The Company Men

This is a sad and frustrating movie to watch. It shows a corporation planning for new headquarters and a CEO making millions and millions, while they are laying off hundreds of employees. The movie focuses on Ben Affleck's character, a higher level manager with a family, a big house, a club membership, and a Porsche. He gets laid off, and we see his journey through unemployment. On one hand, it's hard to feel sorry for the folks out there that made that kind of money in the first place. But on the other hand, they have further to fall. And who among us doesn't spend what we earn? You do that if you make $30k or $200k. All in all, it's good movie that rings far too true.

I Am Love

This is an Italian movie starring Tilda Swinton. It took an hour to get to the crux of the movie, and even then I had a hard time staying interested.

The Killer Inside Me

This movie has a lot of names, which is what attracted me to it. Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson, and Simon Baker are all in it. However, I didn't understand some of the story points and I thought the editing was a bit awkward in places. But what doomed the movie for me was how incredibly vicious it is. It is terribly violent and particularly toward women. I found it very difficult to watch.

Mid August Lunch

This is an Italian movie about a gentleman taking care of his mother, who through different circumstances, ends up taking care of three other older ladies for a day or two. It's meant to be humorous with 4 cantankerous older women and a son trying to make them all happy while keeping himself happy through drinking too much wine, but I just found it boring.

The Secret In Their Eyes

This is a movie from Argentina. It's got some difficult material in it, but it's a good story with an interesting ending. If you don't mind subtitles, this movie is worth renting.

Ondine

This was a really sweet movie. It would have been even better I think though if I could've understood all of the words being spoken. It's in a heavy irish accent and the only subtitles available were in spanish. I felt like I didn't cacth a lot of the details of the movie. I got the gist of it and I liked it, but I felt like I missed a lot.