Movie Summary of The Informant by Michael the Moviegoer.
THE INFORMANT = ***1/2
“The Talented Mr. Damon”
In “The Informant”, Matt Damon plays Mark Whitacre, a corporate whistle blower who teams with the FBI to expose global price-fixing for an ingredient used to create high fructose corn syrup. If it weren’t a true story, that plot would never [...]
Movie Summary of Fame by Michael the Moviegoer.
FAME = **
“Lame”
As the theatre lights come down and the movie begins, over the soundtrack we hear the word “remember” repeated over and over. OK… I will!
“Fame” is a film that follows a group of talented students through four years at New York’s High School Of Performing Arts. [...]
Movie Summary of Surrogates by Michael the Moviegoer.
SURROGATES = **
“Blade Bummer”
Movie plots, no matter how bad, still require some degree of logic to work. Science Fiction is the exception to that rule because it sometimes creates its own logic. “Surrogates”, a new sci-fi action flick starring Bruce Willis, simply defies logic.
Imagine a future where all [...]
Movie Summary of Dorian Gray by Michael the Moviegoer.
DORIAN GRAY = **1/2
“The Opposite Of Benjamin Button”
Oscar Wilde’s classic sinister tale of vanity run amuck is given the full-blown sweeping epic cinematic treatment by Oliver Parker. Ben Barnes plays the ageless man-boy. Only his portrait ages while he remains forever young. Kind of the opposite of [...]
Movie Summary of Extract by Michael the Moviegoer.
EXTRACT = ***1/2
“Mike Judge Extracts The Laughs”
Mike Judge’s comedies seem a generation removed from the current trend in potty-mouth humor from the likes of Judd Apatow and Kevin Smith. But I find that refreshing. It’s easy to get laughs from juvenile jokes with shock-value language, but Judge extracts [...]
Movie Summary of The Invention Of Lying by Michael The Moviegoer.
THE INVENTION OF LYING = **1/2
“The Truth About Lies”
It comes as a true surprise that the season’s most controversial film might turn out to be a romantic comedy starring Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner. The devious subversive subtext portrays religion and the stories in the [...]
Movie Summary of Love Happens by Michael The Moviegoer
LOVE HAPPENS = ***
“And So Do Funerals”
What’s wrong with “Love Happens”? For starters, it’s being widely marketed as a “star” vehicle romantic-comedy pairing two of Hollywood’s most attractive stars Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart. And that’s the only thing wrong with it. It’s not what it appears. [...]
Movie Summaryof The Boys are Back by Michael The Moviegoer.
THE BOYS ARE BACK = ***1/2
“Let’s Hear It For The Boys”
It’s only Scott Hicks’ fifth feature film in more than a decade, but “The Boys Are Back” is easily his best. That’s saying a lot for a man who was nominated for a Best Director Oscar [...]
Movie summary of The Other Man by Michael the Moviegoer.
THE OTHER MAN = *
“Insignificant Other”
As movie plots go, “The Other Man” is a real head-scratcher. Not because it’s complicated or twisty. But because it’s so dull it boggles the mind as to how it could have attracted such a top-notch cast. Liam Neeson and Antonio [...]
Movie summary of My One and Only by Michael the Moviegoer.
MY ONE AND ONLY = ****
“A Class Act”
Renee Zellweger seems to be an actress at her best when in period pieces. After playing Roxie Hart in “Chicago” and winning an Oscar for her performance in “Cold Mountain” here comes “My One And Only”, a 1950s-set [...]