Weekend Movies
by Michael B. Druxman on 12/26/10
December 27, 2010
I rented some movies to watch over the Christmas weekend, none of which were that impressive.
CYRUS is being marketed as a comedy, but if it is, it's the creepiest comedy that I've ever seen. The film stars John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei and Jonah Hill.
Hill plays the 22-year-old son of Tomei, who still lives at home and does everything he can to destroy her relationship with Reilly.
The ending of this one is very disappointing...and there are really no laughs.
SALT is a pretty good, albeit far-fetched, action movie that stars Angelia Jolie as a CIA agent, accused of being a Russian mole. There are a couple of surprising twists in this one that will work if you put your thinking cap on the shelf.
There are also some good action sequences that don't seem to depend on CGI.
MOTHER AND CHILD stars Annette Benning and Naomi Watts in a story about adoption. It's well written, well acted, but about twenty minutes too long.
Benning is terrific. Although she'll probably win an Oscar for THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, this is the better role.
Now, I'm off to a lunch meeting, You have a creative day.
Michael
