Little Children (2006) - 3/5

Little Children (2006) - 3/5

I thought this movie was going to be more like a 4 or 5, but it fell short at the end. I felt like they got to the last 20 mins and were like "Man, we gotta wrap this up quick!"

There was so much tension and drama building and building - maybe they built it up too much for them to handle.

They characters are all pretty unhappy and disillusioned in one way or another and escape into their various weaknesses most of the time. While some seem excusable others are "evil." I'm not sure if we're suppose to see them as similar or what... unfortunately, I'm not super motivated to analyze this movie b/c of the weak ending.

Well acted and a decent movie (though disturbing at times) but falls short late in the game.

(500) Days of Summer (2009) - 3/5

(500) Days of Summer (2009) - 3/5

Good movie, not a love story.

For the most part this was good. Zooey Deschanel is great, but didn't really shine here as much as usual.

I liked the format of the story telling, but in some cases they didn't pull it off.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) - 2/5

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) - 2/5

The action was too "big" - way over the top to the point where I was just like "whatever, did we win?" I guess I'm showing my age b/c kids are probably loving it.

Also, when an action scene w/ "people" is pure CGI, I just don't really care how big the "stunts" are b/c it's a "cartoon." I started thinking this from the Spiderman movies - "Who cares he can swing from a building and do 10 flips? It's a cartoon. Why not 20 flips?"

The story was ok, but I never bought into the mix of unrealistic and reality. How did this girl in a few years become a dominant evil force on world-wide levels? Granted, it's not meant to be realistic, but I didn't buy into their mix.

Dark Blue (2002) - 3.5/5

Dark Blue (2002) - 3.5/5

I liked this movie - good tension, action, characters, etc.

I like when movies parallel other events (and/or real events like the Rodney King officers' trial in this one).