AND THE REST

These movies aren't really comedies, horrors, thrillers, actions, science fictions or kids movies.

Ali This is the story of Muhammad Ali's life. Only it's not really a story, just a bunch of stuff that happens. Will Smith doesn't do too bad at talking like Good Ol' Cassius but I still thought the movie was pretty boring.*

A Beautiful Mind  Not bad. Not bad at all. I won't give away too much of the plot because if you actually know what it's about before seeing it you probably won't enjoy it as much. It has Ed Harris and that guy from A Knight's Tale (the naked guy), they both did very well. Russell was pretty good too. He has some warts on his face that he should get looked at, though.  ***

Catch me if you can Leo you haven't aged a day since Titanic. Chris Walken and Tommy Hanks are such good actors but they didn't get that much screen time.  So this is a Leo-flick but the kid ain't that bad.  And watching him get away with pretending to be a doctor/lawyer/pilot is amusing. ***

Chicago Wasn't as good as Moulin Rouge but had lots of fun singing and stuff. Good Job guys.

Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys Not a bad movie about a bunch of catholic school boys who find "dangerous" ways of causing trouble. One of them has a messed up girlfriend. Sister Jodi Foster prays for their souls.  The boys also have a comic with four heroes and evil nuns so parts of the movie are animated. The animated bits are the best. **

Devine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood This movie is less about the Ya-Ya sisters and more about the problems between a mother (who's played by Ashley Judd in the flashbacks) and a daughter (Sandra Bullock).  Data's Mom's in it as on of the ya-yas as well as that old lady from Gosford park (and every other movie with an old lady in it). The Ya-yas solve all of Ash and Sandy's problems by making Sandy look through a scrap book. I saw this with Omi (my grandmother) for her "21st" birthday. I think she kind of liked it. It's a good movie to see with Omi because she likes movies "with no war in it". My mom thought it was very emotional but my sister and I were luke-warm about the movie. **

The Good Girl Rachel from friends works at a store that's totally not Walmart and has an affair with a 22-year-old. The cop from Magnolia who always play the guy with a pretty wife who cheats on him plays Rachel's husband. Not bad. Had some funny bits. **

Gosford Park I enjoy who-done-its but they sure took their sweet time killing off anybody. You almost have to guess who done it before the murder. I'll never tell BTW. Anyway this movie is set in the 30s with a whole bunch of servants and rich snobs so it's mostly how the different classes are treated. I know it sounds boring but there are a lot of funny bits. Ryan Phillippe is a cutie and he gets to wear the trade-mark Gosford Park bowler hat. ***

How to Deal What surprised me is that Mandy Moore actually wears a bra whereas in most flicks even the most big breasted woman takes off her shirt revealing nothing but boobs. But this movie is for girls, not boys, so the reason is obvious. It wasn't a completely typical schmarmy marmy girl flick which is good. **

I am Sam Sean Penn plays a mentally challenged father and does it really well. His kid in it (played by Dakota Something-or-other) is really cute and not a bad actor (better than Harry Potter anyway). There's lots of funny bits and lots of bits where they try to make you cry (I stood my ground, I'm a tough girl).  Michelle Pfeiffer's character was a little weak but I don't think her acting was at fault.  **

The Majestic Jim Carrey, a film writer in 1951, gets accused of being a commie, drives drunk off a bridge, and ends up minus his memories in a small town where lots of boys have died in the war. The townspeople all say he looks "familiar" he must be Luke(one of the dead-in-the-war boys).  I like this movie for its old fashioned feel. When he's not doing comedy Jimbo can still act pretty okay. I hope I don't give away too much when I say: Jimmy, your speech at the end goes under the heading of "preaching to the converted"; we all know about free speech. ***

Monster's Ball This movie is very very very slow. Halle Berry plays the wife of some guy getting executed and Billy Bob Thorton plays the corrections officer who's there when they fry him. So of course they end up getting together. Halle got a best actress for this one which isn't surprising since she does the kind of acting that people tend to get Oscars for. Also features Keath Ledger (cute guy from 10 Things and Knight's Tale) as Billy Bob's messed up son and the old guy who played the psychic insurance salesman on X-files as Billy Bob's racist Dad. This movie was way too slow for me. **

Punch Drunk Love Not your average Adam Sandler flick.  This movie wasn't stupid-funny.  It was weird.  So weird, in fact, that I'm not sure if I liked it.  I think I do.  I don't know. It wasn't bad or anything.  Just really weird. Okay I liked it. ****