BEE Movie

Barry Bee Benson discovers the wonders of life outside the hive only to uncover that humans are stealing honey from the Bee's. In an effort to set things right, Barry sues the human race upsetting the whole natural balance of the earth.

Amazing CGI, the colors alone make watching this extremely fun. If you enjoyed Seinfeld and appreciate his type of humor you will love this movie. It it clever and witty and the type of movie that you will glean something new from it every time you see it. The attention to the visual details make up for the lack of plot. In my opinion, not as good as A Bugs Life, but still very cute and entertaining.

****
A Must See

(Rated PG)

Dan in Real Life

Dan in Real Life is about a widower advise columnist that goes to a family reunion with his three daughters. The girls each have reasons to be upset with their dad and he finds himself alone in a book store, where he meets the girl of his dreams only to find out that she is dating his brother.

Awesome in its awkwardness! This movie is filled with uncomfortable moments that will literally make you writhe in your seat. However unlike in Meet the Parents where the protagonist is constantly faced with over-the-top obnoxious situations, Dan is in simple everyday REAL situations that make life painful. This does however tend to make the movie a tad on the sad side, it is still cute despite the never ending awkward moments.

*** Rentable

(Rated PG-13, for some innuendo)

Blades of Glory

A film mocking the sport of figure skating "Blades of Glory" is the story of two male skaters competing for gold at the olympics. They tie for gold and a fight ensues getting them both disqualified from ever competing again. A loophole in the rules allows them to compete in the pairs competition and they agree to compete together as the first male pairs team.

On the crude side and even uncomfortable at times I still couldn't help smiling throughout the film. There weren't any laugh out loud moments, and this film won't win any oscars, but it was entertaining.

**1/2

Lars and the Real Girl

Lars (Ryan Gosling) is an extreme introvert. Despite his sister-in-law, Karen's attempts to bring him out of his shell and make him feel part of the family, he continues to ostracize himself from them and would be friends. One day to the surprise of Karen and his brother, Gus, Lars announces that he has a guest, a girl from Brazil, named Bianca. His family is only too thrilled to meet his new friend only to find out that she is a life size doll. After consulting their doctor, his family, along with the entire town decide to go along with this delusion.

If you appreciate independent film you will enjoy this movie and it's over all "Sundance feel." Although slowly paced the movie is fun and humorous without being campy. The entire town seems to grow from this experience and although totally over-the-top, is remarkably sweet.

A Must See
*** 1/2

(Rated PG-13, most likely because of what the doll is suppose to be used for)

Michael Clayton

OK so it has been way too long since my last review. I will make an effort to stay more on top of it. Soooo...the last movie that I saw was Michael Clayton starring George Clooney. Here Clooney is a former DA that now works for a large law firm as a "janitor", an attorney that specializes in cleaning up messy situations that the firms VIP clients get themselves into. Things get uncomfortably close to home when he is sent in to clean up after one of the firms partners on a high profile class action case.
This movie although slow, is surprisingly entertaining. It is very similar to a John Grisham novel and is better than most of the Grisham adaptations.

For those of you that enjoy legal thrillers this is a Must See for the rest of you-Rentable.

***
(Rated R for language)

Casino Royale

Well I have to say that I was surprised by the new Bond. I didn't think that a blond haired blue eyed boy could pull it off, but he did. Casino Royal is a prequel, taking us back to how Bond became 007. He finds himself in a Poker Game in hopes of defeating terrorism, where we are introduced to the memorable Felix Lighter, the CIA Bond counter part. All in all the new Bond movie was pretty entertaining. However for you Bond enthusiasts you may find a few of the Bond Basics missing, no Q brand, no Money Penny, no newly introduced 'R', no fun gadgets...however this film is starting the series over so they may show up in later sequels. Nevertheless the movie is still full of action and "bond girls". I must admit that I did find the ending a tad disappointing...but overall it was still a fun flick.

For Bond Lovers it is a Must See
for the rest of you... Rentable.
**1/2

Casino Royale

The best James Bond movie yet. Daniel Craig is fabulous as James Bond and might I add he is quite the male specimen as well, which you will see when you see the film. All of the over the top special effects are gone and have been replaced with good old fashioned characters and a believable storyline. The story is just complicated enough that you have to pay attention and don't get bored, but not so complicated that you can't follow along unless you are my sister Emily who quite often asks during movies when the audience laughs or gasps, "what's going on?"

The Bond girl is a relative unknown, thank goodness...no more awful Halle Berrys or Denise Richards'. The Bond girl in Casino Royale becomes more likeable as the film progresses. Her voice is grating at times, but otherwise she fulfills her role very well.

Dame Judi Dench does a fabulous job as M. Her character keeps her cool, but is warm, likeable, and quite funny when called upon.

I highly recommend that everyone 13 and older see this film. You'll leave the theater applauding the return of James Bond.

Stars: ***1/2