Movie Reviews, Best Movies

Yes Man stars Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, Rhys Darby, and was directed by Peyton Reed. The story for this movie is Jim Carrey living a totally boring life. He is used to taking no risk, and saying no to any opportunity given to him. After he attends a seminar, he decides to become a yes man. He pretty much says yes to everything after this decision. The adventure he enters is a lot of fun. Not only does he get exercise and laughs with the new experiences he goes through, but romance and friendship as well.

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Get Smart stars actors Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin, and was directed by Peter Segal. This is a fun comedy movie with Steve Carell playing Maxwell Smart, on a mission with Anne Hathaway and Alan Arkin against KAOS. In the movie, Steve Carell does often do silly things, but also does grow in strength and quality as the movie goes on. This movie is a good watch with kids. Search for Get Smart on Amazon.com.

Hancock is a 2008 movie starring Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron, Eddie Marsan, by director Peter Berg. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It is a superhero movie with enexpected twists and turns. In the movie, Hancock is a drunk, washed up superhero. With the help of his new male friend, he is reformed and again finds the love of his life. This is quite the adventure movie with special effects galore.
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Cloverfield is a 2008 movie starring Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman, Lizzy Caplan, by director Matt Reeves. The most interesting thing I found about this movie is that it was filmed as if done by hand with camcorders. This effect, combined with the explosions, drama, and craziness in New York city, does make for a suspenseful movie. In the movie we follow people who in the beginning had a party that was interrupted by a crazy unexplainable event. As things further unfold, they find out more what is happening and the expanse of the damage.
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Transporter 3 is a 2008 movie that stars Jason Statham, Robert Knepper, Francois Berleand, Natalya Rudakova, and was directed by Olivier Megaton. Jason Statham plays Frank Martin. In this movie, Jason Statham drives the daughter of Robert Knepper a ride from Marseilles to Odessa. On the way, there are many surprises. Jason Statham cannot go far from his car or he will blow up due to a booby trap, so this movie is interesting to watch to see how he beats the bad guys in the end.

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City of Ember is a 2008 Movie starring Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Mary Kay Place, Martin Landau, Toby Jones, and directed by Gil Kenan. It is a playful but also serious story about a city then was built underground and forgotten years later by that city as well as the outside world. In this movie, the children find a way to trace back what happened with previous mayors of their city. They help save the city, Ember, before disaster fully hits.

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Seven Pounds stars Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Barry Pepper, and was directed by Gabriele Muccino. This drama is about a man (Will Smith) who impersonates a tax man to help people and get close to them. It is a heartfelt story with not only a sad storyline, but sad ending. Search for Seven Pounds on Amazon.com.

The X-Files: I Want to Believe Movie stars David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Callum Keith Rennie, Adam Godley, and Nicki Aycox. This movie was directed by Chris Carter. If you like a somber, twisted movie, this one is for you. Much darker than the first. Search for The X-Files: I Want to Believe on Amazon.com.

Flash of Genius stars Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney, Alan Alda, and Bill Smitrovich. It was directed by director Marc Abraham. In the movie, Greg Kinnear invents a winshield wiper delay mechanism. He shows it to Ford, and they take his idea without telling or paying him. Throughout the movie, his marriage and family relations dissolve while he tried to prove he has rights to the invention. When he wins, it is bittersweet as on the one hand he has earned money, but on the other hand he has lost relationships and quality time with his family.

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Hellboy 2 stars actors Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Alexander, and James Dodd. It was directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by Guillermo del Toro and Mike Mignola. This movie was produced by Chris Symes, Joe Roth, John Swallow, Lawrence Gordon, and Lloyd Levin. It is an amazing second movie after Hellboy. This movie takes us into an amazing world with the Golden Army. The special effects are truly amazing, and worth watching the movie on their own. The story is excellent. Search for Hellboy 2 on Amazon.com.