Made In Dagenham

This is a film out of England, so I had a little trouble understanding everything said. But apart from that, it's a very good movie. It chronicles women working in a Ford plant that went on strike in order to receive equal pay. The movie is based on true events and takes place in the late '60's. Makes me a little sad that women to this day receive less pay than men. Sally Hawkins stars and does a great job.

True Grit

I haven't read the book, nor have I seen the John Wayne movie so I am going solely off of this movie. Normally, a Coen Brothers movie is very dark and has a weird element to it that I don't normally like. So, here's to the first Coen Brothers movie that I really enjoyed. Jeff Bridges is once again amazing. Haley Steinfeld is incredible for someone so young. There are some laughs, and the music was really great. That's not something one would normally take note of, but it caught my attention with how good it was.

The King's Speech

This movie definitely lives up to the hype. It's brilliant. Colin Firth is tremendous and will be a strong contender for Best Actor. I think his competition will be Jeff Bridges from True Grit and since he took home a trophy last year, I believe it goes to Colin Firth this year. It made me a little sad as I know my mom would have loved this movie, and I always discussed movies with her. Hopefully God held a private screening up in Heaven.

The Fighter

Boxing fans will love this movie. I liked it, but I'm not a boxing fan. I can appreciate it though, thinking of the way that I love football and thus love a good movie based around football (Mark Wahlberg already covered football in Invincible). It is an interesting story and has great acting.

Black Swan

This movie is a real head trip. I needed a little time after the show to really think about it and comprehend what was going on. Natalie Portman is great. There is one scene which I'm still confused on so if anyone sees this - let's discuss.

The Jonses

Has anyone seen this? I never heard of it and found it on Netflix. It stars David Duchovny and Demi Moore. Usually the fact that you haven't heard of it doesn't bode well, but every once in a while there's a gem. I found this movie to be incredibly interesting. It's got a concept that really makes you think. I can't say what it is without giving too much away, but if you get a chance, check this movie out and let me know what you think.

Solitary Man

This is a movie about a 60-ish year old man who can't face getting older and becoming irrelevant. So to fight that he begins sleeping with young ladies and commits fraud in an effort to stay on top in business and ends up losing everything. I didn't really care for it. I'd either A) like to have more faith in men than that or B) don't want to spend an hour and a half watching proof of their stupidity.

The Tourist

This was a really fun movie. I don't particularly like Angelina Jolie but there's no denying that she's a great actress. And who doesn't like Johnny Depp? They made a great pair in this caper movie. Oscar - I don't think so. A fun couple of hours - definitely.

Fair Game

This was a really good movie, but a movie that will disgust you with just how callous and morally corrupt our government can be. Sean Penn is amazing as he usually is. Definitely a must see!

Date Night

This was cute. It wasn't laugh out loud funny but it's worth renting for a date night :)

127 Hours

I think everyone knows the story of this movie - Aaron Ralston is hiking in a canyon by himself when he falls and is followed by a gigantic rock which then lands, pinning his arm. He is stuck there for days and finally resorts to cutting his own arm off with a dull switchblade knife. The story is intriguing and amazing, although I wasn't crazy about how this movie was shot. I get why they did it - it was an effort to show the desperation of the situation. I just wasn't crazy about some of the shots. James Franco was amazing though.

Formosa Betrayed

This is about an interesting subject matter - true events about the struggle in Taiwan between communist Chinese rule and an independent democracy. But the movie wasn't as good as it could be. The first half is cheesy cop lines straight out of a bad episode of CSI Miami. The second half gets more interesting but the movie jumps around and it's very difficult to tell who is on which side.

Harry Brown

This is about a man who has lost his daughter and just recently his wife. He then loses the only friend he has left to thugs that have taken over his neighborhood. He has nothing left to lose, so he goes after the thugs, recalling his past military skills. This is a bit harsh on the vigilante movie front - but it is Michael Caine and he is so good.

Extraordinary Measures

This was what Social Network was to Facebook, except it was to a medicine for a disease called Pompe. It showed the process and struggles with getting a product out there, and in this case it had life and death consequences. I found it very interesting and it makes you think of all those people out there struggling with disease while politics and bureacracy take their time.