The Next Three Days

Stars:
3 3/4 stars

Lose who you are to save what you love.

Lara Brennan is arrested for murdering her boss with whom she had an argument. It seems she was seen leaving the scene of the crime and her fingerprints were on the murder weapon. Her husband, John would spend the next few years trying to get her released, but there's no evidence that negates the evidence against her. And when the strain of being separated from her family, especially her son, gets to her, John decides to break her out. So he does a lot of research to find a way. (Source: IMDB)

Starring: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks
Released: 2010

Megan's Movie Review:
Stress Fest. Intense. At times in the movie I couldn't keep watching because it stressed me out so much. I felt so bad for the husband & son because the wife was in prison. But I couldn't believe that he would murder, lie, and steal for his wife just to get her out of prison? Didn't he think about his child?! And then making his child a part of his crimes.. What if they got caught? There were so many moments in the movie that were close calls. He was pretty thorough in his research and making sure that his plan was successful. Ugh it stressed me out so much. And it wasn't a scary kind of stressed, it was just plain stressful. "Is he going to get away?" "Everything seems to be going wrong." Those were my thoughts. In the end, it was good and (*Spoiler*) she was innocent. I thought for sure she had done it but she really didn't. Well, I would recommend watching this movie. It was intense.

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Wild Target

Stars:

3 1/4 stars

They said 'Take her out'. He got the wrong idea.

Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin, who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims, Rose. He spares her life, unexpectedly acquiring in the process a young apprentice, Tony. Believing Victor to be a private detective, his two new companions tag along, while he attempts to thwart the murderous attentions of his unhappy client. (Source: IMDB)

Starring: Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert Grint
Released: 2010

Megan's Movie Review:
The reason why I put this movie on my Netflix list was because Rupert Grint was in it. I am a Harry Potter fan and I think he is a good actor. I love his humor. So this movie.. It was pretty good. It did have some sexual comments in it that I didn't like and we did fast forward through a scene in the movie. It didn't show anything but it was inappropriate. I laughed a lot at Rupert Grint, especially when he kept shooting this guy and apologizing for it. He shot his ear off and it was rather funny. It had some dry humor in it and it also had some British humor in it that I didn't understand. If I was British maybe it would've been funnier. I couldn't believe that she fell in love with the guy because he was not attractive. Overall though, it was entertaining.

Thoughts?..

You Again

Stars:

3 3/4 stars

What doesn't kill you... is going to marry your brother.

As a teenager Marni was the kind of girl no guy would go near and would be tormented by the mean girls, and no one was meaner to her than Joana the head cheerleader. Years later, she's a successful woman with a good job. When she goes home for her brother's wedding she discovers that her brother is marrying Joana. When they meet she wants Joana to apologize for the way she treated her but Joana feigns ignorance. When Marni tells her mother, Gail about her and Joana, Gail tells her to try and put it behind her. But when Gail learns that her aunt Mona is her old friend Ramona who was her friend in high school whom she had confrontation with years ago, Gail feels like Mona is trying to thumb her success in her nose. When Marni learns that Joana does remember her she sets to expose her to her brother. (Source: IMDB)

Starring: Kristen Bell, Jaime Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Odette Annable, Betty White
Released: 2010

Megan's Movie Review:
Fun, funny, entertaining movie! It was a predictable movie yet I liked it. I appreciated how it was only PG and it didn't have tons of sex comments in it, which it could have because it was a comedy/romance movie. I love Kristen Bell! I think she is pretty funny and whenever she comes out in a movie I want to see it. This movie was kind of cheesy at some parts but then again it was pretty funny. I can't say it is something that I want as part of my DVD collection, but it is a fun movie to rent if you don't know what else to watch. Some of the acting was not good, such as her older brother in the movie. One thing I didn't understand was at the very end when the girl got exposed about being a bully/brat to Marni (played by Kristen Bell), Marni got in trouble because she ruined the wedding. Hello?!!!! If I found out someone was rude to my child, my child would come first. But it was fun and I liked it overall.

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Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Stars:
2 3/4 stars

We're not in Manhattan anymore.

Meryl and Paul Morgan have separated since his infidelity. He's a Manhattan lawyer, seeking forgiveness. She's moved on, focusing on real estate sales. As he walks her to an appointment one evening, pleading his case, they witness a murder; the murderer sees them. The FBI wants them in witness protection until the killer is caught. He's already hunting them. The FBI sends them to Ray, Wyoming, a tiny ranch town, where they stay with the aging sheriff and his gun-toting wife (who's his deputy). Meryl and Paul must sort out their relationship while their New York ways bump up against those of the West. Meantime, Meryl knows two things that Paul doesn't. (Source: IMDB)

Starring: Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker
Released: 2009



Megan's Movie Review:
Boring. This movie for the most part was boring. During the middle of the movie it did have some funny parts, such as the bear part, but overall I was bored. I thought it would be funnier than what it was. I think part of the reason I wasn't really interested in it too was I don't like Sarah Jessica Parker. Her voice bothers me, I don't think she is very pretty (I know that's mean), and she just bugs me. I like Hugh Grant though. I like his dry humor. It's catchy and funny. When the preview did come out for this I thought it seemed rather funny but it's really not. Lame. I know. Pretty poor acting too in this movie. I don't think it is worth seeing. Also, in the end when you find out that she cheated on him while they were separated and he was all upset about it, well.. he cheated on her in the first place. Not that I am saying what either of them did was right because it's not but, now he knows how she felt.

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Life As We Know It

Stars:
4 stars

A comedy about taking it one step at a time.

Holly and Eric were set up on a blind date by their friends, Peter and Allison who are married. After Peter and Allison are killed in an accident, they learn that they have been named as the guardians to Peter and Allison's daughter, Sophie. So they move into their house and try their best to honor their friends' wishes. But raising a child puts a crimp on their style and they don't exactly get along. (Source: IMDB)

Starring: Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel
Released: 2010

Megan's Movie Review:
Well.. this movie was actually quite sad. It depressed me in the very beginning because of the couple dying and leaving their child to these two people. I don't know if it is because I am a mother now, but I just couldn't stop thinking about the child and how she would grow up not knowing her parents. It made me cry! I thought this movie was more sad then funny. Yes, there were some pretty funny parts in the movie but it was sad. I did like this movie and I think because it was rather emotional for me. The story was interesting and the ending was great. I loved it! One thing I didn't like was how you know that this guy had been sleeping around with tons of girls. It reminded me of Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, which I really hated that movie. But the neighbors in this movie were pretty hilarious and how they were all obsessed with him. It was funny watching him trying to learn how to take care of baby. Good, sad movie.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Stars:
4 1/2 stars

Take the voyage. Live the adventure. Discover Narnia like you've never seen it.

Lucy and Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with Prince Caspian for a trip across the sea aboard the royal ship The Dawn Treader. Along the way they encounter dragons, dwarves, merfolk, and a band of lost warriors before reaching the edge of the world. (Source: IMDB)

Starring: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Will Poulter
Released: 2010

Megan's Movie Review:
I really liked this movie a lot! It is a great movie for children and it has lots of imagination. The book was a fun book to read and I was really excited when this was going to come out. Like I said, it has a lot of imagination and it seems very different from the other movies. My husband doesn't like the other Chronicles of Narnia because he said they just stand around and talk/argue too much. But this one he actually liked because he said they were actually doing something, and there were so many fun things going on. The only thing I don't like about the movie is Lucy... The actress Georgie Henley just bothers me. I don't think she is a great actress. She was cute in the first movie and I know you that you should stick with the same actress throughout the movies but I really don't like her. And Susan too. Anyways, I really liked Will Poulter in this movie as Eustace. I think he played a great Eustace because in the book he is supposed to be truly annoying. He played his part well and I loved it. The end of the movie is one of my favorite parts. I love the Christian symbolism it has in this and in all the books & movies. It's fantastic and I would totally recommend this to families.

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