Thursday's Three Line Review

I know...I've been busy, sick, and busy. So, I haven't written much in over a week. I really need to get cracking with my commitment to the blog. Having said that, I am never too busy to watch a movie or two or even a few. So, here are this week's 3 Line Reviews.

ADVENTURELAND-
Having grown up not far from the real Adventureland, I was so looking forward to this movie. It has it's moments, but overall it was a bit of a let down. The best parts belong to Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader, Ryan Reynolds is always welcomed in a movie, but Kristen Stewart really needs some life in her eyes.

UP IN THE AIR-
A very uncomplicated, simple, almost mindless movie about a man who travels the country to fire people (George Clooney). This movie was different and enjoyable and didn't take much thinking to watch it. Kristen Stewart needs to watch out because her Twilight co-star, Anna Kendrick, is fantastic in this movie and will soon sweep the limelight away from her.

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT-
Very enjoyable love story involving a fictional U.S. president, played by Michael Douglas, who was so likable in this movie. It makes us wish our Presidents, past and present, were really like this. Great supporting cast from Martin Sheen to Michael J. Fox who makes this movie witty, touching, and fun.

RIDE WITH THE DEVIL-
I am a sucker for a movie where they wear old fashion clothes and ride horses and shoot 'em up. The story of southern rebels during the Civil War, this movie was really good. Tobey Maguire was good in his meek ways, Jeffery Wright was excellent and surpassed most of the cast, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers should be cast as the creepy, malicious villain more often.

FUNNY PEOPLE-
Starring Seth Rogan and Adam Sandler, this movie was a major disappointment. It was like someone wanted to just throw the two comics in a movie together, a bunch of writers came up with different ideas so they decided to USE THEM ALL, and somewhere along the way, the editor got lost on his/her way to work. For a movie that had some really funny lines and scenes, this movie was about an hour too long and just downright bad.

SID AND NANCY-
Dirty and gritty, this is the tale of Sid Viscous and his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen. Holds your interest and even makes you feel a bit sorry for the drug addicts. Gary Oldman is almost unrecognizable as Sid.