http://www.cinemablend.com/ Movie and DVD Reviews en-us Copyright 1997-2005 Joshua Tyler Wed, 14 May 2008 14:52:36 -0400 CinemaBlend.com josh@cinemablend.com 60 IThe Foot Fist WayI is being advertised as one of Will Ferrells favorite comedies. If thats true, it may explain whats gone so horribly wrong with his career over the past few years. Clearly, the guy no longer has any idea what really funny actually is. Its not that IThe Foot Fist WayI isnt funny in parts, its just that its only funny in parts. The parts that are funny are indeed really funny, and they involve Danny McBride. Wed, 14 May 2008 00:04:33 -0400 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3153 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3153 I walked into ISpeed RacerI tonight armed with multiple viewings of the films brightly colored trailers and padded with the certainty that this was either going to be the most groundbreaking movie of the year, or one hell of a mess. Unbelievably, ISpeed RacerI is neither. Despite all the flashing lights and over the top camp, the Wachowskis have accomplished the impossible. Thu, 08 May 2008 03:37:10 -0400 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3144 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3144 McCarthy mostly lets the humor, tenderness, and humanity of his characters take precedence over political diatribes. While all four leads turn in strong performances, the movie rises on Jenkins talent, which is formidable. He turns Walter into a real person rather than a clich and that, in turn, makes the whole movie work. Even hard hearted conservatives, like myself, will find much to like in this quiet and actorly film. Mon, 05 May 2008 01:23:39 -0400 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3141 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3141 Both implausible and predictable at the same time and not in an its so bad its good way. Fine films have been made about the vagaries of Vegas, but iWhat Happens in Vegasi is not one of them. Ultimately, there is more Vegas in the title than there actually is in the film. If you must go see this clunker I pity you, try to make your escape after the Vegas montage has passed. Who cares what happens after Vegas? Mon, 05 May 2008 22:57:30 -0400 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3131 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3131 In this years summer preview edition of Entertainment Weekly, IMade of HonorI producer Neal Moritz all but admits his movie is little more than a rehash of other successful romantic comedies. He says, we couldnt do IMy Best Friends WeddingI again, but we could do the reverse of it. Unfortunately, they havent even done that much to differentiate it from the dozens of other similar movies weve all seen. Sat, 03 May 2008 12:17:11 -0400 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3135 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3135 Written and directed by Garth Jennings iHitchhikers Guide To The Galaxyi, his sophomore project iSon of Rambowi is a much smaller, more restrained effort. Without an obsessive fanbase and massive expectation weighing down on him, Jennings finds his stride using the hilarious and sweet personal story of two boys with one seemingly simple mission. Sat, 03 May 2008 12:15:41 -0400 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3134 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3134 By the end of his film Jon Favreaus Iron Man is a light and fluffy character, a superhero colored in with bright bits of crayon, but he doesnt start out that way. Ironically its early on in the story when Tony Stark, the man inside the bright red suit, is still a carefree playboy and globe-trotting arms merchant that he has the most edge. Its there that Favreaus superhero movie works best. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:07:33 -0400 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3132 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3132 Before you find yourself walking into iThen She Found Mei, make sure that A - youre a woman and B - youre in the mood for one of those low-budget, character-driven dramas about a woman whose life sucks a little bit more than yours. Keeping those parameters in mind, the film is quite compelling, carried by a solid supporting performance from Bette Midler. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:24:14 -0400 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3128 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3128 IHarold and KumarI is a bit grosser than Judd Apatows usual fare, and wont have quite the same crossover appeal as the equally stoned IKnocked UpI. But its fans will leave the theater happy. Provided they ever make it to the theater to begin with. Hard to smoke in a public place, you know. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:40:09 -0400 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3126 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3126 iDeceptioni is a lean, well-crafted sex thriller with a polished European feel and a striking visual style courtesy of first time Swiss director Marcel Langenegger. Its a quieter sort of thriller than weve become used to after so many iBournei flicks, but that doesnt mean its boring. To the contrary: there are plenty of thrills and plenty of sex packed into this briskly paced film. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:16:36 -0400 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3122 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3122 Though it stars two women and is about pregnancy, IBaby MamaI is not the standard chick flickgetting a man is not the be all and end all for any character, and you get the feeling that, by the end, Kate and Angie would be just as happy spending time together as going on any date. But it is a Hollywood comedy, and IBaby MamaI sticks a little too closely to the rules. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:29:43 -0400 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3123 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3123 If complexity were a virtue, iThe Life Before Her Eyesi would be positively saintly. In this case, however, complexity is just another way of saying huge mess with no central narrative in sight. A dirge-like character study spiked with copious amounts of female pathos, iThe Life Before Her Eyesi tries to be a nuanced examination of how unspeakable secrets burden the soul... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:47:19 -0400 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3119 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3119 In every discussion, Stein and director Nathan Frankowski stack the deck, always making the intelligent design proponents seem rational and reasonable while the evolution supporters seem to have wild beards, crazy eyes, and crackpot theories like life started on the backs of crystals. Several of the evolutionists, including Richard Dawkins and PZ Myers, claim they were misled. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:34:04 -0400 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3120 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3120 I have seen far too much of Jason Segels penis today. Not that I can imagine theres any day that would be a good day for me to see his penis, or to see it any more than I have seen it today. Regardless, I have seen too much of it, specifically after viewing IForgetting Sarah Marshalli. I mention this because it really is the only bad thing I can think to say about the movie Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:22:13 -0400 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3114 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3114 I88 MinutesI kicks off with director John Avnet living out his Asian torture porn fantasies, but before he can bring out a tentacle, the film settles down into a standard, Al Pacino find the killer thriller. The man has almost become his own, lame genre. Pacino plays forensic psychologist Dr. Jack Gramm, a man who lives his life inexplicably surrounded by scads of beautiful women. That turns out to be rather convenient for his stalker. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:53:30 -0400 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3115 http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=3115