Monday, November 30, 2009

Movie Review- Four Christmases


It used to be so easy. You come up with a concept for a comedic film, you cast Vince Vaughn, he improvises for 2 hours and you make a $100 million. But after a while fans catch on. You can't play the same characters over and over for a decade and fans just accept it. You almost insult their intelligence. Just ask Will Ferrell.

"Four Christmases" looks good on paper. Funny Vince Vaughn and cute Reese Witherspoon together having to go to four different Christmases with their weird family. But something got lost between the paper and filming, and that's real unfortunate.

Plot:
Happy couple Brad (Vince Vaughn) and Kate (Reese Witherspoon) spend every Christmas avoiding their families. But after a travel mishap the two are forced to visit their families all in one day.

PROS:
Vince Vaughn is funny, and as old as his shtick gets, he still manages to get real genuine laughs. His best scene was at Kate's mother's boyfriend's church where he is tricked into playing Joesph in the church's nativity play. In that one scene he showed exactly why he is so famous. You might not roll on the floor laughing, but its light-hearted and fun enough to provide solid laughs.

CONS:
The movie just seems half-assed. It seemed slapped together. The jokes were set-up properly, but the jokes didn't land. They had a real chance to pile it on some good laughs by making the family members eccentric and out of the ordinary. But all the families were one-note and had no depth to them. Though they followed some of the traditions of family/holiday comedy, they rushed all the storylines and dove head first into a lackluster climax. Vaughn and Witherspoon lacked chemistry and Witherspoon seemed lost during some of Vaughn improvisation tirades, which all seemed like an attempt to save a weak script.

Recommendation:
Wait til it comes on HBO

Written By:
Matt Allen
Caleb Wilson

Directed by:
Seth Gordon

Main Cast:
Vince Vaughn ("Old School", "Fred Clause")
Reese Witherspoon ("Walk the Line", "Election")
Robert Duvall ("Apostle", "Tender Mercies")
Jon Favreau ("Rudy", "I Love You, Man")
Tim McGraw ("Flicka", "Friday Night Lights")
Mary Steenburgen ("Melvin and Howard", "Stepbrothers")
Kristin Chenoweth (TVs "Pushing Daisies", "RV")
Dwight Yoakam ("Sling Blade", "Crank")
Sissy Spacek ("Coal Miner's Daughter", "Hot Rod")
John Voight ("Coming Home", "Transformers")
Katy Mixon (TV's "Eastbound and Down", "State of Play")

Similar Titles:
Nothing Like the Holidays, The Family Stone

Next Review:
Terminator Salvation- Trailer

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Movie Review- Funny People


Judd Apatow is a man that over the last few years I've come to admire. He is a talented director, who knows how to utilize his actors best talents. He adds senses of realism and makes you feel like you are in their circle of friends. Like you know them. Alot of the conversation Apatow guys have in his movies are similar to the ones my friends and I have. I guess that's why this film resonates with me. But i refuse to be bias, though i probably liked this movie more because it is an Apatow movie.

PLOT:
Legendary comedian George Simmons (Adam Sandler) hires struggling comic Ira (Seth Rogen) to write jokes and assist him after he finds out he is dying.

PROS:
Out of all the Apatow movies of recent years, this film has the most heart of all of them. You do have the usual smut and raunchiness, but its done in a way where it fits the characters in lieu of being just dialogue used to shock. You get the feeling that the characters are true to life. Apatow wisely creates a world around the characters that you feel could actually be plausible. I thought the coolest thing was how Apatow uses actual home video or former commercial and movie clips from the last 2 decades to make George Simmons more of a real character. I especially like the opening clips from the early 90s where Sandler is making prank phone calls to local restaurants while Ben Stiller, Judd Apatow, and Jeaneane Garofalo laugh in the background. And you can't beat the hilarious cameos by Eminem, and Ray Romano. And i died laughing when James Taylor yelled "F*ck Facebook" at a myspace event. Priceless.

CONS:
The tone of the movie was never light, it had realistic sadness mixed with solid comedy, which truly displayed Sandler's strengths as an actor. But once the Leslie Mann storyline was further fleshed out, some of the magic of the original storyline and dialogue got lost in the shuffle. Seth Rogen's character seemed to go from the main supporting actor, to an ensemble member while Sandler and Mann dominated the story. Though Eric Bana added some much needed comedy, his character was so unlikable it was hard to enjoy him as much.

Recommendation:
Rent it.

Written by:
Judd Apatow

Directed by:
Judd Apatow

MAIN CAST:
Adam Sandler ("Big Daddy", "Reign Over Me")
Seth Rogen (40 Year Old Virgin", "Superbad")
Leslie Mann ("Knocked Up", "Shorts")
Eric Bana ("Munic", "Star Trek")
Jonah Hill ("Evan Almighty", "Superbad")
Jason Schwartzman ("Walk Hard", Rushmore")
RZA ("American Gangster", "Derailed")
Aubrey Plaza ("Mystery Team")
Aziz Ansari ("The Rocker", "Observe and Report")

Similar Titles:
Knocked Up, Man on the Moon

Next Review:
Four Christmases- Trailer

Friday, November 20, 2009

Movie Review- Bruno


"Borat" was awesome. Never had i ever felt more uncomfortable and amused at the same time. The "sequel", like many sequels, it struggles to capture the magic of the original and it sometimes can be embarrassing to watch the film try to to top itself.

"Bruno" is not as charming, the character is not as likeable, and the shock value is not nearly as...well shocking. But it is worth a few disturbing laughs.

Plot:
Exiled Austrian fashion TV show host Bruno (Sacha Baron Cohen) decides to move to the U.S. in an attempt to become a big star.

Pros:
Much like his previous film, Cohen does a good job of putting his socially unacceptable character in very awkward situations. Cohen is smart, a genius even at that. His adoption of a black child from Africa and then taking him to an all-black talk show, awesome. His interaction with manly camping men, and his make out session with his love at a UFC fighting event were purely classic. But those were the tamer of his events, and they were the best parts of the movie.

And I loved the song at the end featuring some of the greatest musicians of our time. Watch it online if you want to see it.

Cons:
Some of the situations and scenes were just...off. His attempted seduction of former Presidential candidate Ron Paul, his penis swinging video, and him giving fellatio to ghost of Milli from Milli Vanilli is funny, for a second and then gets disturbing. I understand wanting to shock and outrage, but what about being funny. You can't forget that part.

The character Borat had something that made the movie special. Borat was naive, and had a certain energy and innocence that made people's reactions to him funnier, because people seemed to put up with him longer, making the gags funnier. One long gay joke dies eventually, a naive foreigner is worth a few more looks.

Recommendation:
Wait til it comes on HBO.

Written By:
Sacha Baron Cohen
Anthony Hines

Directed by:
Larry Charles

MAIN CAST:
Sacha Baron Cohen ("Borat", "Sweeney Todd")
Gustaf Hammerstien
Josh Meyers ("Date Movie", "College Road Trip")

Similar Titles:
Borat, TV's Da Ali G Show

Next Review:
Funny People- Trailer

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Movie Review- My Sister's Keeper


This is probably the saddest movie I've ever seen. From start to finish. Sure, there are some moments that made me chuckle and smile, but overall a really really sad movie. I mean i knew a story about a little girl battling cancer was bound to me sad, but I was thinking Lifetime sad, not i might bawl like a chick sad. And that's not exactly a bad thing.

PLOT:
11 year old Anna (Abigail Breslin) decides to sue her parents (Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric) for the rights her own body after years of forced medical procedures in order to save her dying sister Kate (Sofia Vassilieva).

PROS:
I loved the acting performances in this film. Diaz, Patric, Breslin, Vassilieva, and Evan Ellingson all had great chemistry with eachother. They felt like a real family. Add Alec Baldwin and a poorly aging Joan Cusack, you got a great nucleus. Breslin, in my opinion, is continuing to prove that she is the best young actress in Hollywood. Suck it Dakota Fanning!

The story was also a believable one. A family trying to save one child but needing another to do it. It looks like a really cruel thing to do, and runs a chance of making the parents unlikable. But that manage to avoid it with good acting. The story wraps around nicely and weave in a way that could come odd as cheesy but doesn't. And kudos for not showing over-emotional death scenes in an already emotional movie.

CONS:
The acting may not have been pedestrian, but the writing was. It had a habit of stating the obvious. As well crafted as the film is, the movie did run like a Valerie Bertinelli TV movie at times, only because of the writing. Even though the twist in the story near the end was good.

Recommendation:
Rent it.

Written by:
Jeremy Leven
Nick Cassavetes

Directed by:
Nick Cassavetes

MAIN CAST:
Cameron Diaz ("Any Given Sunday", "Charlie's Angel")
Abigail Breslin ("Little Miss Sunshine", "No Reservations")
Jason Patric ("Lost Boys", "Narc")
Sofia Vassilieva ("Eloise at the Plaza", "Day Zero")
Evan Ellingson ("Letter's From Iwo Jima", TVs "CSI:Miami")
Alec Baldwin ("Pearl Harbor", "The Departed")
Joan Cusack ("In and Out", "School of Rock")
Heather Wahlquist ("The Notebook", "Alpha Dog")
Emily Deschanel (TVs "Bones", "Glory Road")
David Thornton ("The Notebook", "Alpha Dog")

Similar Titles:
I Am Sam, One True Thing

Next Review:
Bruno- Trailer

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Movie Review- Stark Trek


I'm not a trekkie, never have been, but i may turn into one if the sequels to this film are as awesome as this one. This is how an action/sci-fi movie is supposed to be made. It's supposed to have awesome special effects and great acting. All of this genre should take notice and duplicate. At least acting-wise.

A kudos are in order for Abrams and company. It's not easy to please the trekkie-nerd following, well impossible, plus satisfy people like myself who were never into past "Treks" but enjoy movies like "G.I. Joe" and "Transformers".

PLOT:
After the planet Vulcan is destroyed, James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) must join forces to intercept evil Romulan Captain Nero (Eric Bana) who is on his way to destroy Earth.

PROS:
I've said it in my earlier posts and I'll say it again, there is a bad trend developing amongst these sci-fi/action flicks. All aesthetics and poor acting. What "Transformers 2" lacked in storyline and "G.I. Joe" lacked in acting is made up for in "Star Trek".

I was impressed by the acting, but enough about that. I think the storyline was well done, once understood. Alot of trekkies have complained about the presence of the Leonard Nimoy-Spock and the Zachary Quinto-spock in the same film and no William Shatner. Well Shatner would've thrown things array and with his success as T.J. Hooker, Denny Crane, and Priceline, he may have been a distraction.

I thought the flow of the movie was even, in a good way. There were no intense cheesy close-ups, and regardless of the unrealistic story the emotions are realistic and fit the moment.

I loved the humor. There were alot of funny moments and dialogue that had me rolling. Many of the characters are deadpan, robotic and speak using proper, intelligent speech. That works in their favor, especially with their conversations.

CONS:
The only real problem is that for a good while the plot was confusing. The terminology is kind of hard to follow at first, until Lenard Nimoy-spock breaks things down. But once that happens its all good from there.

Oh wait...and I may not be a big fan, but I thought James T. Kirk was a badass, he got his butt kicked this whole film, even by spock. He may be able to lead, point a gun, and later sell products on television, but he can't fight.

Recommendation:
Buy it.

Main Cast:
Chris Pine ("Smokin' Aces", "Just My Luck")
Zachary Quinto (TVs "Heroes")
Eric Bana ("Munic", "Troy")
Leonard Nimoy (TVs "Star Trek", "Land of the Lost")
Bruce Greenwood ("Capote", "National Treasure: Book of Secrets")
Clifton Collins Jr. ("Dirty", "Crank 2: High Voltage")
Karl Urban ("Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", "The Bourne Supremacy")
Zoe Saldana ("Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", "The Terminal")
Simon Pegg ("Hot Fuzz", "Run Fatboy Run")
John Cho ("American Pie", "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle")
Tyler Perry ("Madea Goes to Jail", "Why Did I Get Married")
Winona Ryder ("Edward Scissorhands", "Mr. Deeds")
Rachel Nichols ("Charlie Wilson's War", "G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra")

Similar Titles:
G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Star Trek-series

Next Review:
My Sister's Keeper - Trailer

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Movie Review-The Ugly Truth


"The Ugly Truth" really is Ugly. Ugly is perfect for this film. It pulls no punches, it's not cute, sensitive, or patronizing. But it is a romantic comedy nonetheless. Katherine Heigl is becoming a romantic comedy veteran of late, but she does play a stuck-up,stuffy character, similar to her character in "Knocked Up". The biggest surprise comes from Gerard Butler who appears to be out of his element, but appearances can be deceiving, well it is deceiving.

PLOT:
Abby (Katherine Heigl) is a television producer whose morning show is going down the tubes. Much to her chagrin a misogynistic, crude, relationship expert and cable access show host, Mike (Gerard Butler), is hired to raise rating and in addition helps her cure her sagging social life by giving her the male perspective.

PROS:
Gerard Butler seems out of place, but truthfully he makes this movie a success. His crude, blunt, egotistical Mike adds alot of the humor and distinguishes this one from your a-typical romcom. Butler makes this a man's chick flick. Adding to Butler is just outright unique and funny moments not seen in other films. It's amazing when only a few scenes make it worth seeing, but I'm thinking that most people will laugh as hard as I did, at least i hope so.

Heigls spazz dance makes me laugh everytime I think about it. There is something about a beautiful woman making a fool out of herself by doing a silly dance.

I loved the ballpark scene. Hilarious. I wish i could descibe it, but I wouldn't give the scene justice.

The vibrating panties scene is not completely original, but it was golden.

And last, Butler's funny monologues about relationships rang true, at times and provide good, genuine laughs.

CONS:
Between the funny moments, there were some scenes that just dragged. No movie can be LOL funny 24/7 but i was highly disappointed in those in-between scenes. And I know I've said this a million times before, but the movie ended the way i thought it would, but that's romantic comedies for you.

Recommendation:
Rent it.

Written by:
Nicole Eastman
Karen McCullah Lutz

Directed by:
Robert Liketic

MAIN CAST:
Katherine Heigl ("Knocked Up", "27 Dresses")
Gerard Butler ("300", "Law Abiding Citizen")
John Michael Higgins ("Mighty Wind", "The Break-Up")
Cheryl Hines ("RV", "Along Came Polly")
Nick Searcy ("Head of State", "Cast Away")
Bree Turner ("American Pie 2", "Joe Dirt")
Eric Winter ("Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay")
Yvette Nicole Brown ("Hotel for Dogs", TVs "Community")

Similar Titles:
Knocked Up, Ghosts of Girlfriend's Past

Next Review:
Star Trek- Trailer

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Movie Review: Accidental Husband

The plot sounds intriguing. Uma Thurman might make you want to take a peak. If you like "Grey's Anatomy", though that does make me question your taste in the first place, Jeffrey Dean Morgan might make you interested. Add Colin Firth, it's sounds like a decent romantic comedy. Don't be fooled.

Though Romantic Comedies are not the most artistically advanced as some, it can be done well. Some have done it really well. But it takes talent to make a romantic comedy 1) unfunny and 2) look amazingly cheap thrown together.

PLOT:
After being dumped by his fiance due to the advice of psychiatrist/radio DJ Emma (Uma Thurman), firefighter Patrick (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) seeks revenge by rigging computer records to say they are married.

PROS:
Nothing really. I mean it has some charm, and it does provide a few chuckles, but overall the film would be a horrendous waste of money.

CONS:
There are 3 big issues that made this film a failure. 1) It is predictable. From the first 5 minutes on, anybody who knows anything about movies, will guess the film scene for scene. 2) Everything happens way to fast. Not even 3 minutes into the film, Morgan's character is plotting his revenge. No character development, no set-up, and no real start. 3) The underutlilization of Colin Firth was a serious waste of his time. I'm not a huge Firth fan, but he is talented and can be funny when given proper material. This movie certainly wasn't it.

Recommendation:
Wait til it comes on HBO.

Written by:
Mimi Hare
Claie Naylor

Directed by:
Griffin Dunne

MAIN CAST:
Uma Thurman ("Kill Bill Vol. 1", "Be Cool")
Jeffrey Dean Morgan ("P.S. I Love You", "Watchmen")
Colin Firth ("Mamma Mia", "Easy Virtue")
Justina Machado ("Full Frontal", "Torque")
Sam Shepard ("Stealth", "Charlotte's Web")
Lindsey Sloane ("Bring it On", "Over Her Dead Body")
Ajay Naidu ("Hotel for Dogs", "The Wrestler")
Isabella Rossellini ("White Nights", "Wyatt Earp")

Similar Titles:
The Proposal, Management

Next Review:
The Ugly Truth-Trailer

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Movie Review- G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra


It has almost as much special effects as "Transformers", a less complicated story, and worse acting, but G.I. has captured everything that "Transformers 2" lost, but adding a whole new list of problems to an increasingly popular genre that will more than likely continue for years to come.

I think the best action-sci-fi movies are the ones that combine creative writing, solid dialogue, and good acting. G.I. Joe is not the worst acted film in the world by no means, but it could have been alot better. There are alot of similarities between the upcoming "G.I. Joe" franchise and the "Transformers" franchise, but Joe rids itself of the slow, sentimental moments, takes all the moments with depth and makes it just as action-packed as the rest of the film. That almost makes the bad acting bearable...almost.

PLOT:
Alter being attacked delivering warheads, Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) join an elite, secret government Army unit, the G.I. Joes, who's goal is to take down an organization attempting to steal the warhead.

PROS:
I love the special effects. Just when you think you've seen it all, you get surprised. I enjoyed the humor in this film as much as i did the original "Transformers". The storyline wasn't complicated and even if you are avid fan who knows the story, all of it is delivered in a way that enables an actual element of surprise. The best casting move, to me at least, was Dennis Quaid as Hawk. He was perfect as the leader of the Joes, and he found a way deliver what were corny cartoon sayings and catchphrases and make them work. The flow of the movie was good as well. The pace was frantic, but it needed to be. We don't need slow, deep scenes in a movie like this.

CONS:
I had a serious issue with the dialogue. At times it ran dry and lacked actual depth. I hate when great action movies neglect storylines and character development. The plot wasn't complicated and it didn't need to be, but making the characters real would have worked when there were scenes void of action, mainly the flashbacks.

Now I've always liked Channing Tatum, but honestly he's not that good of an actor and I think he's a little out of his league in this one. He's low-toned, and at times emotionless. This movie may not seem like one that requires a great actor at the reins, but it really did. I'm not looking for an Oscar winner, but a Golden Globe nominee would do. That's my main problem with this genre of movies, ignoring acting and writing and relying on special effects and computer generation.

Recommendation:
Rent it.

Written by:
Stuart Beattie
David Elliot
Paul Lovett

Directed by:
Stephen Sommers

Main Cast:
Channing Tatum ("Coach Carter", "Fighting")
Marlon Wayans ("White Chicks", "Scary Movie")
Sienna Miller ("Alfie", "Stardust")
Dennis Quaid ("The Rookie", "Vantage Point")
Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje ("Bourne Identity", "Get Rich or Die Tryin'")
Rachel Nichols ("Charlie Wilson's War", "Star Trek")
Byung-hin Lee ("Hero")
Ray Park ("Mortal Combat: Annihilation", "X-Men")
Christopher Eccleston ("28 Days Later")
Joeseph Gordon-Levitt ("Angels in the Outfield", "Stop-loss")
Saiid Taghmaoui ("Kite Runner", "Vantage Point")
Arnold Vosloo ("The Mummy", "Blood Diamond")
Jonathan Pryce ("Pirates of the Carribean", "Bedtime Stories")

Similar Titles:
Transformers, G.I. Joe: The Movie

Next Review:
Accidental Husband -Trailer

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Movie Review- The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3


Tony Scott has done it again. There are bunches and bunches of action movies out there, and alot of them are a jumbled mess. But Tony Scott has always been a shade above the rest. Scott has casted Denzel Washington for the 4th time, which you can't go wrong with, and superstar John Travolta, which gives the movie credible actors to combine with a good script and plot.

NOTE: 3 actors in this film starred in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen".

PLOT:
A demoted railway dispacher Walter (Denzel Washington) plays negotiator with a criminal madman (John Travolta) after he hijacks a train in New York City.

PROS:
If two B-list actors played the lead roles, the dialogue may come out a little corny. But with Washington as an ordinary service worker, and Travolta as a genius madman, it works. I don't have to rave about these actors we all know they are great, but the two together alone make the movie great, especially since the majority of the movie their dialogue isn't in the same place, Washington from the rail HQ and Travolta on the train. They find a way to give the characters depth and make the film more than just an action movie. And speaking of action, the movie is not filled with explosions and running and shooting, it actually has a storyline. You know the movie is gonna build up to where the dispacher and madman are gonna eventually butt heads in person, but you have to make sure the build up is worth and it is. But the climax is done more smart than for effects or gun-play. It's not showy, it's just intellegent and the story line is as complicated as other smart action-thrillers.

CONS:
Despite the great plot, there are some flaws. A personal pet peeve is that i don't like the sappy love story in the middle of a solid action flick, but it's almost acceptable because it was husband and wife, in Washington and Ellis. Kudos however to not including a corny reunion between the two at the end of the day. Only three things in the plot that bug me to this very minute. One, a passenger has a labtop open and recording on the floor and two guys walk by the whole time, howd they not see it. Two, Travolta's henchmen don't seem to like him and they go their seperate ways at the end. I wish i knew their story. and last, a rat bites a sniper on the leg and he shoots into the train, kinda ridiculous.

Recommendation:
Rent it.

Written by:
Brian Hegleand

Directed by:
Tony Scott

MAIN CAST:
Denzel Washington ("American Gangster", "Inside Man")
John Travolta ("Pulp Fiction", "Hairspray")
John Tutorro ("Transformers", "What Just Happened?")
James Gandolfini ("Last Caslte", TVs "Sopranos")
Luis Guzman ("Waiting...", "Nothing Like the Holidays")
Michael Rispoli ("Mr. 3000", "Invincible")
John Benjamin Hickey ("Freedom Writers", "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen")
Ramon Rodriguez ("Pride and Glory", "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen")
Aunjanue Ellis ("Undercover Brother", "Ray")

Similar Titles:
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (1974), Money Train, Enemy of the State

Next Review:
G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra- trailer

Monday, November 2, 2009

Movie Review- I Love You, Beth Cooper



I HATE YOU BETH COOPER!

Well, not really. I do like Hayden Penettiere, she's is freakin' hott! There i said it, she is smokin', and I felt this way since i first seen her on "Remember the Titans" 10 years ago. I didn't join the team when with everybody else when she was casted in "Heroes". And despite this awful movie, she has never looked better. Too bad this movie was awful and no matter how hott she is, I am, according to Jules Forde, a movie snob, though i prefer movie elitist. I will never watch a movie because the lead character(s) is hott. If i could go back in time knowing what I know now, I would've watch the movie on fast forward on mute just so all i take from it is Hayden Penettiere.

PLOT:
Lifelong nerd Denis Cooverman (Paul Rust) has always been on the outside of the popular kids looking in. At his graduation during his valedictorian speech, Denis snapped and announced his love for popular cheerleader Beth Cooper (Hayden Penettiere). To get revenge Beth and her friends decide to show Cooverman how it feels to be popular for one night.

Pros:
For less than 10 seconds you get a glimpse of Hayden Penettiere's side boob. Hmmm. Almost enough to make me recommend this movie, but not enough. Good contemporary pop music soundtrack too.

CONS:
This movie has all the elements I hate most in bad movies. Bad acting, worse writing, depth-less characters, and genre stereotypes. This movie has all of it and more. There are a few genuine laughs, but they are spread very far apart in this movie. The main characters are boring and their shticks run cold quickly. Penettiere's, who is playing a cheerleader again, Beth Cooper is not remotely likable, even after the film's half-hearted attempt to give her character some realism. Her friends, played by Lauren London and Lauren Storm, give off even worse acting performances and their characters leave nothing to be desired, especially Storm who plays an unrealistic slut whose lines get worse as the film proceeds. And i don't know who Paul Rust is, but i hope i see him in something else, because as of right now, I have no idea how he even became an actor and what caterer he slept with to get this role. And shame on Chris Columbus for directing this movie! What happened to you man? If i were Columbus i would go to my imdb page and delete this from my resume.

Recommendation:
Never, ever see this movie.

Written by:
Larry Doyle

Directed by:
Chris Columbus

MAIN CAST:
Hayden Penetierre ("Remember the Titans", "Racing Stripes")
Paul Rust ("Semi-Pro", "Inglorius Basterds")
Jack Carpenter ("Sydney White")
Lauren London ("ATL", "This Christmas")
Alan Ruck ("Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Speed")
Cynthia Stevenson ("Home for the Holidays", "Agent Cody Banks")
Lauren Storm ("The Game Plan")
Shawn Roberts ("Cheaper by the Dozen 2", "Jumper")
Samm Levine (TVs "Freaks and Geeks", "Inglorius Basterds")

Similar Titles:
Sydney White, Miss March

Next Review:
Taking of Pelham 1 2 3- Trailer