Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Don Jon

Comedy, Raunchy
4.5 stars
Oh my God so funny; dating from a guy's point of view - with an addiction to porn and much emphasis on masturbation, so it's pretty crude but so funny! Go see it!  Starring Joseph Gordon Levitt (500 Days of Summer and Looper), along with Scarlett Jonhasson as his love interest.  Julianne Moore co-stars.  Loved it!  Go see it now! 

Prisoners

Drama
4.5 stars
Very dark, very intense, very long (2.5 hours).  Hugh Jackman holds captive and tortures the man he believes has kidnapped his and his friends' daughters. Great cast: Jake Gyllenhall as the cop investigating the case, Maria Bello as Jackman's wife, as well as Terrence Howard and Viola Davis as their friends and parents of the other kidnapped girl. Really good and very clever at how all the seemingly meaningless pieces all tie in together.

The Family

Violent Comedy
3 stars
Extremely violent.  Robert DeNiro and Michelle Pfeiffer are in witness protection in small-town France with their 2 teenage kids.  The previews make it seem like a light comedy.  I liked this movie, but the comic turns weren't funny at all.  It's more like Good Fellas with a lame attempt at humor.  Like I said, I liked it, but don't in thinking it's a comedy.