Quick Movie Reviews

I’ve seen a few movies lately, but as none of them really stuck to mind as particularly outstanding or unforgettable I thought I’d collect the latest bunch here and give a mini-review of each. There have actually been more than this, but the rest were so ordinary that maybe they’re better off like this – forgotten.

Sideways is a story about two very different friends who head for the vineyards of sunny California for a week before the other guy’s wedding. In a weird way, this movie has some Finnish qualities in it. You may learn a lot about wine and you’ll certainly want to go on a wine-tasting tour yourself, but I was a little bothered by the lead characters. Basically, both are weird. The other happily finds what you could call life during the movie, but the other is just a stupid cheating liar who doesn’t really deserve the good things that do happen to him. Good acting, some juicy moments and overall a nice movie, but not quite as good as I had expected based on several reviews. I’ll give this one 3.5 out of 5.

Closer was an interesting look into the somewhat intertwined lives of two couples. While the plot is not entirely believable at all junctions, the characters are at least somewhat realistic in their, shall we say shortages. I got a little bit of a mixed feeling of the movie overall, however – there were elements of drama, comedy and romance, but not enough to really call it any of those. Goes to the “average+” category of 3+ out of 5.

What a Girl Wants was the kind of movie I would assume critics would bash. Entirely predictable with no plot twists to speak of, I still liked it. It was the kind of feel-good family comedy that there are too few of these days. Basically just good, clean fun. Very nice. Keeping in mind what it is and what it’s not, I’ll rate this 4 out of 5.

The Prince and Me was another romantic comedy that likely will not please the critics. Not quite as good as the above (What a Girl Wants) IMO, but still quite entertaining in its own class. I was somewhat bothered by “Eddie’s” extremely sudden change of behaviour in the beginning of the movie and the chemistry between the main characters wasn’t always evident, but those are somewhat minor details. Had some potential for a better flick, but was okay as it was. Perhaps 3 out of 5