The Next Best Thing

This film is full of stereotypical characters and the plot is predictable. But considering that, it isn't as bad as you may be thinking.
Abbie (Madonna)(straight) and Robert (Rupert Everett)(gay) are best friends who conceive a son. They then decide to move in together and raise the child. All seems great until Abbie finds Mr Right. Then a drama involving court cases and biological fathers begins.
Malcolm Stumpf as their son Sam is impossibly cute and this film knows exactly which heartstrings to pull on. And although it will never be a classic or probably anybodies favourite, it is nice, and I couldn't help but feel for Robert as he fought to keep contact with his son.

Cherrybomb

The presence of Rupert Grint in this film is probably the reason it has been alot bigger than people may originally thought. But that is not to say it is a bad film.
Set in modern day Northern Ireland, two guys, one girl.
There are a few sexual scenes and the whole thing has a very (grown-up) teenage feel about it. And although the ending is very abrupt, I felt like I really enjoyed it.
There aren't really many moments in this film where you find yourself getting bored and the whole look is quite good. The three main characters are complete opposites and are all played really well.
For Grint fans, this will be great, for everyone else, I'd say it was 50/50. Me? I liked it.

Salt

Within recent weeks, a group of russians have been sent back home after being dicovered as spys that have lived and worked in the USA for years, even raising children there. So this creates a scary backdrop for this film Salt, in which exactly that is the idea.
Our accused spy here is played by Angelina Jolie, and I really liked her in this. But then this film is prime Jolie. The role was originally written as a male, but I think this works much better.
This film provides more twists than you can know what to do with, and it really works. the ending is of course open for a possible second outing, but I haven't heard anything about that so far.
In the end, I'd say this film was deffinately worth a watch.

America's Sweethearts

The first thing that should be said about this film, if you havn't already seen it is, Predictable!
From the beginning it is obvious who should end up with who and too be honest, how we are going to get there. But there are the odd moments that are worth sticking around for.
Julia Roberts is quite good and easily the most believable character, but then she is the character that we are made to route for. Hank Azaria provides a few laughs but his accent is grating.
All in all, not brilliant, but not a complete disaster.

The Expendables

This is exactly the kind of film that I would normally try and avoid. Its just full of action movie heros that I don't really know anything about, and the film is a copy of that. With lots and lots of fighting and guns.
For what it is, I have been told, by friends that often watch this genre of film, that it is quite good. I can see why people would find it exciting to watch and the odd line or scene was ok. (Cameos from Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarenegger at the beginning is the high points for me in this film).
But on the whole, I can't say that I found this film that good.

Sunshine Cleaning

This is the story of two sisters who set up their own business cleaning up after the police are done with crime scenes. And considering the grim sound of that sentence, this film is quite enjoyable.
Amy Adams and Emily Blunt play the sister really well and the whole thing has a light-hearted feel about it even between the more sinister scenes.
Although I can see that some moments were dull, the whole cast together is entertaining and for the most part this film is poignant and funny.

Flashbacks of a Fool

This tells the story of Joe Scott at two stages of his life. One as a teenager and one many years later having grown up.
As a teenager, Joe hangs around with his best friend, but ends up making some mistakes he feels are que for him to leave home. When grown up, Joe has become rich but alienated himself. He finds out about the death of his old friend and returns home.
Both parts to this film are told really well and the whole look of it works quite well. Although not full of action or the sorts, its actually quite a nice film.

The A-Team

This is one of the biggest films around at the moment, and I went too see it not really knowing anything about it. (Being too young to have seen any of the TV series). But I actually rather enjoyed it.
It was very full of action scenes, and also had several laughs. Which was a perfect balance for this kind of film.
The four members of the team were played brilliantly and the story was pretty gripping. All-in-all, I'm pleased to admit, a great film.

Inception

When I first saw the trailer for this film, my thoughts were 'confusing'. But now that I have actually seen the film I can say that it isn't.
Although you will need to pay attention carefully, because there are plenty of opportunities to loose the plot.
Leonardo DiCaprio is great in this action film, and the cast around him especially, make this film really good to watch. Its full of new ideas and will really make you think about everything that is going on.
In the end it's full of suspence and completely worth a watch.

Out of Africa

Yet again I was drawn to this film because of Meryl Streep, but ofcourse she never fails.
Along with Robert Redford, they tell the story of a woman, at first outside her comfort zone, moving to Africa for marriage. Over time she learns the tricks and finds more than she bargained for.
This film is based on a true stroy and apart from anything else, it kind of puts your problems into perspective. It's quite long but in the end, quite touching.