Saturday, February 4, 2012
Welcome to the Movie Review and Movie Summary site by Michael The Moviegoer. Your place for movie recommendations with helpful movie reviews of the latest theater releases. Be sure to check back often so you don’t miss a review. Movies are rated from zero stars (Embarrassing) to **** Stars (Excellent).

War horse

December 3, 2011
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“War Horse” does for World War 1 what “Gone With The Wind” did for the American Civil War. It humanizes it by telling stories filled with real characters that we grow to care deeply for.

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The Iron Lady

November 26, 2011
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“The Iron Lady” is a vehicle for Meryl Streep to portray Margaret Thatcher, the UK’s prime minister from 1979 to 1990.

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Hugo

November 26, 2011
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“Hugo” is not just a film for children, it’s a film for families. It’s also a real treat for cinemaniacs everywhere.

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Rampart

November 15, 2011
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Set in Los Angeles in 1999, “Rampart” is a character study of one corrupt cop working within the Rampart division of the LAPD.

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The Artist

November 13, 2011
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“The Artist” is a black-&-white silent movie about Hollywood in the 1920s made by a French director (Michel Hazanavicius) with two French stars in the leading roles.

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We Need To Talk About Kevin

November 10, 2011
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“We Need To Talk About Kevin” is a psychological drama about a seriously troubled and potentially dangerous young boy.

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Janie Jones

November 10, 2011
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A heartwarming charmer with a few dark edges, “Janie Jones” is the story of a has-been rock star bonding with the teenage daughter he never knew he had.

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J. Edgar

November 9, 2011
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Clint Eastwood’s film of J. Edgar Hoover is from a script by Dustin Lance Black, the Oscar-winning writer of “Milk”. DiCaprio does do a good job of portraying this man who headed the FBI for nearly half-a-century until his death in 1972

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Young Goethe In Love

November 8, 2011
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As a rebellious law student in Leipzig, Goethe fails his exams and is sent to Wetzlar to reform. Here he meets his muse and the love of his life Charlotte Buff.

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The Double

November 8, 2011
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An ex-CIA agent is brought out of retirement to track down a Soviet assassin long thought to be dead. But when a U.S. senator’s throat is cut in the trademark style of the assassin, the CIA wants to re-open the case.

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