Jumat, 29 Oktober 2010

Real Milwaukee - Halloween Movies

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Halloween Movies for All

Halloween, a time for scares, chills and more; but what are some movies the whole family can watch? And what are some that are really, adults only endeavors? Here are a couple of suggestions for you if you’ve got a party planned to keep everyone happy.

For the youngest kids

Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown – Everyone has to watch this at Halloween, right? It doesn’t matter how old you are, the Great Pumpkin doesn’t get old.

Casper (1995) with Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman – Sure it’s 15 years old, but it still is one of the more family friendly Halloween films around. Hey come on, he is a friendly ghost.

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit – This one is REALLY underrated. Great animation that will have kids of all ages enjoying the entire experience, it’s a must see eventually.

ET – Have you phoned home yet? E.T. the ride is still going strong at Universal Studios in Florida and you will enjoy this film. Can you believe that one of the most popular movies of all time still has a number of fans to be made with kids today.

PreTeen
Monster House – One of the more recent films on the list, I really love Monster House. A couple of scary sequences keep this from being perfect for even the youngest kids. I think most can handle this, but to be on the safe side, keep it to preteens. You all remember that house on the block that scared everyone; this movie takes a look at that house and everything surrounding it.

Coraline – I really like this film, in fact the biggest problem I thought when it came out was that who knows who will see it. It’s a bit dark but preteens through teens with enjoy this look at another world. My original review is here. (CORALINE review)

Ghostbusters – The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, The Keymaster, Who Ya Gonna Call? ‘Nuff Said!

Poltergeist – They’re here! Classic frights that might be on the edge of younger viewers liking, but most viewers of any age have had a chance to look at this, and let’s face it, this has got creepy past connections to the actual film, well worth checking out.

Aracnnophobia – Spiders, spiders everywhere. Are you afraid of spiders? You will be after you see this fun film.

Gremlins – Again – this is a classic. Gizmo, Stripe, and mayhem when you feed them after midnight.

Older Teen/Adult
Halloween – Really, the one that 16+ should enjoy on/around this time of year, Halloween is a blast to experience. Make sure you check out the original with Jamie Lee Curtis as that is really fun.

Friday the 13th (Original) – The original, the beginning of the legend of Jason. Before he stalked campers at Crystal Lake, he was a boy like any other. This goes through the origin of the story.

Adult
Witchboard – Ouija boards scare me. Witchboard deals with Ouija boards. Yeah, you put it together.

The Omen – What is it with the classics that makes all of them scare me more than most of today’s films.

Amityville Horror – I still remember freaking out at this as a kid, even reaching out to find everything I could read on the supposedly true story on which the film was based.

Saw – The original had a bit of the proper creep factor, after that…not so much.

The Shining – Classic Jack, another one of those that there is not much more needed to be said.

Alien – A Sci-fi / Horror film that will scare you silly! Lucky us it has a brand new (Crystal Clear) Blu Ray edition available. It’s worth going to the store to pick this one up. Turn off the lights, and turn up the volume and it will be creepy!

Best you probably don’t know about
The Descent – I saw this film a couple of years back in a small screening room and it’s stuck with me. There are very few “scary” movies that get shown to the press in advance of release. Not so with The Descent. If you are at all claustrophobic, this will have you scratching at the walls.

Frailty – If you believe in God and have a faith background this will have the skin on your arms standing on end! It’s a story about a man who is supposedly being told by god to kill bad people. Directed and starring Bill Paxton, this is one of those films that will shake everything inside of you. Is this real and is that what’s creepy? OR is this an excuse, and the man a psychopath?

Still the creepiest there is…
The Exorcist (and it is newly available in Blu Ray) – No question, I’ve seen this movie multiple times, and each time I do I get the same result (Major Goosebumps and hairs that stand on end)! Now, in its newest form, this one is the perfect film to watch in a darkened room if you really want to be scared. Hard to believe a film from the early 70s can hold up this well, but they found a way to scare you then – and it’s remains scary today.

Have a safe and fun Halloween everyone!

Senin, 25 Oktober 2010

Home Screening Room - Back the the Future on Blu

Just From Theaters

Sex and the City 2 (Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth) The girls are back and this time they are headed out of New York for a different adventure, and they will definitely have fun. Not for me, but hey I’m a guy…maybe don’t listen to me.

Winter’s Bone (Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Dale Dickey) Jennifer Lawrence is getting a lot of buzz for awards consideration. Here’s your chance to get a peek and see if she should be in the mix.

Also new this week…
Altitude
(Jessica Lowndes, Julianna Guill) Check out the trailer below



Attack on Darfur (Billy Zane, Edward Furlong, Kristanna Loken)

King of the Avenue (Ving Rhames, Simon Rex)

Lake Placid 3 (Yancy Butler, Colin Ferguson)

Last Day of Summer (DJ Qualls, Nikki Reed)

Other fun stuff released today.
CSI: New York
– The Sixth Season
Star Wars The Clone Wars: The Complete Season Two

For the Kids
Have a Laugh:
Volume 1 and Volume 2 – More Disney fun for your day.
Thomas & Friends: Best Tales on the Tracks

And Finally
Back to the Future Trilogy
(Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd)
It’s here, it’s on Blu Ray – what are you waiting for? Go out, buy it. Show it to your family, and more. Instead of a trailer here, I’ve got a link to the website – it’s at http://www.bttfmovie.com/ for you perusal.

Pick of the Week
I’m in for Back to the Future. There hasn’t been a title I’ve gotten this excited for in quite some time. I can’t wait to share this with my daughter.

Pop Some Popcorn, Pop a Pepsi, and Pop in a DVD and remember to Save Me A Seat!

Jumat, 22 Oktober 2010

Review - Hereafter

What Comes Next?

It’s a question that we all ask ourselves. What comes next? When we leave this earth, what can we expect? It makes for a fascinating new film from Director Clint Eastwood and Writer Peter Morgan.

There are three different arcs in the new film Hereafter that merge together and deal with current, topical situations that have taken place in the world.

Marie (Cecile De France) is a popular French reporter. On vacation, enjoying life and her success she is met with the unthinkable. She is a part of the tsunami that rips apart the lives of thousands. During that tsunami, she dies for a bit, and her life will never be the same after seeing the other side.

Marcus and Jason (Frankie and George McLaren) are twins that are dealing with a tough home life. They will do anything for each other to keep their family together. But tragedy strikes and life is not the same without the twins working together to preserve the remaining family unit.

George (Matt Damon) used to talk to the dead. He can still talk; he just chooses not to any more. As he is trying to reacquaint himself with a normal life he meets a woman in a cooking class (Bryce Dallas Howard) who is fascinated by the stories, and in the infancy of the relationship wants him to see what he “sees” with people from her past. But as George is quick to warn her, these readings do not always lead to a stable relationship.

All of these individuals have needs, and it is the hereafter that will connect them. What lies out there, and what do people look to find out about the future? Is there more than what we have on this earth?

Anyone who has a religious foundation has a belief of what comes next. Most people who don’t have that religious foundation also have an idea of what DOESN’T come next. But who is right? Eastwood examines the hereafter in a clever and unique way. The use of three stories to come together is an intriguing and clever way to develop thoughts and questions about the topic.

The problems with the film are mainly in pacing connecting the arcs dots. Eastwood has always been someone who moves at a deliberate pace, but here it felt like this pacing was not beneficial to the overall film. While times it works (the tsunami destruction and deaths), other times it is too much. And when the arcs meet, it feels like a forced encounter that has a lot of the natural feel sucked out of it.

There are solid performances by Damon and De France here that will stay with folks for a long time. Moments in this film are brilliant, but it just felt overall like a disappointing effort at a truly fascinating topic.

Expecting a lot when I sat down in the theater, Hereafter came up short. And despite my unabashed love of Clint Eastwood and everything the man does; I found myself asking the same question as those in the story. What comes next?

B-/C+

Hereafter
Warner Brothers Pictures

Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Matt Damon, Cecile De France, Jay Mohr, Bryce Dallas Howard

Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic elements including disturbing disaster and accident images and for brief strong language.
Runtime: 129 minutes.

Rabu, 20 Oktober 2010

See Back To The Future at your local AMC Theater

Are you a Back to the Future fan? I am -- and this weekend on Saturday 10/23 and Monday 10/25 at two selected showings you can get a chance to see the 25th Anniversary print for the original Back to the Future. You local AMC theater is showing this film so click the link below to see exactly which theater, and even order tickets. If you go, let me know what you think -- oh and did I mention -- the anniversary will also lead to a Blu Ray release for the films NEXT WEEK!

TO get more information or tickets -- click the link below.

http://www.amctheatres.com/bttf/

Selasa, 19 Oktober 2010

Home Screening Room -- Looking Under The Oceans

Just From Theaters

Predators (Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga) – Why haven’t I been able to see this film? Come on, Adrien Brody and some crazy creatures in a jungle…why wouldn’t you want to see this film.

Oceans – Disney Nature takes you below the surface of the majestic oceans that make up the world we know. An amazing thing to see with Blu Ray technology.

Also new this week…

Agora
(Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella)
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos – more Disney Nature fun with flamingos.
The Hitman Diaries: Charlie Valentine (Michael Weatherley, Tom Berenger)
Holy Rollers (Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha) – Hasidic Jews, smuggling ecstasy between Europe and the US. Based on actual events in the late nineties.
Journey to Promethea (Billy Zane)
The Killing Machine (Dolph Lundgren)
Mirrors 2: Evil Lives (Nick Stahl)
Please Give (Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt) – A Manhattan couple manages their life and more. Gotta share the trailer here.




Shoot the Hero! (Jason Mewes, Danny Trejo)
Smash His Camera
Until the Light Takes Us
– an incredible look inside the world of black metal and the people that it affects. I got to screen this late last year and really was taken by the honest reality that was pulled from the participant in a scary but real film.

Other fun stuff released today.
The Bionic Woman:
Season One – the original Lindsay Wagner series comes home.
Man v. Food: Season Two
Pee Wee’s Playhouse: Complete Collection
The Real L Word: Season One
REO Speedwagon: Not So Silent Night – come on, it’s REO!
Scooby’s All Star Laff-A-Lympics: Volume 2 - One of my favorites growing up!

And Finally
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
(Tim Allen, Elisha Cuthbert, Andie MacDowell)
Tim Allen isn’t the nice guy in this one, or he is…depends on your point of view. I love Elisha Cuthbert so I’ll give anything with her a chance.



Pick of the Week
Not much this week, but I would definitely take a peek at Oceans on Blu Ray. Disney Nature is known for getting incredible footage in Earth and now the second film, Oceans, will take you into a majestic kingdom.

Pop Some Popcorn, Pop a Pepsi, and Pop in a DVD and remember to Save Me A Seat!

Review - RED

Sorry this is the abbreviated version.

I’m In!

Mysterious agencies have kept us safe for ever, but what happens when the men and women of those agencies get older. Well of course, they become Retired Extremely Dangerous agents!

Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) is trying to move on with his life in retirement. His one joy is talking to Sarah (Mary-Louise Parker) who helps him when he “loses” his pension checks. But he’s about to be chased down like those he used to chase, and Sarah will become a part of the cross country chase that will bring some of his former co-workers back together. As he gets the “band” back together, do they still have what it takes to fight back.

Ok, you’ve seen the ads, Helen Mirren – with a machine gun, it makes me smile! These are actors that I would watch do anything, and they don’t disappoint here. This is action packed fun for every guy.

Great actors, great action, and Helen Mirren with a machine gun – I’m in!

B

Red
Summit Entertainment

Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker and Helen Mirren

Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence and brief strong language.
Runtime: 111 minutes.

Review - Jackass 3D

Abbreviated Version.

2/3 Genius, 1/3 Gross – All Genuine

Though years have passed since the Jackass guys were causing a firestorm with parents around the world, they come back to the screen and feel like they’ve never missed a beat.

Johnny Knoxville and his merry band of players are back to wreak havoc will all parts of the body and every bodily function. If it’s a male body part, it will get poked, prodded, stung, hit, glued or just plain beat up in this film.

Some of the stunts make great use of the technology to enhance the joke, others are just plain gross. 3D technology will never be the same once these boys are through with it.

I have to admit, being a guy, 2/3 of this film was pure delight. I laughed as hard as I can remember at mindless humor. But then there is about a third of the film that is pure gross out humor. And this gross out humor will make you want to take a shower. There is no way I will ever remove those images from my brain.

Clever humor, clever stunts, and a whole lot of craziness keeps Jackass 3D from being pure dribble. When it’s funny, it’s really funny, but when it’s gross, it’s really gross. Not everyone will enjoy this, but if you generally like this type of humor, it’s time to pay for the 3D and enjoy the madness.

C+

Jackass 3D
Paramount Pictures

Director: Jeff Tremaine
Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn, Dave England, Preston Lacy

Rating: R for male nudity, extremely crude and dangerous stunts throughout, and for language
Runtime: 94 minutes.

Jumat, 08 Oktober 2010

Review - Secretariat

A Great Ride

Horses fascinate people of all ages. Children always exclaim, “I want a pony!” As you get older, horseback riding is something most want to try. Getting up on top of the beautiful animal and riding with your hair flowing in the breeze has been romanticized more times than one can count. And then there are the animals that race. Muscular and built like any finely tune athlete, these are the horses that become legends. Secretariat would seem to be a story that was written only for the screen, but in fact, it happened.

Penny Chenery (Diane Lane) loved horses. Her father was the proud owner of racehorses for as long as she could remember. But he has reached the point in his life where he can’t really manage the once proud stable. And after Penny’s mother passes, she returns to help her father save the thing he so loved.

As the housewife from Colorado examines things, she realizes that she needs to make more decisions about the stable for her father. And she knows her horses, she was a daddy’s girl growing up, and still holds the passion for the powerful animals. She’s there to help, trying to split time with he family in Colorado and the farm in Virginia. When a special red horse is born, she sees an animal like no other. She knows this horse is special.

After a special selection process, Penny gets her horse, and the training begins. Lucien Laurin (John Malkovich) is trying to retire from the business, but the golf swing isn’t quite up to par. Penny is looking for someone honest to take over their stable, but Laurin isn’t interested. That is until he takes a look at a special red horse and the bloodline that he came from. Despite thought of as the inferior of two horses born together, it is this horse that will make a name for Penny and Lucien.

As they train him, they realize just how unique he is, in every way. When he gets on the track, with the right jockey, he just might be one of the most special horses the world has ever seen. A journey through three races, a horse with a personality, life changing family events, and so much more will lead Penny and Secretariat across the finish line.

This film will pull at your heartstrings, no question about it. The story is one that is so magical that viewers, who don’t know, will be amazed that something like this could be based on actual events. And the team that puts it together knows how to work a family friendly plot.

Diane Lane is a good casting choice as Penny, bringing the drive and desire to a character who is passionate about horses. The real star of the cast is John Malkovich. His portrayal of the colorful character that knows horses makes for a fun addition to the film. The interactions between Lane and Malkovich run the gamut of emotions and are a special thing to watch.

The challenge in this film is that at times, it tries to get cute and cuddly just too much. It borders on cheesy from time to time with reporters that have lines that could have been much more real in feel and tone. But despite the times it is cheesy, despite those occasional over the top portrayals, it got me.

I found myself sucked in to the story. Despite knowing the outcome and how things would end, I wanted to cheer for Secretariat. Any time a film can take a story I know, and still make it enjoyable, that is a positive step. While Secretariat may not run to the lead of movies I’ve seen this year, it is a great ride.


B+

Secretariat
Walt Disney Pictures

Director: Randall Wallace
Cast: Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Scott Glenn, James Cromwell

Rating: PG for brief mild language.
Runtime: 116 minutes.

Review - Life As We Know It

It Wasn’t Supposed To Be Like This

Anyone who has had kids has had the discussion. In the unfortunate situation where both parents would pass away at the same time, who would care for their children? Holly (Katherine Heigl) and Eric’s (Josh Duhamel) best friends have chose them, and the unexpected has happened. Now it’s up to them to raise Sophie and try to maintain lives that are almost total opposites.

They tried to date, a long time ago, and it was an unmitigated disaster. In fact Holly and Eric don’t like each other one bit. Being forced to live together, under the same roof, and raise a child was not in either of their plans. Can they make it work? That is, can they make it work without killing each other?

They both try to keep their lives, jobs and dating in tact, but this will be a bigger challenge than either of them expected. Will they make it? Or will Sophie end up getting lost in the cracks.

Have you seen the trailers for this film? If you have, you’ve seen this movie. This really disappointed me. You head through a roller coaster of emotions as one point tries to be funny and then abruptly we switch to a more serious moment. There seems to be a lack of flow, though that is what can happen in this type of relationship.

Heigl has played this role before, so there is not much memorable from that standpoint. I did like Duhamel as Eric, but this seems like something that is right in his wheelhouse from an acting perspective.

Overall the film was way too uneven and disjointed to get excited about. Women will like it more than men, but only slightly. And, please, despite the cute baby in the commercials – this is PG-13 and if you think your 8-10 year old will like it, you may be red faced more than once. Life As We Know It wasn’t supposed to be like this.


C-

Life As We Know It
Warner Brothers Pictures

Director: Greg Berlanti
Cast: Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas

Rating: PG-13 for sexual material, language and some drug content.
Runtime: 112 minutes.

Rabu, 06 Oktober 2010

Home Screening Room -- Beauty and the Beast Diamond Edition

Home Screening Room

Just From Theaters

The Karate Kid (Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson)
The new version of this film brings the story to a new generation. Didn't thrill me, but lit up the box office...so check it out if you've missed ti.

A Nightmare on Elm Street (Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara)
New version of this hit, that wasn't shown around these parts. I like Jackie Earle Haley, so it's worth taking a peek.

Splice (Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley)
Horror film that just didn't resonate with me. I know some people that have felt this is one of the best films of this type to come home in awhile. That's what other people are saying---not me.

Also new this week…

30 Days of Night: Dark Days – sequel to the really scary theatrical release, does this pick up where that left off?

Beauty and the Beast: Diamond Edition – a beautiful transfer that will shine on your HD system. See the “pick of the week” for more.

The Human Centipede

The Lottery – Documentary following African-American families looking for that lucky ticket to a better future for their children.

The Oxford Murders (Elijah Wood, John Hurt)

The Rig (William Forsythe)

Rust (Corbin Bernsen)

The Secret of Kells

Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back – Really? Really? No I didn’t get a chance to see this but Really?

Other fun stuff released today.
Ally McBeal: The Complete Fifth Season – The Calista Flockhart television series comes to season five of DVD release

Bones: The Complete Fifth Season – more mayhem with this FOX show

Cake Boss: Season 2

Medium: The Sixth Season

For The Kids
Backyardigans: Christmas with the Backyardigans

Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Princess Kai-Lan

Peanuts: Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales

Phineas & Ferb: A Very Perry Christmas

Veggie Tales: Christmas Sing-A-Long

And Finally...

Fred: The Movie

Umm…just watch the trailer…really…nothing more to say.





Pick of the Week
That Beauty and The Beast Diamond Edition is loaded. The DVD & Blu-ray not only includes the DVD and a Blu-ray copy, but also a SECOND Blu-ray disc full of bonus features. I can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t want to add this to their collection.

Thanks!

Pop Some Popcorn, Pop a Pepsi, and Pop in a DVD and remember to Save Me A Seat!

Jumat, 01 Oktober 2010

Review - Let Me In

Creeps and Chills in a Different Vampire Movie

The fascination with vampires has dated to before the dawn of time, no really.

So that really is an exaggeration, but it does seem that way. From Twilight to True Blood, vampires are front and center in movies and television shows everywhere. When they decided to remake Let the Right One In there were many who were skeptical, as this was a horror film people wanted left as it was created.

Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is having trouble in school. He is getting picked on viciously and doesn’t quite fit in with the other kids. And the other kids have no intention of getting along with him. Being the outcast is never an easy road to travel, but Owen is doing his best.

As Abby (Chloe Moretz) moves in next door, Owen finds someone who seems as mysterious as him. He finds her sitting in the courtyard of their complex and wants to know more, but all he is met with is the refrain that they can’t be friends. Despite that, they keep meeting in the courtyard and a friendship develops.

Los Alamos is a small town and when a young man is murdered, everyone wants to know what happened. Why did a man get brutally dissected and have virtually no blood remaining in his body? The friendship progresses and killings continue. Abby even lets Owen see her true self; will that be the end?

This is a quiet film that knows when to explode on the screen. A good mixture of bloody disgust with a bit of hair standing on end is featured in this tale of bonding. Two kids, uniting over their differences are standing together to help each other. It’s a unique coupling and one that can only work with the right cast.

And they have found the right cast here. Kodi Smit-McPhee expands on the performance that he had with The Road last year. He is the perfect person to play the kid that is on the outside looking in. Combined with Chloe Moretz, the two make a great couple of kids in different places in their life. And the two of them carry the bulk of the screen time, so it is vital they got the right actors.

There are moments that are a touch cheesy, but as a whole this has more creeps than chuckles. I found myself creepily enjoying this very adult oriented horror film. Let Me In got inside my head and came out a winner.

B

Let Me In
Overture Films

Director: Matt Reeves
Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Moretz, Richard Jenkins, Elias Koteas

Rating: R for strong bloody horror violence, language and a brief sexual situation.
Runtime: 115 minutes.

Review - The Social Network

Friends, Finances, Facebook

Ask around. You’d be surprised who knows about Facebook. Everyone is using it. Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister, Co-Workers and that old high school flame all have accounts. But how did this massive social network come to be? What’s the back story?

Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) is known now has one of the creators behind Facebook. He is one of the youngest billionaires the world has ever seen. But years ago we see he was just like any other awkward college student.

Harvard has seen all types and Zuckerberg knows his computers. After a disastrous date, Zuckerberg hits his computer and proceeds to trash his girlfriend online for the world to see. Oh, and while he’s at it, he creates a web site that let’s Harvard have their say on who’s hotter. It doesn’t take long for thousands of hits and Zuckerberg to make a name for him around campus.

As his legend grows on campus, so does his circle of friends. Sure he has his best friend Eduardo (Andrew Garfield) that is with him the whole way. But there are folks like the Winklevoss twins that look to have brought him the idea to create a Harvard facebook. As Zuckerberg makes new friends, he works on new ideas; ideas that will lead him the creation of The Facebook.

The Facebook is just the beginning. As advertisers are sought and The Facebook starts to grow, Mark and Eduardo are gaining popularity around the campus. Girls are paying attention to them, fraternities want Eduardo, and life is good. But as a growing property, The Facebook needs investors. The search leads Zuckerberg to Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake). Parker was the founder of Napster and is still looking for fresh, smart ideas.

Zuckerberg is enamored with Parker’s success, and this new relationship could lead to an expansion of The Facebook, and maybe even a name change too.

Now, everyone wants a piece of Zuckerberg and Facebook. Who created it? Who owns it? What will become of this new entity?

It is rare that a movie about a topic so rooted in pop culture can be as engrossing as The Social Network. Directed David Fincher has taken the story of one of the most popular pieces of today’s society and woven Aaron Sorkin’s script into an intelligent and thought provoking examination of legal and ethical norms. The pacing and development of the film keeps it interesting throughout.

Casting this film, there are a number of wins. First, Jesse Eisenberg as the Facebook creator delivers a stellar and moving performance. He shows the emotions of guy who is constantly picked on and just wants to fit in. He wants a girlfriend and wants to belong. Eisenberg creates a character who you feel sympathy for one minute, and hate the next.

Andrew Garfield delivers in his supporting role, but he is overshadowed by the performance of Justin Timberlake who knocks virtually every scene out of the park.

Start to finish, The Social Network delivers the goods. It comes to life as a legal movie, a pop culture movie, and a popular movie all rolled into one. This is one film that will definitely be in the “LIKE” column.

P.S. – Parents take note, this is a HARD PG-13. Between some of the drug use (that includes a scene where partygoers snort cocaine off of a flat stomach. And there is a scene where the boys and girls get a bit frisky in a bathroom stall. You probably will not want those that are just old enough to see this film, (13, 14, 15 year old kids) to see it.

A

The Social Network
Columbia Pictures

Director: David Fincher
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield, Rashida Jones

Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, drug and alcohol use and language
Runtime: 120 minutes.