Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Movie Review: Valentine's Day (2010)

Valentine's Day (2010)


I had been wanting to see Valentine's Day since I first saw the previews for the movie. Now, usually I stay away from all things Valentine-related. But this movie had so many actors/actresses that I really enjoy watching, Julia Roberts to name one. The idea of so many A-list actors in one film intrigued me. I wondered how they were going to pull that off. I say pretty well.

Without giving away anything to the movie, in case you haven't seen it, here's just a few things I liked about it and one thing I didn't like.

The movie portrayed all types of relationships or lack of relationships from young to old. It was neat to see all these different people's lives and how they each approach the over-rated holiday we call Valentine's Day. In some of the stories, it wasn't necessarily obvious how it was all going to turn out in the end.

The one aspect I did not like was the storyline for two of the most good-looking men in the film. It was disappointing to see how it turned out for them.


Thursday, December 3, 2009

Movie Review: The Christmas Card

Ok, I know I am supposed to be writing about books and sushi on this blog...but I decided to write a little recap on a movie I just finished watching...The Christmas Card, a Hallmark Original Movie.
The story is about a lonely soldier serving in Afghanistan who receives an "any soldier" Christmas card from a woman in a small town out west. She comes from a very loving, close-knit family and that is reflected in the personal card she sends to this "any soldier."

What is written in the card is what carries the lonely soldier through some difficult times and when he is sent home on leave, he ends up in her small town hoping for a glimpse of the life and family he wishes he had.

Not only does he get a glimpse but he is welcomed into the family with open arms, but not without some obstacles. Ed Asner plays the woman's father and along with Peter Jason as Uncle Richard, the two old men add wit and humor to the cast.

Watch the movie and find out if the lonely soldier finds what he was looking for in small town USA.
The Christmas Card
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