2-Line Reviews: 21, Baby Mama, Bank Job, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Iron Man, The Forbidden Kingdom, Priceless, Sydney White, Vantage Point, & What Happens in Vegas
Yes, I have a backlog; and yes I am getting them all out in once as fast as possible. So here we go!
21 - Entertaining story (although most likely highly exaggerated), but I do enjoy gambling stories. But why is a pre-med taking combinatorics and non-linear equations?
Baby Mama - Not Tina Fey's best work I've seen, but still good chemistry between Fey and Poehler. And it had Maura Tierney actually looking good again.
Bank Job - Strong, classic heist movie that goes well beyond the heist. However, I do have some issues with Saffron Burrows as a model (not my type at all).
Forgetting Sarah Marshall - One of the best romantic comedies I've seen (but still probably one of the weaker movies from this team). And be prepared for the most male nudity you've seen outside of porn (or possibly Jackass).
Iron Man - I may rip on Robert Downey Jr. and his roles at times, but I always enjoy his work, and once again he doesn't disappoint. Fantastic blend of comic book and action in one (probably the best one I've seen).
The Forbidden Kingdom - Think Karate Kid meets some bad martial arts film (I know that may be redundant) and that's what you get with some kid roaming ancient China. Throw in the fact that Chan and Li are two very different martial arts actors and you have a very unbalanced weak attempt.
Side note: Jackie Chan and Jet Li are now a combined 99 years old (and it's showing).
Priceless - Very odd French romantic comedy about sugar-daddies and sugar-mommas, but funny through and through (with a few tugs on the heart strings). And while Audrey Tautou is still hot, she looks waifishly thin.
Prince Caspian - I liked this one better than the first, which I also enjoyed a lot, but perhaps it was because of a story that isn't quite as familiar as Lion, Witch, Wardrobe. However if they plan on doing the books in the order they were written, while keeping the same actors they may run into some issues down the line.
Sydney White - Teen comedies are my guilty pleasure (and so are Amanda Bynes movies), so this was a very guiltily pleasurable evening. Sure the plot is about as predictable as can be, but I do enjoy clever takes on old works (and nice to see Snow White as opposed to another Shakespearian remake).
Vantage Point - Interesting concept, not so great execution with some timing issues. And nice to see Matthew Fox break out his highschool spanish for no reason at all!
Note To Hollywood: Hispanic does not equal Spanish. If the movie is set in Spain, don't try to pass of Mexicans as extras.
What Happens in Vegas - As much as I try, I can't help but like Ashton Kutcher. I know most of his roles are as pretty-boy idiots, but he plays it so well.
RATINGS: Netflix, Dollar Theatre, Matinee, Full Price, Full Price, Skip It, Student Discount, Full Price, High Netflix, Student Price on top of a Matinee Ticket at the Dollar Theatre, Dollar Theatre.