James' Recent Reviews
Away We Go
R
The movie is structured around an expecting couple travelling around to family and friends across the country (and in Montreal) to figure out where to settle to start their family, to find their home. And to me it was less about finding a home, that was the gimmick of the movie, but more a movie about parents - what kind of parents you want to be, what kind of parents you have/had, what kinds of parents there are out there, what kinds of parents your friends are - and it begs the question what does being a parent mean to you? I liked it fine, some sweet moments, some great performances, some wacky performances, and some thought-provoking content.
Monsters vs. Aliens
PG
Dreadful. I thought it couldn't get worse for Dreamworks Amimation than Sharks Tale. I was wrong. A few actual laughs, but overall the jokes fall terribly flat, and it comes off like "Look how clever we are" and they just aren't. The extended Axel F joke was painful. Should be noted the voice cast did a great job, especially Reese Witherspoon and Rainn Wilson.


