It’s been nine years since Up floated into theaters and into your hearts. Pixar produced one of its most memorable characters, Carl Fredricksen (Edward Asner), and by far one of the saddest animated movies of all-time. Not only did Pixar follow-up the Oscar from Wall-e in 2008, they snagged back to back awards thanks to … More Up (2009)
Almost every Disney princess story takes advantage of the young, naive, and innocent girl. This time around we find the beautiful and talented Tiana, who has big dreams and goals that will give her happiness. Of course a jealous witch doctor plan to mess with her dreams and ability to win the heart of Prince … More The Princess and the Frog (2009)
In an attempt to draw the audiences back to the theater for one more trip down memory lane, studios gave us a Friday the 13th remake. Did we need this? Nope. Was this good? Not really. Did they alter the original idea behind the character? Yup. At no point in the previous movies did Jason … More Friday the 13th (2009)
The Trotsky has been on my watch list for several years. Just watching the trailer peaked my interest, not because I’m a huge fan of Jay Baruchel or Ivan Trotsky, but because I was interested to see a guy think he was a famous communist leader. Set in Montreal, featuring a whole bunch of Canadian … More The Trotsky (2009)
State of Play was an intriguing look into the life of a journalist who has to decide whether a high-profile friendship has to come to end when a dead secretary promises to derail a federal investigation. Jammed pack with an amazing cast, Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Jeff Daniels, Jason Bateman, and Helen Mirren, … More State of Play (2009)
The International had a pretty decent premise, but with the exception of an epic gun fight in one of the world’s most renown museums, kinda failed to leave an impact in the genre. Clive Owen always gives a great performance, while Naomi Watts always felt like she was part of the story but not part … More The International (2009)
9/10 I love Did You Hear About the Morgans. I totally understand people hate Hugh Grant and/or Sarah Jessica Parker, but I love watching these two mismatched people struggle in the countryside compared to the big city. On the downside of a marriage, these two will have to make it work while in witness protection … More Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
6/10 For years I thought this movie was about something totally different. Despite how powerful this story is, acted out by a great group of actors and actresses, I dislike how much focus was put on the girl with the illness. That may sound harsh, but the whole point of the story is about the … More My Sister’s Keepers (2009)
3/10 The Lovely Bones was brilliant and horrible at the same time. Stanley Tucci was as cold and calculating as you would expect for heartless killer, yet to see what happens to him…well that was just terrible writing. I didn’t feel sorry for Rachel Weisz, but sympathize with Mark Wahlberg who never gave up. The story … More The Lovely Bones (2009)
6/10 When studios find a diamond in the rough and make millions, they gave us a sequel. Paranormal Activity 2 was actually a solid way to continue the story from the first film. I spent the majority of the time looking for the scares instead of following the story. Face it, we all know what … More Paranormal Activity 2 (2009)
Ten Stars or Less 