Movies from the year not seen in the theater

Alright so the goal is to see as many movies as possible during the year in the theater. Well things don't always go as planned, I have got a heck of a lot of tables and not enought hours in the day so NetFlix has become my new best friend. Below you will find a list of the movies I have seen from the year not in the theater. Each entry will be accompanied by a brief review. Perhaps with more time I will provide longer reviews, especially for the movies I really like.



Gone Baby Gone (GRADE A)
This was great, top to bottom, inside and out, great. Cudo to Ben Affleck for making a great movie and Casey Affleck for making it great. Story, script, sets, filming, acting, no weakness here. Even the ending left the audience with something to talk about days later. Aces all around.

Talk To Me (GRADE B+)
Very good movie, not great, but very good. Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejior are excellent, no surprises there, Cedric The Entertainer throws in some timely comedic relief, good story, strong script, very enjoyable.

We own the Night (GRADE B+)
I had high hopes for this movie and it is not as if they were dashed or anything, dissappointed is not the right word, I guess I just didn't agree with some of the choices the director made. Joaquin is money, I don't think I need to say anything about Robert Duvall. I did not get enough Walberg, which kind of bothered me becuase the movie was billed as a co-star cast, but it was really Joaquin's movie. Which I don't have beef with, I guess that is my point is that I kept waiting for the movie to shift into 6th gear, but it never got our of 5th. Good, but not great.

Hitman (GRADE B+)
As I said earlier I am not a hard man to please. What's more I feel even better about this movie, because initially I thought Timothy Olyphant was a mistake, but he made me eat my words. Very good video game adaption, which rarely happens, but this script was helped by the fact that the game has some very cinematic elements to it. Even Desmond from Lost makes a cameo appearence.

Pride (GRADE B)
Terrance Howard is moving into that rarified air of give me a half-way decent script and I can make it my own. This movie was not Coach Carter or Lean on Me or any of its predecessors. It was its own style of movie and that is becuase Terrance has learned to be assertive without being loud or abrassive. He and Jamie Foxx are very similar in that regard, they just have presence and take up space without crowding everyone else out of the scene.

Superbad (GRADE B)
A lot of the really funny scenes were in the previews, but there were still a couple of gems. Too profane for my tastes which will keep me from ever owning this movie, but there were definately some funny scenes here. Talented group of writers and actors here.

Shooter (GRADE B-)
It doesn't take much for me to be happy. A decent story, with some good acting and a bunch of cool action sequences and consider me pig in slop. I am officially a Mark Wahlberg fan (notice how avoided calling him Marky Mark).

Next (GRADE B-)
Jessica Beil again, still hot. Nick Cage is Nick Cage, I mean you know whaat you are getting with a Nick Cage movie, but the premise was interesting enough. I have to knock the movie somewhat becuase the ending is about as weak as they come.

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (GRADE C)
Whatever Jessica Biel is hot and "the scene" was definately worth the netflix rental. This movies also had some pretty good physical comedy. I mean it wasn't great, but I could see Sandler and James teaming up again, they have good chemistry.

Vacancy (GRADE D)
No matter how hot Katie Beckinsale is or how much I like Luke Wilson, I can't stand horror movies, I just don't like any parts of them. This one is no exception, there were moments of intensity where it felt more like a thiller and less like a horror flick, but even in that it was weak.

Still have to see -

Disturbia
Sicko
Rescue Dawn
Rush Hour 3
War
The Assisnation of Jesse James...
Resident Evil Extinction
Charlie Wilson's War