Movie(s) Review #2

I watched "Spanglish" over the weekend on one of the myriad of movie channels I get. Interesting movie. I'm not quite sure if there was supposed to be a message conveyed, but it kept my attention. Tea Leoni's character was quite annoying, and I'm really hoping this isn't how she is in real life. Sometimes, I think that some people play parts exceptionally well because that is how they act day-to-day, so there's no "acting" involved. Adam Sandler played his typical passive victim-type role, very similar to his character in 50 First Dates...uh, that is, if I'd actually seen it...As for Paz Vega, I wish she was in more American movies, because she is absolutely stunning. She looks alot like Penelope Cruz, but she is a much better actress. The plot was interesting, but a bit slow and undeveloped. I'm glad I waited for it to be on the movie channel. I'd recommend it if you feel like watching some TV and there's nothing else on.

2 out of 5 stars

I also went to the theatre to watch "A History of Violence" with Maria Bello and Viggo Mortensen. As I walked out, my comment was "there was sure lots of gratuitous sex, violence, and drugs" and that about sums it up. I was surprised at the graphic nature of the sex scenes. The violence was also very graphic, and I think I was the only one in the theatre that was laughing and clapping at it...sorry, I found it amusing. I go to the theatre to get away from reality, even for just a bit, so when there's that much violence of a graphic nature I got what I went for...I don't see that from day to day, so it was a nice break from reality. I thought overall that the movie was well done, because nothing ever seemed to happen in the "tense" scenes and the action always seemed to happen without any buildup and very little notice...I liked it 'cause it kept me guessing. Well done, but I just thought that the sex scenes were a bit over the top and unnecessary because it really didn't have anything to do with violence.

3 out of 5 stars