Latest Reviews by Members
This is a thoroughly enjoyable movie. Paul Rudd is at his sweet and innocent best, surrounded by offbeat and flawed but endearing siblings. It’s a movie with heart. It is hardly subtle and the characters are drawn with broad strokes, but it wonderfully depicts the importance of family and...
Faster is a story of a man who is betrayed by a gang, serves time in prison and then leaves prison and goes out to get his revenge. Although this is generally not my genre of movie, Jimmy Cullen, played by Dwayne Johnson, is good in his role and...
A feel good story with the theme that money can’t buy happiness. Beautifully acted. Tea Leoni always perfect and Nicholas Cafe shines. It is funny and feel- good and warm but never preachy. I have watched it multiple times and love watching it. Perfect ending.
The plot might be a somewhat predictable, but it is sheer joy to watch Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson together. A romance for the older set is always a good thing. They are both wonderfully real and believable . There is such a poignancy to their offbeat encounter and...
No, I did not want to see a movie about Karate. I just wasn't interested. After a little prodding, I agreed to join my sons and thought that I would just sleep through the movie as soon as the lights dimmed. Well, what a surprise! Immediately, I was drawn...
“The Karate Kid” is an exciting, sweet-tempered, heart-warming story with one of the most interesting friendships. The friends come from different worlds. A kid named Daniel is a New Jersey teenager who moves with his mother to Los Angeles. An old guy named Miyagi is the Japanese janitor in...
Elf was not a "go to" movie for me and although it has been around for years I never saw it until last year, when my twin granddaughters convinced me to watch it with them....and it wasn't even Christmas! What a sweet, innocent, happy movie it is! The story...
Great heist story with a very engaging ensemble cast that has good chemistry. Exciting chase scenes. Edward Norton nails it as a slimy villain. Rest of the actors perfectly cast and work together with grace and wit. A clever story line with interesting twists. Keeps you on your toes...
I am not surprised tht this movie has become a Christmas classic. Will Ferrel is wonderfully committed to the role and is totally believable in his innocence and goodness and “elfness”. There are many funny and sweet and heartfelt moments . What more can one ask? It’s a...
Agatha and The Curse of Ishtar is an historical novel but I was quite disappointed with the plot and script, as the story was a little confusing and lost my interest at points throughout the movie even though I am an avid mystery fan. The film takes place in...
Tootsie is a hysterical comedy played by a wonderful cast. Michael Dorsey, played by Dustin Hoffman, is an actor but is difficult to please and eventually his agent, Sydney Pollack, cannot find work for him. Michael auditions for a soap opera part that does not work out well for...
Faster is an action thriller movie starring Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Moon Bloodgood, Tom Berenger, and Carla Gugino. When Jimmy Cullen leaves prison after serving his time for armed robbery, he locates three things: his 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, a gun, and a list of names. The people involved...
Based on the true story of a genius mathematician, John Forbes Nash Jr., it is the story of a professor with a mind that did amazing things but that also turned against him with the delusions of schizophrenia. Nash, played amazingly by Russell Crowe and his wife Alicia, played...
This is one of my all-time favorites, all the way from 1985. And now there is talk of a sequel with the original cast coming soon. This movie had a fantastic team behind the camera. Steven Spielberg wrote the story, Chris Columbus wrote the screenplay and Richard Donner was...
The Matrix, directed by the Wachowskis, is a groundbreaking film that revolutionized science fiction cinema and action filmmaking. Released in 1999, this visually stunning and philosophically rich movie brings to life the concept of a simulated reality, where "The Matrix" holds humans captive in a false version of the...
Fools Rush In is a simple, sweet romantic comedy starring Matthew Perry, as Alex Whitman, who plays a New Yorker who is sent to Las Vegas to oversee a construction project. There he meets Isabel Fuentes, played by Salma Hayek, a Mexican girl. They have a one night romance...
First, let me say that I hate stupid movies.....those which show ridiculous events, slapstick comedy, and even more ridiculous dialogue. I never find them funny and avoid seeing them. Now let me say that I was hysterical throughout this movie. Yes, this movie was what I would call "stupid",...
The original Matrix movie really is a classic. IT came out in 1999 when no one was talking about AI. Twenty-five years later, it is everyday topic. We have chatbots and soon robots taking over everything we do and how we interact every day. Will they take over the...
Thelma is the best comedy of 2024. And not just because when I screened it this week, by myself, on a computer, under the waning influence of a rotten cold and in no mood to enjoy myself, I still laughed out loud, early and often: The movie uplifted me...
Titanic was one movie that I had no desire to see, as I knew the story of the maiden voyage of the Titanic and it's sad end and wasn't interested in seeing any movies about it. I was convinced by co-workers to watch the movie and throughout I couldn't...
This is a sweet and heartfelt movie. I usually prefer movies anchored in reality, but the mystical aspect is perfect and I was swept away with it right through the wonderfully satisfying end. Kevin Costner is at his “everyman” best and has a great supporting cast. There are beautiful...
Cybill Shepard stars in “Chances Are” as a Washington, D.C., professional woman whose husband is killed in a traffic accident in the early 1960s. She never quite gets over that loss. Years pass and then decades, and she still treasures her love in her heart. She was pregnant when...
A thriller with twists and turns. First significant role for Sharon Stone and she nails it- she is sexy and always a borderline sociopath. At the time it was released the sex scenes were considered very bold. Michael Douglas always shines and is very effective as the detective who...
The original Heartbreak Kid is the one to see and an entertaining and funny movie it was! I saw this movie shortly after getting married myself and honeymooning in Miami Beach, as did Lenny and Lila, and many of the scenes and incidents made me laugh and brought back...
This is probably my favorite movie of all times. Just listening to the opening song, "That's Amore", sung by Dean Martin, sets the tone. Cher, who is perfect as the lead character, Loretta Casstorini, growing up in an old-fashioned Italian household in Brooklyn in the 80's, , a young...
