Dean's Friday Reviews-Spiderwick, Jumper, Definitely Maybe
SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
The best movie of the week is a family film adventure, based on a best selling novel. "The Spiderwick chronicles" has got siblings fighting off creatures in the spooky old house they've just moved into.
Goblins, fairies and ogres are not happy with the new inhabitants where the one time owner hid some powerful secrets in a book that the creatures want.
The kids and some friendly creatures have to protect the book at all costs and it’s there that "The Spiderwick Chronicles" delivers one of the most exciting and inventive mythical adventures that we've seen in a long time. It never gets bogged down in confusing terminology; it’s loaded with cool effects and always with a sense of humor.
Freddie Highmore, who we know from "Finding Neverland" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" turns in his usual great performance...in fact, two performances, as twin brothers.
"The Spiderwick Chronicles" is well made...perfect for the kids...and won't bore the grown ups. A Dean's List "B+."
DEFINITELY, MAYBE
More kids in movies this week!! This time, Abigail Breslin, from Little Miss Sunshine, only she's saying and doing things that are very grown up in "Definitely Maybe"; a clever comedy-love story-mystery about a single dad, "Just Friends', Ryan Reynolds, explaining to his daughter how he met her mom.
It’s a nostalgic blast from the early 90's as Reynolds shows off his considerable comedy-skills, but also balancing this well written story about his past loves, well-played by Mrs. Sasha Baron Cohen, Isla Fischer and Oscar winner Rachel Weisz.
Romantic comedies always so predictable. "Definitely Maybe" is definitely, the opposite. A refreshing Dean's List "B+."
JUMPER
Finally, there's Samuel l. Jackson and Hayden Christensen in "Jumper." It’s the story of a young man who discovers that he's got the ability to transport himself from one place to another instantly.
For reasons, not completely explained, he’s being hunted down by a cult of people including "Samuel L", who hunts down and kills the jumpers.
The effects here are great but the storyline is a pretty thin. Still, I had fun with the movie and wished I could transport myself to someplace warmer. A Dean's List "B."
Comments
Dean, I saw a clip from the movie BONNEVILLE on the View
last week and they mentioned that the movie was coming out the weekend of the 29th. Do you know when its release date is. By the way YOUR CRACK ME UP. CAROL
Posted by: Carol Lasfalk | February 27, 2008 2:01 PM