Coming to America

Movies I enjoyed on a flight from London to Atlanta:

17 Again.
Cutesy. But Fun. Not stereotypical remake of BIG or anything like that. Unique little twists and the humor was fun. Effron was surprisingly good at acting, not just goofing in the flick and the supporting cast was a nice support. I enjoyed it a nice flick for families with teenage/above kids or just to watch for giggles.

Gran Torino.
Could Clint Eastwood be anymore bad ass? One would think not but the man will be hitting 80 next year and he is still the greatest force in the American film industry. Gran Torino shows how he is quite seriously getting better with age. His snarling, his character arch, his choice in locations/cars. Brilliant. Not to mention he is not only an actor but a director and mentor to all young films everywhere. Young Hollywood needs to take notice. It is not a get rich and famous quick scheme it is about the art. Even if you are good at your art, as Eastwood has proven to be the masterpiece maker of American film, you would pray you would have 1/8th of the career Eastwood has had. This is an unmissable film as are almost all of Eastwood's other works. If you miss this film you are missing one of the best dramas put out in the past few years.

2 Lovers.
Okay I didn't really enjoy this one but I was out of options for ones I haven't seen before so I had no choice but to sit through it. And it is a challenge to sit through it. Pheonix is fading fast and with this being his last film before his "retirement" from film and maybe this is why. Because the movie is goofy. Unentertaining, the characters are unrelatable. It is listed as a drama but that is just because there is no category in the video store for horrible-crap-waste-of-film movies. There really should be.

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