I haven’t been keeping up with recording the movies I’ve been watching. So, this is an attempt to mark them all off the list in one fell swoop. It is important to note that some of these I saw a while ago (up to four month).
Chloe (2009)
IMDB synopsis:
A doctor (Julianne Moore) hires an escort (Amanda Seyfried) to seduce her husband (Liam Neeson), whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger.
Not great, but an interesting cast. It started out ok with a believable plot about an aging marriage and their separate lives. However, the story felt like it got a little far afield and unrealistic fairly quickly. I was a little surprised at the woman-on-woman action between Seyfried and Moore. Watch it if you want to see naked Amanda Seyfried. Otherwise, skip it.
2 Days in Paris (2007)
Netflix synopsis:
On their way home from an ill-fated Venice vacation, Marion (Julie Delpy, who also directs) and Jack (Adam Goldberg) stop in Paris to visit Marion's parents. But their sojourn in the City of Lights turns out to be just as disastrous as their "romantic" trip to Italy. Culture shock, run-ins with Marion's myriad ex-lovers and uncomfortable encounters with her parents conspire to make Jack feel even more estranged from his worldly paramour.
See it!! I watched this movie for a second time this year and enjoyed it just as much as the first time. Goldberg’s sarcastic character was hilarious and there were genuinely funny situations. Julie Delpy wrote, directed, and scored this film. Her voice was both light hearted and thoughtful. The nature of relationships, family, aging, and so on were discussed with a anthropologically detached yet emotional perspective. I definitely think it is a movie that both men and women will enjoy – it’s not a romantic comedy per se.
The Ghost Writer (2010)
IMDB synopsis:
A ghostwriter (Ewan McGregor) hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister (Pierce Brosnan) uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.
Not bad and is especially worth seeing if you are a Roman Polanski fan. Setting this movie on the coast of Martha’s Vineyard was a good move for the filmmaker. The stormy, grey, brooding weather and ocean was the perfect backdrop for the secrets, politics, and moodiness of this movie.
The tension and rivalry of the two female leads, played by Olivia Williams and Kim Cattrall, kept my attention. As Prime Minister Adam Lang’s right hand woman, Kim Cattrall (Samantha in Sex and the City), walked the bitchy/subservient line well, but had an awful accent. As Adam Lang’s wife, Olivia Williams (Miss Stubbs in An Education) was the real winner; she was a strategic yet coy seductress.
The A-Team (2010)
IMDB synopsis:
A group of Iraq War veterans looks to clear their name with the U.S. military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed.
Ugh. Saw this one on the flight back from NYC this month. It was barely palatable, even as mental food on a plane. I used to watch the TV show as a kid even. Please skip it.
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
IMDB synopsis:
In New York City, an estranged couple (Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant) who witness a murder are relocated to small-town Wyoming as part of a witness-protection program.
Double ugh. This movie was so, so bad. I watched it on one of those nights where you just want to switch off and not challenge your brain. This movie is perfect for that.
There are more, but this post feels long enough.
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