2 Mini Reviews for the Price of One!!

Okay, so here I am doing Mini Reviews again. I promise this is the last time. I had problems posting photos with Blogger the past few weeks, which prevented me from adding my reviews last weekend. So, I fell behind. So, I'm just going to do two mini reviews of films I saw last weekend. Starting this Friday, full reviews, all the way. Now that all the problems have been fixed, I can go back to my regular format. Expect full reviews of Inglourious Bastards, Post Grad, Shorts, and The Hurt Locker this weekend. For now, here are the two mini reviews of the other films I saw last weekend...

The Time Traveler's Wife - An interesting concept is brought down by a half-hearted execution. Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams play two people who fall in love, despite the fact that he is inflected with a strange and unexplained disease that causes him to suddenly disappear and reappear in another place and time. They try to make the marriage work, but find it hard to deal with simple things, such as having a child. The movie also tries to make it work, but finds it hard due to a lack of passion between the two leads. The pace is sluggish, the story never really grabs your attention, and the whole thing just seems like a lot of wasted talent.

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard - Jeremy Piven (from TV's Entourage) leads a talented and energetic cast in a movie that just doesn't deliver. It's not for lack of trying. This comedy, about a band of "mercenary" car salesmen who try to save a failing auto dealership by staging a grand Fourth of July sale, has some laughs and everyone seems to be giving it their all. Problem is, the movie never takes off. Too many gags fall flat (They hire a D.J. for the sales event named D.J. Request, who refuses to take requests - ho, ho.), and the whole thing is never as funny as it should be. Will Ferrell shows up in a cameo as a guy who dies in a parachuting accident dressed as Abe Lincoln while holding a sex toy. After Land of the Lost and now this, the guy should really start being a bit more picky about the projects he chooses.

I repeat - Full reviews to start again tomorrow. Thank you for your patience.

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