The Grudge (2004)

 

It gets the job done with a lot of jump cuts. Lacking a coherent plot though. 

Rating: C-

Identity (2003)

This movie freaked me out. I was ashamed to be covering my eyes with my own hands. They use the classic slow build up to a jump-out shot to get the scares, but they are effective. The story may be a little thin, but the acting was pretty good.

Rating: C

Argo (2012)

Newly crowned Golden Globe winner for best picture is a solid hostage rescue film, with attention to detail and credible acting. Hard to say how factual the film is compared to what actually happened. Many times the scenes felt dramatically forced in order to amp up the its suspense.

I certainly wasn’t impressed on the scale of best picture winner. Then again, I am baffled at 75% of what gets nominated for major awards. Argo was an entertaining 2 hours, with a little history lesson to boot. Nothing more.

Rating: C+

Committed (2000)

I love nutty romances. Reminded me of "Home Fries", possibly because Luke Wilson stars in both, but more so because they are both quirky love stories. I figure if I ever fall in love, it's going to be under weird circumstances, so I'm a sucker for seeing it happen on screen.

Did I mention Heather Graham stars in this too? I love (lust, whatever) Heather Graham. I can vouch for the fact that she's as hot in real life as she is in person, because I ran into her at Sundance. She's drop dead gorgeous. But enough about Rollergirl.

This movie is about Heather being SUPER devoted to her new husband, and going to great lengths to keep the marriage together. It's got some fun cameos and side characters. It gets a little hokey at times, but just let yourself go along for the ride. The only thing that really bothered me is how close she tailed her husband in her car without him ever noticing. I need realism when someone is being followed.

Rating: B-

The Astronaut's Wife (1999)

It sucked. Bad story. Predictable. Weak plot. Poor script. No chemistry. Weak all around.

Rating: F