Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
Bridget Jones’s Diary is an English romantic comedy starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant. Bridget’s life is an unhappy mess and she is resolved to turn things around fo herself. Unfortunately, for every step she takes forward, circumstances knock her back one or two. This was an entertaining movie. I have no idea [...]
Read moreTrue Grit (2010)
The second film adaptation of the 1968 novel of the same name written by Charles Portis. A 14 year old girl hires a mean and drunk bounty hunter to track down her father’s murderer. I really feel pretty much the same about this film and the 1969 version. Neither are anything special. Hailee Steinfeld’s performance [...]
Read moreThe Other Woman (2009)
The Other Woman stars Natalie Portman as a young wife mourning the loss of her infant daughter while trying to maintain her family and develop a healthy relationship with her stepson. A decent film. It did just well enough in acting and writing. The final series of happenings dampened the film I thought. The movie [...]
Read moreBlue Valentine (2010)
A realistic look at falling in and then out of love starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. This movie really captured the demise of a relationship very realistically. It was weird how poignant Dean’s goofy little song about always hurting the ones you love was. That is basically the theme of the movie right there. [...]
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