Queen of the Desert

See It or Skip It: Easy Virtue

Monday May 18, 2009

Tags: Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Easy Virtue, Jessica Biel, Kris Marshall, Kristin Scott Thomas, Noel Coward, Queen of the Desert, See it or Skip it, Stephan Elliot, The Adventures of Priscilla

Pardon the hideous English accent I tried to pull off but when I was done seeing the movie, I felt inspired. Based on Noel Coward's play, starring Jessica Biel (6.5 out of 10), Ben Barnes (6.5 out of 10), Kristin Scott Thomas (9 out of 10) and Colin Firth (10 out of 10) and directed by Stephan Elliot (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert), the film has an enjoyably bawdy restraint.

Law Abiding Citizen See It or Skip It

F. Gary Gray's latest effort, Law Abiding Citizen, starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler, is a knockout! Exhilirating, wry and breathcatchingly paced, it's a stellar accomplishment for everyone involved. Hell yeah you should see it!

The Boys Are Back See It or Skip It

Scott Hicks, the director of Shine, and Clive Owen teamed up for this gloriously beautiful if underwhelming project. It's not that it's bad, it's just not that memorable and with such supreme talent attached, I was hoping for and expecting a lot more.

Jennifer's Body See it or Skip it

Oh, Diablo Cody, why'd you have to do it? I love you so long...and then you made this. Megan Fox does what she always does, she looks hot. At least there's that. Sophmoric, unfunny and obsessively idiosyncratic, it's a painful movie going experience.

See It or Skip It: World's Greatest Dad

Chocolate and peanut butter. Spaghetti and meatballs. Bobcat Goldthwait and profanity. Two great tastes that taste great together. Gone is the Bobcat of the Police Academy movies and in his stead is a fantastic writer-director who's able to orchestrate the most brilliantly, hilarious vulgarity imaginable. World's Greatest Dad is a fantastic dark comedy (very dark) that features Robin Williams' best performance since Good Will Hunting. See it!