens, while a technical marvel, isnt much more than a pleasantly forgettable kid flick without its 3-D.
I guess its a kick-off to the summer movie season, but Wolverine is basically a CG film with less than stellar CG where a mildly interesting character is given the task of carrying an entire film, and sadly, hes just not enough.
One of the most fully enjoyable movie-going experiences Ive had in awhile, Star Trek is exciting, funny, looks great, and offers the perfect balance between re-inventing history and paying homage to its roots.
April 28, 2009 – 12:00 am
Definitely no new territory here, but The Haunting in Connecticut still manages to elicit a few screams and gives us characters were actually hoping will survive.
