Wednesday, May 21, 2008

The Nanny Diaries


As this was a movie I had barely heard of, I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. If you watch it with a DVD player that edits out the language for you then you are set to go. (There is brief strong language.) Scarlett Johansson does a great job as a nanny in NYC, and she is more believable and less painted than in some of her other films. The romance is pretty much just a side plot, with the main idea of the movie being self-discovery and as the tag line says, "Life on top as seen from the bottom." Another cool thing about this movie is that it is framed as a documentary--the lead character offering social commentary throughout. At the end you find that it is her application to NYU's graduate school in anthropology.
P.S. The Harvard Hottie is pretty hot, I must say :)

Monday, May 19, 2008

Made of Honor


This movie was cute, but I would have enjoyed it much more if all the crudeness and swearing had been cut out. I didn't understand half of the crass lines that the characters said, but I knew they were bad. I also heard that it was a lot like My Best Friend's Wedding, which I haven't seen, but with a happy ending. I enjoyed it and Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan acted well, but I would suggest it edited if possible.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Iron Man


While the beginning of this movie has some not-so-good parts showing the decadent life of the main character, once you get past that part (a heated bed scene), this is a great movie. The plot is excellent, the dialog 100 x better than Transformers, and Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey play their parts exceptionally well. I thought the villains were a bit over-the-top, but overall this movie is very entertaining. One of the few movies that I didn't regret paying full price for.