So the whole document-every-movie-in-2011 didn't work out that well, did it? I was thinking of trying again with 2012, and here we are, February and I'm making my first post, which will be a quick catch-up of movies I remember having seen since the new year began.
THE ARTIST
Good, but felt more like an interesting cinematic exercise than anything really emotionally engaging. I was super tired the night I saw it, though, so that might have affected my enjoyment. I did think that the movie looked beautiful and that the two leads were super engaging, but it didn't really have the oomph I expected it to. Maybe a victim of super high expectations.
HAYWIRE
Super fun action movie with excellent fight sequences. Gina Carano isn't a good actress but she has tremendous screen presence and she carries off the action sequences super well. The plot was kind of all over the place, and it seemed silly at times, but it was overall a really fun movie with tremendous performances from Michael Douglas, Michael Fassbender, and Antonio Banderas. Really enjoyed it.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
I saw this in the theater in 3D because I was taking my cousin to the movies and this was what she wanted to see. I continue to dislike 3D but the movie was still a fun experience; the songs are excellent and I hadn't seen the movie in so long that I'd forgotten some plot points. Good fun.
ONE FOR THE MONEY
I read the first seven or so Stephanie Plum movies, but it's been so long since I looked at one that I was lucky not to have really specific expectations going in. The movie felt low-budget and frustrating in a lot of ways because there were some elements that worked well (Katharine Heigl) or almost well (the wacky supporting cast) and a couple of big elements that didn't work at all (the male romantic lead). The movie has a 3% freshness on rotten tomatoes and while I can't defend it as a GOOD movie, it wasn't the kind of movie I'd expect a 3% fresh movie to be. Entertaining enough.
