Normally, this isn’t really the kind of movie I’d be up for. Another vampire movie, another Johnny Depp/Tim Burton collaboration, another period piece. Gag me with a spoon. But, the previews actually looked decent and it reminded me a bit of The Munsters, which I loved, though I never saw the original Dark Shadows series […]
Archive of Comedy Movie Reviews
Review: Rock of Ages
This one went under the radar in my neck of the woods, so I didn’t see it until it came up on the HBO line-up. It looked a little silly, Tom Cruise, rock star? But it was actually a LOT of fun! I’m a major Julianne Hough fan, even though I’ve hardly seen anything she’s […]
Review: Pitch Perfect
I wasn’t sure about this movie when I first heard about it. But I always get a little hesitant about movies that have a lot of music/singing in them. There are so many things that could go wrong. Still, I end up enjoying most of them when I finally get around to seeing them, and […]
Review: Despicable Me 2
I had high hopes, and I know everyone else loved it, but I liked the first one better. I’m sorry. I thought the villain was better, I thought the story was better, and even the minions were better. I was most looking forward to Kristin Wiig as Lucy, Gru’s love interest, and she was pretty […]
Review: 2 Guns
The title pretty much sums it up. It’s a pretty violent flick. But, it was pretty entertaining, too. Denzel Washington plays Bobby, an undercover DEA agent trying to bring down a Mexican drug cartel, led by Edward James Olmos’s character Papi, with his partner, an undercover US Navy Intelligence officer, Stig, played by Mark Wahlberg. […]
Review: Wanderlust
I had really wanted to see this when it came out, so I was thrilled when I found it on HBO. It was a joy to see Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd together again, and not in a relationship that can never happen (see 1998: The Object of My Affection). The movie begins with the […]
Review: The Five-Year Engagement
This was such a sweet movie. We all know I love Jason Segel, but I’m a big Emily Blunt fan too, so this was kind of a no-brainer. The premise seems a little ridiculous, and the movie does get lost at times during the five year setting. Tom (Segel) proposes to Violet (Blunt) right at […]
Review: Now You See Me
Incredibly, I didn’t hear about this movie until about a week or two before it was released. I wasn’t sure about it until I saw Morgan Freeman go on The Daily Show to promote it. He didn’t spend much time talking about the movie, but it convinced me to give it a shot. I’m happy […]
Review: Much Ado About Nothing
I cannot tell you how lovely this movie was. I was not quite sure what to expect because I’ve never seen Whedon do Shakespeare. Victorian era, sure, but a modern version of Shakespeare? I had complete confidence in his abilities, but I’ve never been seriously into Shakespeare, and I’d never read or seen this particular […]
Review: The Hangover 3
I’ll be honest: I didn’t see the second one. It looked a little stupid, but the previews for #3 looked really funny, so I decided I’d check it out. Worth it. While I planned to see while it was in theaters, I picked this when I arrived at the box office. I had left the […]