THE DILEMMA: NO CHOICE HERE, PASS

It's the Vince Vaughn show! This may be my new worst movie of the year. If you recall, this film got a lot of bad press due to its misuse of the word "gay".Well, I've got news for you. That wasn't the worst of it. This was the first movie that I saw where the gag reel isn't even funny. The characters in this were mean and did cruel things to each other. Note to Mr. Vaughn: you are no longer a young man and can no longer play stupid young man roles. Please stop. This movie was tedious, painful, and boring. I didn't like anybody. To make matters worse it was one of the longer films that I have seen. I'm sorry Ron Howard, but this one didn't cut it for me. What a total embarrassment of a film.   

THE BOUNTY HUNTER: NOT WORTH A CLEVER TITLE

I have seen many bad movies, but s a rule I stick it out to the end just to be fair. This was not the case with this "film". Within the first 15 minutes, Gerard Butler was acting like such a doofus and Jennifer Aniston's whining and complaining was so overwhelmingly attacking my senses that it had to be turned off. It fit neither the black comedy that was coming off as just plain mean nor did it fit the lighthearted romantic comedy due to the lack of spark between the two and the lack of comedy. Do NOT waste the WHOLE DOLLAR you can rent this for with Redbox; and trust me, it would be a waste.

DANCE FLICK: Quick Bite

DANCE FLICK, WELL, IT WAS A DVD...

The smallest review I've written. In one word; no.

I love the Wayan's brothers (they could fill a small town) but this was a lame movie. I also love spoof movies, but the references were either way outdated or thrown together too quickly. Every stereotype was played and not played well. Don't waste your time.

NIGHTS IN RODANTHE

NIGHTS IN RODANTHE, DAYS IN HELL

Dr. Paul Flanner: We all make choices, Adrienne. You chose that life, you chose that man. Do you even remember who you really are anymore?

Adrienne Willis: Just stop it.

It just gets worse from there. Through a totally predictable set up we meet Diane Lane (Adrienne) and Richard Gere (Paul) in the same place at the right time. It was contrived if ever there was anything more true to the word. Both characters were less than authentic and watching the actors try to bring them to life was both sad and pointless. The dialogue was hollow and oh so terrible. It's hard to understand that these two talented actors would have chosen this to do anything but fund raise (which seems to be going around). I don't know if the movie was worse than the ending, or not, as it was hard to watch the TV screen and throw up at the same time. Total fatal movie.
BITE this: Put the clock next to the screen and watch your time wasted on this film. Yuck!

THE WOMEN: QUICK BITE

THE WOMEN: FIRST EVER FATAL CASE OF PMS
My mother took me to see the stage version of The Women. From first memory she has been a feminist trying to help women gain their own identity and power. To my mother and all the other women in the world who have been working hard to see the first woman president, I both warn and apologise on behalf of those who tried to re-shoot The Women. This was a universal star driven film which makes it such a shame. Didn't anyone look up from their script and say 'Hey, this sounds way too preachy and stereotypical, couldn't I just say okay or something instead?' The script went through several re-writes; like 10. Don't you think that after 10 there might be a lesson in that waiting to happen. It's almost as bad as the feminine hygiene or birth control ads on TV. Everyone was trying sooo hard as the words kept coming from their well polished and injected lips. More than disappointing, this movie was offensive and disastrous. WORST movie I've seen since LiLo's I Know Who...
BITE ME: This movie was a shame and a shambles and doesn't earn another word.

GET SMART

GET SMART NEEDS JUST THAT

This is a rarity in my world. A movie that I stopped watching before the end. I have seen a lot of bad movies and movies that I wished I didn't watch, but few that I didn't see to the end. Steve Carell is one of the most funny actors ever. Every week I watch the Office and it is his antics that make me laugh out loud. From what I saw in this film, that ability fell flat; as did Anne Hathaway's performance and sadly, Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock). Johnson has successfully found his other talent, which is good comedic timing. He went from macho tough guy action star to "regular" acting, comedic acting at that and surprise, he is good at it! (See Southland Tales) Again, what I saw of this film, he fell down and went boom. I am of the generation that can remember this TV show; Mr. Bond meets Mr. Magoo. Some shows were not meant to be made into movies (MOST of them) and I'm sorry to say this one got lost in the shuffle. Take my comments with a grain of salt. Perhaps I left the movie when it was just getting good. However, I was too sleepy to tell. You make the call.

NOT a pick: Just because a recipe has all the ingredients, doesn't make the food taste good.

SMILEY FACE

SMILEY FACE SHOULD BE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
If you can't say something nice...


Since the emergence of Sean Penn as Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High (including, lesser known actors such as Eric Stolz, Anthony Edwards and Nick Cage) came a new kind of character; the surfer/stoner dude. Other movies have tried to match the "dude-ness" and some came close. The gimmick in this movie is that the girl, Jane (Anna Faris), who is a "pot head" already, accidentally eats her roomie's cupcakes, which are laced with marijuana. The rest of the film is her wacky and crazy adventures. It just doesn't work... AT ALL. Even with a decent cast, there is nothing funny about this film. There are stoner women (not girls) who smoke weed (Mary Louise Parker, HBO Weeds) but no girl/young woman counterpart that come close. Faris can not hold a whole movie on her own. John Krasinski (Jim from the Office) was good to watch, but he could have been given a bigger bite of these cupcakes. Some bits work, but there aren't enough of them to save this crap. Some called it a cult classic. Let the cult have it.
NOT a pick unless you're too stoned to care. Worthless and unfunny.