So it's Saturday, and I finished with Test Hell. So I promised a super-special blog post for today, but unfortunately it's only going to be a little special. Tomorrow will be super special. I've already started to do the research for it.
The past couple of weeks I've gone and seen two movies: 21 and Nim's Island. To save you the trouble of going to a site such as Rottentomatoes, I'll just post my own reviews.
21:
This movie comes off as a spy film without the spies for me. No, there's no extreme stunts, but the word "espionage" does comes to mind. For those of you who haven't seen the commercials, a few numerically minded people form a team to count cards in black jack to earn large amounts of money in Las Vegas. It's a good plot line, but the acting was lacking for me. I couldn't connect with the main character and some of their reactions seemed a little unreal. What confused me most is that they always seemed to go to the same casino. Wouldn't you want to gyp more than one casino? The movie had an excellent soundtrack though, and I liked that the end kept me guessing.
This movie comes off as a spy film without the spies for me. No, there's no extreme stunts, but the word "espionage" does comes to mind. For those of you who haven't seen the commercials, a few numerically minded people form a team to count cards in black jack to earn large amounts of money in Las Vegas. It's a good plot line, but the acting was lacking for me. I couldn't connect with the main character and some of their reactions seemed a little unreal. What confused me most is that they always seemed to go to the same casino. Wouldn't you want to gyp more than one casino? The movie had an excellent soundtrack though, and I liked that the end kept me guessing.
Slayre Says: 3 and a half out of five.
This is one of those cutesy little heartfelt films that once seen, sticks with you for at least a week. The basic plot line is that a girl and her scientist father live on an undisclosed island while the father searches for a new species of protozoa. The father leaves Nim on the island for a few days to see a "once in a lifetime" event, and of course, he gets caught in a storm and is lost at sea. While he's missing, Nim's favorite author starts emailing with Nim to find information on the volcano that's on the island. Through a series of events, Nim gets injured and Jodi Foster's agoraphobic character finds herself flying out to take care of Nim. Overall, the film was quite good and Jodie Foster's acting was superb. Her facial expressions kept me laughing throughout the film. The only complaints I have are that it seemed like Jodi's character got to the island entirely too quickly, and he ending was anticlimactic. It didn't seem realistic, but what do I know? Then again, suspension of reality is important for movies and books.
Slayre Says: 4 and a half stars out of five.
Love,
Slayre
2 comments:
what no fortune cookie today ;)
I'll do two tomorrow just for you
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