Tears Of The Sun (2003)

Better than I thought it would be. Gets right into the story with Bruce and the villagers. Some of the moments felt manipulated to get a reaction from the audience, but others were quite touching and/or disturbing. More fighting and action than I predicted. Reminded me in some ways of Three Kings, which is a much better movie.

Rating: C+

The Sweetest Thing (2002)

I gave this one a second viewing recently. Before there was Bridesmaids, there was The Sweetest Thing. It’s a raunchy girl’s comedy where Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, and Selma Blair are given free rein to be as bad as they want to be. The script is fast and loose, including some borderline fantasy montages that skew away from the main narrative. There’s a lot of comedy thrown against the wall. Some of it sticks, some of it doesn’t.

Rating: C

Running Scared (2006)

Corrupt police drama with Paul Walker doing a decent job in the lead role. I liked the direction and editing of the film. It was touted somewhere as being more violent than the Kill Bills. While this is far from being true, it's still pretty violent. Enjoyed.

Rating: B