weekend movie review

coming to you from pullman

probably could have done some studying this weekend, but i chose to watch movies.  first was on friday, the dilemma.  it was semi-entertaining.  had a couple of big laughs interspersed with a lot of not laughing.  found myself interested in knowing what happened, but overall, not very invested in the characters' lives. i really love jennifer connelly so that was a plus...but i don't like winona ryder very much, and she was the "villain" so i guess that was perfect.  i don't really understand "bromances" either.  i remember when this movie came out there was a controversy over the "gay" scene where vince vaughn gives a presentation about how electrical cars are gay.  it really was out of place and the writing definitely could have been different there.  overall, would not recommend this movie.

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next, on friday evening/saturday morning (because it wasn't interesting enough to keep me awake) was "bending all the rules". i thought, hey, bradley cooper is in it so it must be at least entertaining.  it was a low budget movie, which would be fine if it was good.  sometimes bad movies can make up for it a little by at least being fast paced, have a couple of good characters here and there, and a good wardrobe.  i just didn't really like this movie.  i really disliked the main character - a twenty-something female who was dating two guys in an open relationship, and couldn't get her shit together.  i'm sure my strong dislike of her reflects on me somehow, but i'm not going to think about it.  i don't think they were going for likable anyway, they were going for "real".  my weekend movie marathons are for escaping, not to watch someone else's crappy life.  would not recommend this movie.  would especially not recommend it if you accidentally don't turn it in on time and end up paying double to the redbox.

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late saturday morning movie was "everything must go".  i thought it was really well done and clever.  reminiscent of will ferrell's character in stranger than fiction, which is the only other will ferrell movie that i can actually remember the plot to.  usually block his movies out.  for instance, i'm pretty sure that i have seen "step brothers" but i have no memory of the plot line.  anyway, liked this movie. 

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lastly, sunday morning, was "life as we know it."  it was a good romantic comedy.  predictable, funny, a couple of hot guys, and gave me what i wanted in the end.  Josh Duhamel and Josh Lucas are super cute.  i would like to see Josh Lucas in more main character roles.  would definitely recommend this movie for the entertainment factor.  a good romcom. 

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if you would like to see any of these movies they are all available at redbox!  i feel like this post is an advertisement for redbox...
movies I'm looking forward to:
The Ides of March - mostly because ryan gosling is in it, but it actually looks good
New Year's Eve - this movie looks identical to "Valentine's Day" except that is takes place on new year's eve instead of valentine's day; like valentines day it has a ridiculous ensemble cast - but i still really want to see it.

i'm really glad that it rained today.  the rain makes me feel comfortable.  it's really starting to feel like fall.  week six of the semester starts tomorrow.  11 weeks till christmas break.  that sounds painful....7 weeks till thanksgiving break (not much better).