Reign Over Me

Exciting past week in the life of an entertainment junkie....
First free movie of the week was Reign Over Me. Liked it a lot. Was very excited Adam Sandler was bold enough to move away from the scatology into something more serious. The verdict is still out over whether or not this was a better serious turn then Spanglish. I think he was more believable in Spanglish...I watched him and wasn't like "Oh that is Sandler trying to be serious" A few times in the ROM I was like yup that's Sandler...which I feel should never happen with great acting. At the same time it was a very dramatic turn and his passion made me cry....I'll admit it it wasn't a great movie but it still made me cry so it was good enough! I was also a little disappointed with Don Cheadle because he is such a fabulous character actor and I just felt like there was X & Y in this movie but it was missing the Zing. The characters were underdeveloped and I'm not sure whether to attribute that to poor script writing or to lazy acting.
Still its a heart felt piece and I think a fabulous way of easing into modern ideas like 9/11 etc. Plus the courtroom scene really got me and it was a nice surprise to see Donald Sutherland and B.J Novak. Good enough drama to rent for sure.

Also had the fortune to go see Miss Carrie Underwood in concert this weekend. Super great show. Intimate theatre which is always best but she is so powerful they could have cranked her mic down a bit at times. Josh Turner opened up on this tour and he is just so yummy with that Barry White-Esq voice made for country. Carrie played an amazing set...all the hits....all the great classics and some great new ones. The costume changes blew my mind and the laser lights....a little much but she is still young & impressionable. For the encore she came out and did two covers one of paradise city which just her voice and the song was so divine and ended the evening with before he cheats....her claim to mainstream success. overall fabulous show....the crowd could have gotten rowdier but that is the Midwest for you.

delicious week for entertainment. keep on keepin on.