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Sherlock Holmes, A Game of Shadows Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law do it again in this funny, suspensful film. Loved the characters, story, and fab locations. Great for all ages too. As you can probably guess, Gladstone was my favorite!!
Snowflower and the Secret Fan This film is set in China and goes back and forth between the friendship of 2 girls in the present, and 2 girls in the past. I loved the book and was so looking forward bicycle tours in france to this film. I actually enjoyed the film, but because they wanted to keep it to 2 hours, there were a lot of details that were really important to the story which were either left out or only touched upon. My suggestion would be to read the book first, then see the film.
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Soul Surfer True story of Bethany Hamilton, a teen surfer from Hawaii who lost her arm in a shark attack. Love this inspirational and moving film and good for all ages (except young children due to the shark/arm).
Biutiful Film stars Javier Bardem as a divorced father of 2 children who finds out he is dying of cancer. It is set in the slums of Barcelona and it truly shows the seedier side of life. It is sad and quite a "downer" movie. The acting was good, but this is definitely not for everyone.
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Sixty Six Set in the summer of 1966 in London, a young boy prepares for his upcoming bar mitzvah, but a world cup soccer game could create all sorts of problems for the event. I totally loved this quirky and fun film. If you liked Little Miss Sunshine, don't miss this one.
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Farewell My Concubine In keeping with the Chinese themed books I've been reading, I decided to watch this film about 2 opera stars and their lives...it is almost 3 hours long, so still have more to go...
The Help Film version of the popular book. EXCELLENT!! Loved the book and it was great to have the characters come to life. Definitely not a chick-flick, and I found the film version true to the story.
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The Adjustment Bureau Stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt as a couple who meet and fall in love. The circumstances that caused this to occur were not supposed to happen and now they are running from the Adjustment Bureau. Sorta sci-fi. Interesting idea and not bad, but not great either.
Rango Animated film starring Johnny Depp as a lizard who becomes the town sherrif and must rescue the town from a severe draught. Cute and interesting characters, but not really something young children would enjoy.
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The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest As with the other two films in the series, this was excellent and thought the characters were true to the book. Loved this film, and definitely recommend it if you liked the first two.
The Black Swan Excellent film starring Natalie Portman as a dancer who covets the role of the black swan/white swan in her company's production of Swan Lake. Suspenseful and not always easy to tell what is real and what is imagined by the main character. Not for young children.
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Salt High action spy film, a la the Bourne series. I thought it was terrific and it really kept you on your toes trying to figure out which side everyone was on. I can definitely smell a sequel and look forward bicycle tours in france to seeing more of this cool character Evelyn Salt. Definitely recommended.
Remember Me Story of brooding young man (Robert Pattinson) who becomes involved with a troubled young woman on a dare, and falls in love. Pattinson plays character that is too similar to the brooding Edward in Twilight. Just could not find any redeeming qualities in this film.
Fantastic Mr. Fox The animation was cute, but I didn't care for this film (based on the book by Roald Dahl) very much. The best part were the villians. I don't think kids would care for it all that much either.
Hachi Film stars Richard Gere and Joan Allen. Man adopts dog and dog wait for him at the train station each day, even after the man no longer rides the train. Heartwarming and sweet, much like My Dog Skip. Rated G.
Young Victoria Film about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in the early part of their relationship. English history, love, and beautiful costumes. Not for everyone, but English history buffs will love it.
Brothers Film about two different brothers, a marine who goes to fight in Afghanastan and the other who just got out of jail. The marine is captured by the Afghan soldiers and endures much abuse. During this time, his wife is told he is dead, and his brother tries to turn his life around by helping the wife and her two daughters. The trouble really starts when the marine is found and comes home. I found this movie to be very sad and depressing, and not something I really enjoyed at all.
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