Friday, March 26, 2010

An amazing story!


Last night, I watched the Blind Side with my mom and boyfriend. We had all been wanting to see it and the reviews for it have been nothing but excellent! And my review promotes the movie even more!

It's about a teenage boy with a very troubled past who is taken in by a wealthy christian family. He is accepted in a high class school and the teachers all doubt his ability, at first. He goes by the name Big Mike for obvious reasons, and is seen to have potential in football. Instantly the family grows attached to him and wants to learn his story, but he is very quiet and doesn't like to remember. The mother of the family especially, is very passionate on helping Michael, and it is a life-changing event for the whole family. 'Big Mike' forms a relationship with the adorable son of the family, he goes by the name SJ (which are my initials, so i especially grew a liking to him). SJ adds comedy to the movie and helps Mike get into shape. Once he is on the football team and everyone sees his great ability, College scouts go crazy and want him for their team. Throughout the movie there are obstacles to overcome and a theme of protection.

The award-winning movie is based on the true story of now NFL player Michael Oher. It is also based off of the book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, by Michael Lewis. At the end they show pictures of the real life Michael Oher and his adoptive family. It is very inspirational to see the nuture of the family and progress of the boy.

Basically, you need to see this movie! I don't want to go into too much detail about the plot and what happens. It's a touching film, with great actors. The star is Sandra Bullock, who did an amazing job with this movie, some people say it's her best! But unfortunately she has been cancelling her appearances due to the new controversey between her and her cheating husband, Jesse James. It's very unfortunate timing and my heart goes out to her at this time when things should be happy and all about her new movie rather than her personal life and how she is probably hurting.


More famous cast members include country singer, Tim McGram along with Lily Collins who is the Daughter of Phil Collins(singer-songwriter). Also, many of the coaches featured as the college football coaches, play themselves.


( Above are pictures of the Acting Family alongside the Real-Life Family. )

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Imagine That


I recently rented a movie called "Imagine That" (2009), starring Eddie Murphy and young actress, Yara Shahidi. It was about a little girl, Olivia, who carries around her blanket everywhere, and talks to her imaginary friends through it. Eddie Murphy plays her father, a bigtime financial executive whose career is his main priority. His ex-wife asks him to take Olivia for a few days, and at first it isnt fun for either of them. Olivia wants to have fun with her father, but he is too busy for her and more of a disturbance than a pleasant guest. One night while Olivia is near her father and with her magical blanket, she calls it goo-ga. Through her blanket, she travels to a magical world and is close with princesses. The princess's give her advice about the companies her dad is dealing with. Once her dad realizes the information these imaginary princesses are telling him are proving to be true, he becomes hungry for more of the information everyday. Throughout the movie, he forms a relationship with his daughter and has fun, while advancing in his career. At the end of the movie, he was offered a higher position, and commended for choosing time with his daughter rather than being at the companies disposal whenever and whereever.


This movie was so cute! It's filled with laughs for all ages. I enjoyed watching the father-daughter relationship form through sillyness and imagination. The names of the princesses were very amusing also! If you're ever looking for a happy, feel good movie, you might consider renting this one! :)

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Brooklyn's Finest


This Weekend I went to the movies and saw Brooklyn's Finest. It had a great cast, which included Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke and Wesley Snipes. The storyline revolved around 3 cops, all with different intentions and individual issues.

There is Tango, or Clarence, who is undercover and has been for too long, resulting in his wife wanting a divorce. Throughout the movie, he becomes torn between who to become legal to, the police, or the criminals. You also see how much he misses his wife, along with a normal life.

Then there is Sal, a religious man, who doesn't necessarily have good morals when doing police raids. With the stress of having to support 7 children and a wife, he's trying to get enough money for a new house. He's a dirty cop, out to get himself money.

Finally you have Eddie, an officer who has been on the force for over 20 years and will retire in 7 days. He is separated from his wife, and lives a lonely depressed life. He's awaiting retirement and is an honest guy.

The stories of these 3 individuals come together in the last scene of the movie. It ends tragically, I wish some parts would have been differently. I walked out of the theater with positive feedback regardless of the ending. It was a good movie. There was a lot of action and a good amount of drama. This movie was also full of suspense, I didn't know what was going to happen next! I think that's a good trait for movies to have, it keeps you wanting to watch.

I'd tell everyone to go see this movie, but beware of the graphic scenes that include gunshots, and shootings left and right. There was also a bit more nudity in the movie than I would have liked, but guys will probably enjoy it. I think it portrays cops pretty well, because I am not a fan of cops. Some are actually honest and want to do their job, but I think many others crave the power and abuse their authority to better themselves. Brooklyn's Finest shows the different types of cops, and the things that they witness and deal with. Go see it! or at least rent it when it comes on DVD!