This week on Netflix
I'm quickly on route to NOT getting my money's worth out of Netflix this month! Not only because I'm just not watching movies as quickly as I'd like, but because the movies I've been picking just aren't that great.
Cowboys and Angels Reading the reviews this movie got, I'm stunned. I just did not like it. Even a good friend of mine really liked it. Did I actually watch the SAME movie? The plot was average. The speed with which characters changed was abrupt and completely unbelievable. I was never pulled in, and didn't really care about any of the characters or what was happening in their lives. Definitely a "thumbs down" movie for me.
The Man Who Cried Well, that makes one of us who was crying...but it was really about all that Johnny Depp did in this movie. I guess part of my problem is that I'm just not a Christina Ricci fan. She was PERFECT as Friday, but there hasn't been a single role since that I have liked her in. I normally love Johnny Depp, but he was the silent type in this one. A bit too silent.
The story itself was a sad one, but I had 2 problems. First, I just didn't feel anything for Christina's character and 2nd they tried to pack way too much into a short period of time. At the end you had a sense that they simply ran out of time.
Monster In Law I didn't have high expectations for this movie, especially given the reviews. I was pleasantly surprised. I actually really liked it. Yes, I did just admit to liking a JLo movie. It was funny. Everyone was great. Wanda Sykes was hilarious (and I normally don't like her). Perhaps this is one of my guilty pleasures this year?
Cowboys and Angels Reading the reviews this movie got, I'm stunned. I just did not like it. Even a good friend of mine really liked it. Did I actually watch the SAME movie? The plot was average. The speed with which characters changed was abrupt and completely unbelievable. I was never pulled in, and didn't really care about any of the characters or what was happening in their lives. Definitely a "thumbs down" movie for me.
The Man Who Cried Well, that makes one of us who was crying...but it was really about all that Johnny Depp did in this movie. I guess part of my problem is that I'm just not a Christina Ricci fan. She was PERFECT as Friday, but there hasn't been a single role since that I have liked her in. I normally love Johnny Depp, but he was the silent type in this one. A bit too silent.
The story itself was a sad one, but I had 2 problems. First, I just didn't feel anything for Christina's character and 2nd they tried to pack way too much into a short period of time. At the end you had a sense that they simply ran out of time.
Monster In Law I didn't have high expectations for this movie, especially given the reviews. I was pleasantly surprised. I actually really liked it. Yes, I did just admit to liking a JLo movie. It was funny. Everyone was great. Wanda Sykes was hilarious (and I normally don't like her). Perhaps this is one of my guilty pleasures this year?
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