The first Hangover left me with a headache. But while I don't think it deserves its reputation, there is a dizzy dream/nightmare-like quality to the original that's missing here, entertaining as the sequel is. Other critics have slammed Part II for being repetitious. Certainly it's got the same structure. Yet as the boys try to … Continue reading THE HANGOVER PART II

Kristin Wiig has had outrageous success on Saturday Night Live. Her characters are like fish out of water, always the oddball. Her movie career has been middling at best. PAUL was a disaster. And her other films have not given her enough to do to show off whatever talent she may have. Frankly, I've been … Continue reading BRIDESMAIDS

Why mess with a good thing? THE HANGOVER was so over the top funny, outrageous and enjoyable, Todd Phillips and the gang decided to just stick with what works. In THE HANGOVER PART 2 it all works just as well as in Part 1. The premise is the same.. bachelor party, waking up in a … Continue reading THE HANGOVER PART 2

First and foremost, this is not a critics movie. And by that I mean it's a no brainer that has one reason to exist: to take audiences on a fun ride. Unlike the last two, this one loses a lot of the overdone FX and goes with the basics: simple yet interesting story, cartoon action … Continue reading PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES

Masturbating on screen is generally reserved for porn. But there's another kind of self-love, the kind that trumpets one's erudition. Since as far back as Manhattan, Woody Allen has been invoking greater artists than himself to be reflected in their stardust. Here, his references are a mile wide and an inch deep -- a checklist … Continue reading MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

It's Groundhog Day meets Inception with a hint of those "choose your own adventure" books we read as kids. SOURCE CODE is a surprisingly fun ride with depth that I was not expecting. Jake Gyllenhaal is top notch as the soldier trying over and over again to stop and identify a bomber who has/will/is taking … Continue reading SOURCE CODE

Paul is dead. After more than an hour of jaw droppingly bad story, writing, acting, and execution I had to pull the plug on this alleged comedy. What's more shocking is that this alien comedy was written by Nick Frost and Simon Pegg. They along with Bill Hader, Jason Bateman and others are wasted in … Continue reading PAUL

O Promise Me...that the summer will be filled with movies as good as this one. So much more than the Apatow-for-girls R-rater I was expecting. From the first shot -- nakedly graphic but ridiculous sex between Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm -- there were guffaws coming out of me like the bodily fluids from the … Continue reading BRIDESMAIDS

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the HG, why the Hell was this movie made? A dreary dystopian drama along the disappointing lines of The Book of Eli, it suffers most from a star who is not up to his thespian vows. Has there ever been a lead performance so vacant? Paul … Continue reading PRIEST

The God of Thunder is more like the God of a light drizzle. THOR is visually breathtaking. Too bad the story is not. In the beginning, it tries to give the audience a synopsis of Norse Mythology that is apparently important to the story, but quite confusing if you are not playing close attention. After … Continue reading THOR