Blue Valentine

Q: What’s the movie about?

A: The two halves of a married couple (Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams) reminisce about how great their relationship used to be, as it quietly falls apart.

Q: Who’s in the movie?

A: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Mike Vogel, John Doman, Ben Shenkman, Faith Wladyka, Jen Jones

Q: Is this movie worth the price of admission?

A: Proceed with Caution. If you've ever been in a marriage, you probably already know how this one goes. And if you haven't ever been in a marriage, it's probably because you think this is how it will go.

Q: Will this movie make me laugh?

A: They go to a motel for a sexy weekend and book the "Future Room," which is about the most depressingly funny place to try to make romance that I've ever seen.

Q: Will this movie make me cry?

A: The great thing about not being in a marriage is that you don't have to cry about how lonely it's making you feel. Hey, I'm not the one writing these movies. I'm just picking up what they're dishing out!

Q: Will this movie be up for any awards?

A: Michelle Williams is up for an Independent Spirit Awards, but Ryan Gosling is the one who would've had a chance of winning.

Q: How is the Acting?

A: The performances are the main reason to see this film. Both Gosling and Williams show complexity and depth as they display their youthful joie-de-vivre in the scenes when they first meet and fall in love, and contrast that with their tired, worn-down married sides, in all the rest.

Q: How is the Directing?

A: It almost looks like they shot on film and then tried to make it look like poor quality video. That seems a little moronic to me, but the only other possibility is that they shot on video and then used special effects to make the "print" look scratched. Which, I'm sorry, is equally moronic.

Q: How is the story/script?

A: The story somehow manages to hold your attention despite the nagging feeling that it won't ever amount to anything more than one random couple's rise and fall from love. Which it doesn't.

Q: Where can I see the trailer?

Blue Valentine Trailer

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The House Bunny

Q: What’s the movie about?

A: After Shelley (Anna Faris), a Playboy bunny, gets kicked out of the Playboy Mansion because she's too old (27), she moves into a sorority where she finds a new home and a new family.

Q: Who’s in the movie?

A: Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone, Kat Dennings, Katharine McPhee, Rumer Willis, Beverly D'Angelo, Christopher MacDonald, Kiely Williams, Dana Goodman, Tyson Ritter, Sarah Wright, Owen Benjamin, Rachel Specter, Monet Mazur, Hugh Hefner, and The Girls Next Door

Q: Is this movie worth the price of admission?

A: Proceed with Caution. This is a slumber party movie for all ages!... Of people who are slumber party aged. So make up some popcorn, roll out your sleeping bags on the floor, and get your itching powder ready (yes, that is a Brady Bunch reference)-- we're gonna have some fun!... And maybe even a pillow fight.

Q: Will this movie make me laugh?

A: They give it a lot of go's, and you'd have to be pretty stoned-faced to not fall for at least one of their dumb blond jokes.

Q: Will this movie make me cry?

A: If you're a dumb blond you might feel sad when you realize we're laughing at you, and not with you... Then again, don't worry, you'll probably never realize it. I mean, let's face it, you're blond!

Q: Will this movie be up for any awards?

A: No, but at least it's losing with sexiness.

Q: How is the Acting?

A: Anna Faris is charming and lovable, as she always is in this role (see almost everything on her credit list), and a few of the girls proved to be well on their way to the A-list, including Emma Stone, Kat Dennings and Sarah Wright who plays the Mean Girl/antagonist in a very grounded way. But some of the acting is downright annoying! I don't like to pick on no-names, who are just trying to break off a little piece of the pie, but Dana Goodman's over-the-top performance seems to be plucked out of a totally different kind of movie (most likely one starring Adam Sandler), and I spent a fair amount of time staring at her just to make sure she wasn't Rob Schneider in drag. I'm still not convinced... Also annoying, in a different but equal way, is Colin Hanks, who brings nothing to his role but a fancy last name. With all the actors out there, I shouldn't have to suspend disbelief for the part when the lead actress says that her love interest "is really cute."

Q: How is the Directing?

A: Most of the moments were caught on film. Notice how I didn't use the word, "All."

Q: How is the story/script?

A: I am a huge fan of these writers and their genre, but they've done better. On the one hand, I commend their valiant effort to keep the ditsy airhead character alive, on the other hand this story is strewn with character changes that contradict how said characters are set-up, and it's filled with leaps of logic that are preposterous or predictable, and sometimes both.

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