Becky and I took the kids to see the new movie You Again this weekend at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Fandango website at You Again describes the movie as follows:

“Successful PR pro Marni (Kristen Bell) heads home for her older brother’s (Jimmy Wolk) wedding and discovers that he’s marrying her high school arch nemesis (Odette Yustman), who’s conveniently forgotten their problematic past. Then the bride’s jet-setting aunt (Sigourney Weaver) bursts in and Marni’s not-so-jet-setting mom (Jamie Lee Curtis) comes face to face with her own high school rival. The claws come out and old wounds are opened in this crazy comedy that proves that not all rivalries are forever…”

The Review
The movie is cute and the kids and Becky really liked it. It has some very funny situations, but it’s pretty predictable. The acting is good with Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver and Odette Yustman creating some great chemistry with their characters.

It definitely has a message about how you treat people in High School may come back to haunt you. The moral of the story is definitely “be nice” or you may regret your sins later in life. Sigourney’s character is interesting because what happened in High School to her ended up defining her life and forced her to perform and become a powerful woman.

The movie has plenty of laughs and though it won’t win any awards, it’s a very fun and light-hearted movie that we all enjoyed.

John – *** Worth The Trip
Becky – *** Worth The Trip

Conroy – **** Don’t Miss It
Corban – **** Don’t Miss It
Bianca – **** Don’t Miss It

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Becky and I went to see Easy A last night at the AMC theater in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango website at Easy A describes the movie as follows:

“The escape of a little white lie teaches a clean-cut teenager (Emma Stone) to use the high-school rumor mill to her advantage…”

The Review
Becky and I had high expectations for this film. We were looking forward to seeing it when we saw the previews. The storyline seemed like it would be a fun flick for teenagers. It’s a story about a pretty girl who accidentally starts a rumor about herself being “easy” in High School when she tells a friend about an escapade she didn’t really have with an older guy. When the rumor goes crazy she decides to play off the famous novel The Scarlet Letter by sewing an “A” for “adulterer” on her wardrobe and start dressing like Julia Robert’s character in Pretty Woman. A story that is obviously different from anything that has been done before.

The movie is funny and there are some great lines in the film. It panders quite a bit to the homosexual community, typical Hollywood, and focuses a bit too much on that audience.  The language is terrible with constant swearing and rough language.  The young characters and adults in the film swear more than a crew of drunken sailors. It was annoying and really took away from the film, so be aware of this issue.  Especially, if you decide to take any of your PG-13 children to see this one.

They really poke fun at Christians, who are the evil children in this movie spreading the rumors about the main character and incredibly stupic.  Funny that they singled out this group when the movie is about how wrong it is to make fun of people in High School, but apparently Christians are an easy target.   You have to love the hypocrisy of Hollywood as Amanda Bynes character is a total jerk and moron in this movie since she is a Christian.

Beyond the short comings of the movie, Emma Stone was really great in this film and she did a superb job with her character and definitely delivered. They had her go off the deep end with her language by the end of the film, which didn’t fit her character who was a brilliant linguist throughout the movie. Beyond that she was funny, clever and is a beautiful young actress with plenty of talent. We’ll look forward to seeing her in future roles, but I can’t say we’ll be looking for films Directed by Will Gluck or written by Bert Royal.

This one is definitely a rental at best.

John – ** Rental
Becky – * Don’t Bother

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Becky and I went to see the new George Clooney movie The American on Friday at the AMC theater in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango website at The American describes the movie as follows:

“Academy Award winner George Clooney stars in the title role of this suspense thriller. As an assassin, Jack (Clooney) is constantly on the move and always alone. After a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, Jack retreats to the Italian countryside. He relishes being away from death for a spell as he holes up in a small medieval town. While there, Jack takes an assignment to construct a weapon for a mysterious contact, Mathilde (Thekla Reuten). Savoring the peaceful quietude he finds in the mountains of Abruzzo, Jack accepts the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto (Paolo Bonacelli) and pursues a torrid liaison with a beautiful woman, Clara (Violante Placido). Jack and Clara’s time together evolves into a romance, one seemingly free of danger. But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate…”

The Review
Becky and I were apparently just a little too American for The American because we both thought this movie sucked, along with most of the movie theater we were in that were actually booing at the end of the film. I can’t say we’ve seen that happen in a movie in a long time. That’s because after watching this terrible movie for an hour and forty-five minutes it had an ending that sucked too. Which should have been no surprise. There were about five characters in the entire film. A priest, George’s character who is an assassin, his boss that he talks to on the phone periodically and a woman assassin. It could have been a really bad play or a short story instead of a major motion picture.

All we could figure is that George Clooney decided he wanted to do a movie and heard that he could go to Italy and film this low budget “thriller (?)”. There is no music in this movie, so you’ll hear everyone in the theater eating their popcorn. That was a bit annoying. You will see George do plenty of push-ups and pull-ups, along with having sex with a prostitute he is apparently in love with by the end of the movie, if that interests you?

What was the point of this film? Is it a movie about his character being an assassin or a guy trying to find himself after he realizes his job really sucks or about how getting into a relationship with a prostitute might workout after all? Is it about butterflies? or… It’s right up there with trying to figure out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, “the world may never know”.

Unless you’re in the mood for some soft porn that’s included in this movie, which wasn’t what we were wanting to see, but unfortunately was the most exciting part of the film, we can’t even suggest this as a good rental. It’s beyond boring and a complete waste of time.

John – * Don’t Bother
Becky – * Don’t Bother

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John is an auto consultant with his license at a car dealership in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com or Twitter @coolcarguy