Mother and Child

The first half of this movie is pretty hateable. The two lead female characters (Annette Benning and Naomi Watts) are unlikable. If you can get through the 1st half, the second half is better. It's still not great, but the movie redeems itself a little bit.

The Dilemma

Vince Vaughn - one of my favorites! However, I didn't think that this movie really let Vince be Vince. Not only that, the storyline just didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Kevin James' character has a marriage that's falling apart, yet he is extolling the virtues of love to Vince's character in an attempt to get him to propose to his girlfriend. Also, the ending didn't really wrap things up. Definitely not on the same level as a Swingers or a Wedding Crashers.

Country Strong

I've said this before about other movies, but it keeps coming up. I feel like this could have been a good movie. The idea was good, but it just didn't translate that well on the screen. The music didn't grab me like the music from Crazy Heart did and that would have helped some. Also, there's the most fake punch in movie history in this film. It's worth a rental but I'm glad I didn't pay to see it in the theater.

Restrepo

This is a documentary about a group of soldiers in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan. It was done by Tim Heatherington who was recently killed while covering the conflict in Libya. I found it riveting and it really gives an idea of what our soldiers go through. I highly recommend it.