The Descendents
I was really looking forward to seeing this, but became bored with it VERY fast! George Clooney is an amazing actor, but this film was not his best. His character Matt King, was trying to reconnect with his two daughters that became estranged from him because he worked all the time. Their mother had an accident on a boat (or so I think….it was that bad!) and she is in a coma due to this incident. In the midst of it all, Matt’s oldest daughter Alex, explains to him about her bitterness towards her mother. She was having an affair with a man that was in real estate. Long story short, they pull the plug on the mother, the children continue to use their potty mouth, but with their loving, out-of-the-loop father, and end the film with a bowl of ice-cream and blankets. I give the film a 4 out of 10.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
I am always interested in anything that Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock do! This movie is based on the book by Jonathan Safran Foer, about a young boy who has a phobia of experiencing life. With the tragedy of September 11th, he finds clues from his father that leads him to an adventure. Thomas Schell, who is played by Hanks, has a meeting in the Twin Towers on the day of the attacks. His son Oscar, played by Thomas Horn, believes his father left him a key to find the mysterious lock. I won’t give away the whole movie, but the message behind the actual story is quite uplifting and inspiring. You are left with the notion that everyone has lost something or someone in their life -- within this, we are all connected. I give this film an 8 out of 10.
Albert Nobbs
This movie is now officially on my top list of movies! This film got mixed reviews, rolled eyes, and confused brains. Here’s the thing -- you have to have an open mind to stories such as the one of Albert Nobbs. The film was honest, painful, and realistic - and I truly believe that Glenn Close should have won the Oscar for Best Actress for this film. Glenn, who plays the role of Albert Nobbs, is a woman disguised as a man during the early 19th century. I also do not want to give away much of the story line, but within Albert’s self-exploration, he meets a painter who is also a woman disguised as a man. Through the knowledge of understanding their reasoning for doing so, they become close friends and Albert comes to feel he can stop hiding the truth and become free. There are some parts of the film that are hard to follow, but overall, the story is touching and quite realistic for the time period. I give this film a 9 out of 10!
