Quinceanera

This movie wasn't exactly what I was expecting it to be but, that isn't a bad thing. It was still quite good and funnier than I expected it to be.

The story was very good and different. I really like the message it sent about how even within families you can make seperate non-traditional families.

I wasn't familiar with anyone in the cast. They all did a great job though.

I paid full price and it was worth it for me. Most people would probably want to pay matinee price. It's going to be hard for most people to find in theaters though. I do recommend checking it out on video.

The Illusionist

This movie was really good. Very well put together and the acting was pretty good. I'm really glad Jessica Biel fought to get this role. While not a huge role it is a pivotal one and it shows she is more than just a pretty face. Again I found myself wondering why people insist on giving Paul Giamatti so much work and top roles. He's not that good of an actor. Edward Norton was as good as he always is.

I don't really think it's as good as the critics seem to think it is but it is still a good movie. I paid full price and wasn't disappointed. I think most people would be okay paying that much.

And The Emmy Goes To...

So the Emmy's were pretty lame this year. I wasn't really impressed with the nominees so there were a lot of categories I didn't care much about. I actually ended up being really disappointed when Jaime Pressley didn't win. And the best part of the night was when Mariska Hargitay won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama. I really did think that award was going to Kyra Sedgewick. Although if you went just on the episodes they submitted Mariska was the person who deserved to win.

Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

It's been several weeks since I went to see this one so this won't be the most indepth review.

This movie was a lot better than I thought it would be. I saw the first one more because I liked the cast than for the movie itself and I'm always worried about sequels anyway. However, they did a fantastic job with this one. I certainly was not expecting to be as funny as it was. I laughed really hard at a lot of the movie, both the dialogue and the action.

All the actors were great. I really like that Kiera Knightly got a lot more screentime and that they didn't go insane and make her all girly-girl all of a sudden. Orlando was good again as well. And I swear Johnny Depp was even better than he was in the first one. I don't know how he manages to walk that line between good comedy and hamming it up so well. If this character was in anyone elses hands it would be awful. It would be way over the top and annoying.

The only downside to the movie was that it was a little to long. There were some action sequences that they could have cut a bit to tighten it up. Other than that it was a great movie and well worth seeing.

Paid full price and would pay that much to see it again.