The Big Lebowski (1998)

 

Gave this one a second viewing in case I wasn’t able to fully appreciate it back in the day. To be fair, I think I did like it more this time. Certainly one of the Cohen Brothers weirdest, and that’s saying something. More about the characters than a compelling story, and there are some strange ones. 

Rating: C+

A Murder Of Crows (1998)

 

A murder/mystery that managed to keep me awake. 

Rating: C

The Hunted (2003)

Went in with low expectations. Turned out to be pretty good. Plenty violent, average plot, and some good suspense. 

Rating: C

National Treasure (2004)

You know right away that the plot is going to be fast and loose with reality when they are searching for an old ship buried under the snow in the artic, and Nicolas Cage shovels a few times only to uncover the very spot where the ship's name appears on the stern. The rest of the movie is a series of incredible coincidences, perfect plans, and impossible luck.

 It's not unwatchable. In fact, they did a decent job with comedic relief and mixing historic facts and cleavor clues. However, the "love" story was beyond lame and completely unbelievable. 

Rating: C