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This film would have been a whole lot better if co-stars Justin Long and Drew Barrymore hadn't gone quite such a long distance. Although it comes in at just under two hours, watching these two cuddle and coo and be impossibly cute with each other feels like it goes on and on for hours without end.

For a film called The American, this film feels extremely European in a brooding, independent sort of way. And although it features everyone's favorite born-in-the-USA homeboy George Clooney, I think most American audiences will find it just a wee bit too foreign. As much as both men and women love to look at Clooney's handsome, craggy face, part of his charm is the smile, the wit, the banter.

You might be asking yourself, “do we really need another addition to this horror franchise?” The answer would be, most assuredly yes if it’s of the caliber of The Last Exorcism. It has very little in common with the original The Exorcist, so it can’t really be considered a part of the on going story. But it is an original addition to a very spooky genre.

Yank my credentials and call me a hack, but I thought Vampires Suck was really funny. Even though it had received a pathetic 0% Rotten Tomatoes ranking when I wrote this review, I think it’s worth the price of admission alone just to see newcomer Jenn Proske mimic Kristen Stewart. Girlfriend has her down.

Even the many talents of uber-charismatic Julia Roberts can’t redeem the fact that this is a film about a shallow, self-obsessed woman based on a book on the same topic. It’s a two-and-a-half hour exercise in self-indulgence, and while pretty to see, it’s painful to watch.

I get it. You don’t go to dance movies like these for the plot or acting, you go for the amazing moves. Still, is it asking so much for filmmakers to put forth the tiniest effort to hammer out a script that made even a little sense and get a lead who could believable deliver a line, in addition to his dancing?

Look out Jason Bourne, there’s a new kid in town who has a bigger set than you do and could pretty much kick your butt. Angelina Jolie, as the sultry, scintillating Russian double agent is one of the most exciting action heroes to ever hit the silver screen.

Inception is one of the most elegant and intriguing, yet confusing and puzzling films you will ever see. Only Christopher Nolan, the director of Memento, could have created such a non-linear spectacle. But don’t be intimidated by it.

Model to actress, child star to leading man, actress to singer; Hollywood crossovers are hard to pull off.