Friday, May 21, 2010

LETTERS TO JULIET

Movie: Letters to Juliet
Jan's Rating: 8-1/2
Time: 1 hour 45 Minutes

Jan's Opinion: I saw this movie today with my friend Patty and we both enjoyed it. If you like a good romantic story with a predictable ending, be sure to see this one. Do not pay any attention to the Enquirer, USA Today, or other newspapers, or you will miss a sweet and romantic movie. You have probably seen the previews where Vanessa Redgrave plays an older woman who regrets walking away from a romance she had in her teens. Enter Amanda Seyfried who travels through Italy with Vanessa and her grandson searching for her lost love. Of course it's predictable, but it's the fun they have along the way that leaves a warm feeling in your heart.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

CITY ISLAND

Movie: City Island
Jan's Rating: 9
Time: 1 hour 40 Minutes

Jan's Opinion: Cousin Bonnie and I saw this movie yesterday and we both LOVED it! I have never seen a more dysfunctional but loveable family. Andy Garcia (sexy guy that he is) plays the Father and Julianna Margulies plays the Mother. Andy is a Corrections Officer (Prison Guard) and discovers the son he never knew he had. Andy is taking acting lessons but doesn't tell his wife so she thinks he's having an affair. I don't want to say too much more and give away the plot, so please go see it, you won't be disappointed. If you live in Cincinnati, it is playing at Mariemont and the Rave in West Chester. Even the Enquirer gave this one a B+!

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

THE JONESES

Movie: The Joneses
Jan's Rating: 6-1/2
Time: 1 Hour 38 Minutes

Jan's Opinion: This movie is about 4 people who pretend they are a family.....Mother, Father, teenage Daughter and Son. Demi Moore plays the Mother and David Duchovny plays the Father. A marketing firm has hired these four people to pretend they are a family and they move the family into a very wealthy neighborhood and supply them with products from makeup to cars that they want this family to brag about to their friends so their friends will go out and buy the products also. I really thought I would enjoy this movie but it wasn't one of my favorites. There really weren't any laugh-out-loud scenes for me. However, Cousin Bonnie enjoyed it more than I did, which is why I'm giving the movie a 6-1/2 instead of a 6.