2009: From Best to Worst

I did not expect to like My Sister's Keeper at all. It looked manipulative, contrived, far-fetched, and predictable. Seriously, its a Jodi Picoult book. And its all those things, but really pretty good. I really did not like the monologues that much. They just didn't really flow, and didn't feel natural at all. I really liked the way it was directed and presented, though. I guess, this just kind of falls between the film that are just good, and those that really are great. Its not a masterpiece in any sense of the word; but it grabs the heartstrings and teases the emotions pretty much from start to finish, and that's got to count for something.

This was a pleasant surprise for me. I really had not expected Drag Me To Hell to be very good. Was is a masterpiece? Absolutely not. Honestly though, its enjoyable to watch. The style almost reminded me of something Guillermo Del Toro would make. It really was not frightening though, which kind of defeats the purpose of a "Horror" movie. I'm not going to lie, the ending was satisfing, but I shall say no more. Drag Me To Hell is really is pretty good and certainly worth a watching.

Observe and Report is probably one of the most over-scrutinized films around. Just about everything I had read about it said that it was very modern and stylish (or attempted to be) or that it was completely satirical and whatnot. Honestly though, I did not see any differance between this and any other hollywood comedy on the shelf. Its lewd and raunchy, and crude- not particuarly funny, but crude. I guess, I was willing to give this a shot, but shouldn't have. Personally, I thought it sucked. It wasn't funny or well done, and Seth Rogen is it (Yuk!). So, regardless its not my type of thing. However, I'm sure pleanty of people like it, and there's not anything wrong with that. Really, if there wasn't, there are an awful lot of actors that would be out of jobs; and who wants that?