Oh how the mighty have fallen! Gerard Butler started out as someone I was a huge fan of. He went from playing the buff, screaming King Leonidas in 300, to the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera. He was even able to make all the girls swoon we saw in P.S- I Love You. However, since the epic fail that was The Ugly Truth, i fear that he is starting to get type-casted in an extremely unlikable, and uninteresting role: The rough growling asshole. In The Bounty Hunter, he takes on this exact same persona. He plays Milo, a bounty hunter (hence the incredibly unique title) who is assigned to take his investigative journalist ex-wife Nicole (Jennifer Aniston) to jail for skipping her court date (she was arrested for assaulting a police officer) in order to investigate a lead. But the story couldn't be more predictable. Before we even get a glimpse of Butler and Aniston on screen together, we already know this is going to be a story of love that turned to hate that (shocker!) turns back to love. And this wouldn't bother me so much if it wasn't for the fact that I found it completely unbelievably that these characters ever loved each other! In the movies defense, I very much believed that they hated each other, which is the majority of the movie. But I couldn't even muster enough suspension of disbelief to convince myself that these two were ever in love, mainly due to the fact that the duo had zero chemistry. The storyline, while contrived, seemed like it wanted to be a sexy, fun rom-com. The big problem though, was that even with a few funny scenes and two stars as good-looking and sexy as Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston, the movie was still unable to conjure up any heat, but succeeded in boring me towards the end.
Rating: D+
It's finally here! I'm like a week late in posting this, but for those of you who haven't seen it (or for those of you who, like myself, who can't stop watching it), here it is!
This is one of those films that I feel like the trailer either made you really want to see it, or really put you off. Here's the thing about that trailer...the tone, is almost spot on. Do not go see Remember Me if you're simply looking for a sweet romance. This film and its themes are much more emotionally draining than meets the eye, and it is not a happy story. However, if you are looking for a film that will make you feel deeply and get you utterly invested in its characters and story, then it would be a travesty to pass up on Remember Me.
First of all, I need to make a disclaimer: if you have a problem with Robert Pattinson, leave it outside the door of the theater. I know it's easy to go into the movie with a lot of preconceived notions on how poorly he will do, and its hard to think of him as anyone else but Edward Cullen, but for the sake of this movie...give him a chance. I really think he will surprise you. While he has yet to fully ripen as an actor, Remember Me gave me sincere hope that he is well on his way, and he definitely has a few scenes in the film that show off his skills. The rest of the cast, including Emilie de Ravin, Pierce Brosnan, and Chris Cooper were fantastic as well. The quality of the acting and depth of the script both worked together flawlessly to make the audience really know and care about the characters.
I honestly don't want to give anything away about the story or plot...if you want to know what its about, watch the trailer and it will give you a glimpse into the general storyline. But this movie realistically explores love and loss better than i've seen in most recent movies, and going in with little knowledge of the film will indefinitely lead to a much more powerful, affecting movie-going experience. please go see it, and I would love to know what everyone thinks.
Rating: B+
She's Out of My League completely surpassed my expectations. After seeing the trailer and TV spots like a million times, I had actually made up my mind that I did not want to see it, and that the whole idea that Jay Baruchel's character wasn't good-looking enough to be with Alice Eve was a somewhat mean-spirited idea to base a movie around. Not only was I wrong about the movie being mean-spirited and shallow, but it happened to be one of the best romantic comedies (albeit more raunchy than most) that i've seen in quite some time. I have come to the conclusion that She's out of my League is the perfect date movie. The crude humor will have that guys (and girls) falling out of their seat with laughter, but, unlike most movies with this type of humor, the film had the perfect even amount of sweetness mixed in...enough so, that it actually earned the genre "romantic comedy", and that you found yourself rooting for the two leads the whole time.
I do have one very big problem with the film though. The whole storyline centers around Kirk, an awkward, average looking 
(and freakishly skinny) guy who works at an airport, and by chance, meets Molly, a gorgeous, successful evert planner, and they end up dating. Here's the problem with this though: its not the fact that kirk isn't really good-looking, or that he doesn't have a lot of money or that he drives a shit-box, all of which are some of the many reasons his friends and family rattle off as to why he and Molly don't fit together. No, the REAL reason it was hard to buy Kirk and Molly as a couple is that the film forgot to do one key thing...to make Kirk charming! All we get out of his character the entire movie is an awkward, stuttering guy with absolutely zero confidence. And while he is indeed very sweet and considerate, I didn't feel it was enough for her to actually be attracted to him. However, if you go into the movie prepared to practice a lot of suspension of disbelief, I know you'll come out of the theater glad that you gave the movie a chance.
Rating: B