Short Reviews 2
Valentine’s Day
Writer:
Katherine Fugate
Cast:
Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Garner,
Jessica Biel, Patrick Dempsey,
Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway,
Eric Dane, Topher Grace, many others.
Released: 2010
Studio: Warner Bros.
Box Office: $109,191,458 (as of 3/16/10)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 18%
IMDB Score: 5.7
Format: Theater
It suffered from trying to cover too many storylines. None of the characters were developed enough so that I could get past “Oh, that’s Julia Roberts.” or “Hey, he was in That 70’s Show.” The movie was entirely too predictable and cliched. Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner were terrible, but overall the acting was good.
Favorite Performance:
Bryce Robinson as Edison
Favorite Quote:
Franklin: Valentine’s day was a massacre in Chicago where lots of people were killed and they put a curse on the Chicago cubs.
Grade:
D
Dear John
Writer:
Jamie Linden
Cast:
Channing Tatum as John Tyree
Amanda Seyfried as Savannah Curtis
Richard Jenkins as Mr. Tyree
Released: 2010
Studio: Sony/Screen Gems
Box Office: $78,782,986 (as of 3/16/10)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 27%
IMDB Score: 5.4
Format: Theater
I went into this one with pretty low expectations, and I got about what I expected. Channing Tatum cannot act. I have yet to see a performance from him that I would call passable. He really drug this movie down. Other than that, this film was an average date movie.
Favorite Performance:
Richard Jenkins as Mr. Tyree
Favorite Quote:
John Tyree: No matter where you are in the world,the moon is never bigger than your thumb.
Grade: C+
(500) Days of Summer
Writers:
Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Cast:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tom Hansen
Zooey Deschanel as Summer Finn
Released: 2009
Studio: Fox Seachlight
Box Office: $32,391,374
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86%
IMDB Score: 8.0
Format: DVD
This one was very different from what I expected. Its about Tom’s and Summer’s relationship, but it doesn’t go through it in a conventional manner. It skips around in time and in mood. Its also not conventional in the sense that it doesn’t have a happy ending. (spoiler alert!) They don’t end up together in the end. I guess I just didn’t get it, but I didn’t like this one as well as the critics.
Favorite Performance:
Zooey Deschanel as Summer Finn
Favorite Quote:
Author’s Note: The following is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. Especially you Jenny Beckman. Bitch.
Grade:
B-