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April 2007

Failure to Launch   «run away, fast»

Oh good lord this was bad. I would never had watched it of my own volition.
Where: at my Godmother's house
Date: April 29, 2007
Summary: A thirtysomething slacker suspects his parents of setting him up with his dream girl so he'll finally vacate their home. (from imdb.com)

«ordinary»   Shooter

Really good action movie, but not something I'd want to watch more than once. Where: Clearview First & 62nd, Manhattan
Date: April 16, 2007
Summary: Bob Lee Swagger, one of the world's great marksmen and the son of a Congressional Medal of Honoree, is a loner living in the Rockies. He's left the military, having been hung out to dry in a secret Ethiopian mission a few years before, when he's recruited by a lisping colonel to help find a way that the President of the US might be assassinated in one of three cities in the next two weeks. He does his work, but the shot is fired notwithstanding and Bob Lee is quickly the fall guy: wounded and hunted by thousands, he goes to ground and, aided by two unlikely allies, searches for the truth and for those who double-crossed him. (from imdb.com)
Quotes: "I don't think you understand - these people killed my dog."

The Wind That Shakes the Barley   «recommended»

Wonderful movie that showed the intricacies of the conflict in Ireland from both sides.
Where: Embassy Cinema, Waltham Massachusetts
Date: April 14, 2007
Summary: A sympathetic look at Republicans in early 20th century Ireland, and two brothers who are torn apart by anti-Brit rebellion. (from imdb.com)
Quotes: "Strange creatures we are, even to ourselves."
"The Treaty does not express the will of the people, but the fear of the people."

«recommended»   Pursuit of Happyness

This was really quite an uplifting movie. I hate to admit it though, but what I remember most about the movie is how cute Will Smith's son is. Yeah.
Where: on a cross-country flight
Date: April 6, 2007
Summary: In 1981, Chris Gardner was a struggling salesman in little needed medical bone density scanners while his wife toiled in double shifts to support the family including their young son, Christopher. In the face of this difficult life, Chris has the desperate inspiration to try for a stockbroker internship where one in twenty has a chance of a lucrative full time career. Even when his wife leaves him because of this choice, Chris clings to this dream with his son even when the odds become more daunting by the day. Together, father and son struggle through homelessness, jail time, tax seizure and the overall punishing despair in a quest that would make Gardner a respected millionaire. (from imdb.com)
"You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you that you can't do it. You want something? Go get it. Period."