Double Review: Beauty Shop and Last Holiday

Huh. Yeah, I wouldn't think that I would have watched these movies either. But not only did I watch them - I enjoyed them. Both of them.

Don't get me wrong, both had plot flaws and were a bit hokey at times, but there are certainly worse movies out there right now, and the fact of the matter is, Queen Latifah is one of the most watchable stars in Hollyweird right now. Her performances come with absolutely no pretension, and she is so likable, when she's on the screen, it's almost impossible to look away.

And both of these movies are... sweet. And usually I wouldn't use that word as a compliment, but in today's world of "torture porn" movies like Captivity and Hostel 2, it's nice to see a movie that's, well, nice.

The one thing I can't figure out is why Halle Berry has an Oscar and Queen doesn't. I mean, seriously? The performance that won her that award wasn't that good, and even if it was, it should have been revoked after Catwoman. But mark my words... she'll get that Oscar, even if it takes of few more years of making safe movies.

Pan's Labyrinth

Brilliant. Absolutely fucking brilliant.

But do not be fooled... this is NOT a fairytale for kids.

Suspect Zero

I do love a good thriller, unfortunately most thrillers are cheesy and poorly written, or just too predictable.

This movie, however, IS one of the good ones. Aaron Eckhart and Carrie-Anne Moss are well cast as FBI agents, but [as to be expected] Sir Ben Kingsley is really the star of this movie. Sir Ben rocks a whole bunch. I'm not going to say anything else because Blogger has yet to get with the program and implement spoiler tags.

The Weatherman

Another movie that was kinda "eh". I could go either way.

* After thinking about this movie the rest of the night and the next morning, I've decided to mark this review as "pending" until I can give this movie a second go. I think if I watch it again, I'll get more out of it.

Last Days of Disco

Eh. It was entertaining, but poorly written and really predictable. I certainly wouldn't go out of my way.