Wednesday, May 13, 2015

HOT PURSUIT

Movie:  Hot Pursuit
Jan's Rating:  B
Time:  1 hour 27 minutes

Jan's Opinion:  I saw this movie yesterday with my friend, Laura, and we both enjoyed it in spite of the bad reviews.  Granted, it is not an academy award winning picture but light and funny and just what we were in the mood to see.  Reese Weatherspoon is a strickly-by-the-book cop because she wants to be as good a cop as her father had been.  She has been assigned to protect a sexy and outgoing widow (played by Sofia Vergara) from a drug boss as they race through Texas being pursued by murderous gunmen and crooked cops.  It was worth our time and we were glad we went.

Sunday, May 10, 2015

St. Vincent

Movie:  St. Vincent
Jan's Rating:  A
Time:  1 hour 40 mins.

Jan's Opinion:  First of all, I'm sorry I haven't been on here for awhile but there just haven't been any movies out that I really wanted to see.  However, I did miss seeing St. Vincent when it was out so I bought it at Target last week and Dave and I watched it last night.  I have to tell you, this is my kind of movie.  We both loved it!  Melissa McCarthy and her son move in next door to Bill Murray, who plays a crotchety old man who drinks and gambles too much.  Out of desperation, Melissa has to ask Bill to watch her son when she works late, which is often.  He and the son become close as he introduces the boy to all his haunts.  The boy is wise beyond his years and soon understands Bill better than Bill does himself.  It was a heart-warming story about love and trust, makes you laugh and cry, and has the best ending I have seen in a long time.  Oh, and I can't forget Naomi Watts who is excellent at playing Bill Murray's "lady of the night"!  Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.