Movie: I Don't Know How She Does It
Jan's Rating: B
Time: 1 hour 35 Minutes
Jan's Review: I like just about everything that Sarah Jessica Parker is in and when you pair her with Greg Kinnear, you know there will be some sizzle. Cousin Bonnie and I saw this movie today and we both enjoyed it very much. The title is self-explanatory and you have probably seen previews on TV. Sarah is married, has 2 children, and lives in a brownstone in Boston. She is a financial planner for a bank and has to travel a lot for her job but thanks to a supportive husband and a nanny, she is able to juggle all of it and make it work. However, we could not figure out how this woman can run all over the city in high-heeled shoes!
Friday, September 30, 2011
MONEYBALL
Movie: Moneyball
Jan's Rating: B
Time: 2 hours 6 Minutes
Jan's Review: Cousin Bonnie and I saw this movie yesterday because it has received such rave reviews and we had to agree, it was a good movie. Brad Pitt might even be up for an Oscar for the starring role as the General Manager of the Oakland A's. He's tired of playing by the rules and letting the big wigs tell him who he should hire for his team. He can only pay around $275,000 per player and the better teams are paying over a million. He and his Asst. G.M. find a new way to pick their players, much to the chagrin of everyone else. This is a true story, which makes it even more interesting. What is even nicer is that it is not a chick flick so the guys will enjoy it too!
Jan's Rating: B
Time: 2 hours 6 Minutes
Jan's Review: Cousin Bonnie and I saw this movie yesterday because it has received such rave reviews and we had to agree, it was a good movie. Brad Pitt might even be up for an Oscar for the starring role as the General Manager of the Oakland A's. He's tired of playing by the rules and letting the big wigs tell him who he should hire for his team. He can only pay around $275,000 per player and the better teams are paying over a million. He and his Asst. G.M. find a new way to pick their players, much to the chagrin of everyone else. This is a true story, which makes it even more interesting. What is even nicer is that it is not a chick flick so the guys will enjoy it too!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
ONE DAY
Movie: One Day
Jan's Rating: C (I am switching over from numbers to letters)
Time: 1 Hour 47 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Cousin Bonnie and I went to see this movie today, wanted to see it before it leaves town. We both enjoyed it though it started out slowly. However, there is a shocker at the end that will make you gasp. Anne Hathaway is a young woman just out of school living in London and hoping to be a famous author but realizes she has to do something to make money so she waits tables for a few years, goes back to school and gets her degree, gets a teaching job, then starts writing her book. She has a male friend all these years that is her best friend but she is also in love with him and it takes 20 years before they really connect with one another. The accent was very British and hard to understand at times when they spoke fast. Overall, it was a fairly good movie.
Jan's Rating: C (I am switching over from numbers to letters)
Time: 1 Hour 47 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Cousin Bonnie and I went to see this movie today, wanted to see it before it leaves town. We both enjoyed it though it started out slowly. However, there is a shocker at the end that will make you gasp. Anne Hathaway is a young woman just out of school living in London and hoping to be a famous author but realizes she has to do something to make money so she waits tables for a few years, goes back to school and gets her degree, gets a teaching job, then starts writing her book. She has a male friend all these years that is her best friend but she is also in love with him and it takes 20 years before they really connect with one another. The accent was very British and hard to understand at times when they spoke fast. Overall, it was a fairly good movie.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
THE DEBT
Movie: The Debt
Jan's Rating: 4
Time: 1 hour 44 Minutes (seemed longer)
Jan's Opinion: I did not like this movie at all. Cousin Bonnie and I saw it today and neither of us cared for it. Helen Miran did a superb job acting but that is all I can say for it. I know some people enjoyed it but it is not my kind of movie. However, I might have enjoyed it if they had started at the beginning and let the story evolve but they kept going back and forth which I don't like. You never know what year it is or what country they are in which makes it difficult to follow. I found it very confusing. At the end they tell you what countries they were in and what years but they needed to tell you that during the story. Then the ending leaves you up in the air not knowing if she lived or died. My advice to you if you want to see the movie is to look it up on the internet and read about it before you see the movie, then it won't be so confusing to you.
Jan's Rating: 4
Time: 1 hour 44 Minutes (seemed longer)
Jan's Opinion: I did not like this movie at all. Cousin Bonnie and I saw it today and neither of us cared for it. Helen Miran did a superb job acting but that is all I can say for it. I know some people enjoyed it but it is not my kind of movie. However, I might have enjoyed it if they had started at the beginning and let the story evolve but they kept going back and forth which I don't like. You never know what year it is or what country they are in which makes it difficult to follow. I found it very confusing. At the end they tell you what countries they were in and what years but they needed to tell you that during the story. Then the ending leaves you up in the air not knowing if she lived or died. My advice to you if you want to see the movie is to look it up on the internet and read about it before you see the movie, then it won't be so confusing to you.
Friday, September 2, 2011
SARA'S KEY
Movie: Sara's key
Jan's Rating: 9
Time: 1 Hour 53 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: We celebrated Cousin Bonnie's birthday today by going to lunch at the Dilly Deli in Mariemont and then we saw the movie "Sara's Key". I didn't want to see it because I knew it would be depressing, and it was, but Bonnie wanted to see it and since it was her birthday I agreed to see it too. It might have been depressing but we did learn that the French treated the Jews as bad as the Germans did during the Holocaust. It was a very sad story, but an educational and interesting one, and the acting was superb.
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