I saw two great movies this past weekend and wanted to share my thoughts on them.
The Soloist. I had been waiting many months to see this movie as it was originally supposed to come out last November, and started showing previews last summer. It's based on a true story of an L.A. newspaper columnist who befriends a homeless man suffering from schizophrenia. The tragedy of the story is that this man is a talented musician, having to drop out of Julliard because of his condition.
Both Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. do excellent jobs at portraying their characters. The movie not only addresses the illness of schizophrenia, but the homeless culture, at it's worst in Los Angeles. My only complaint is I wish they would have focused more on this man's musical genius. It was a little heavier than I thought it would be, but I still really liked it and thought it was well done. This movie is rated PG-13.
earth. Here was another movie that I had really looked forward to and I wasn't disappointed. earth is the Disney movie showcasing our incredible planet, from the animals to the landscapes. This documentary is marketed as following three animal families - the polar bears, humpback whales, and African elephants. But it is so much more, and the footage is incredible and awe-inspiring. This movie is rated G and I highly recommend it for everybody.
9 comments:
we saw the last mimsy last night.
it's weird, but good and family friendly.
we also saw Burn After Reading earlier this week, it's very very good (if you like Cohen Bros movies--which we love) but the language is bad, there's a lot of implied sex...but nothing is ever shown, which is true for all Cohen movies....tis R.
Earth sounds like something my kids would like. We haven't taken them to the movie in a while so we might have to go!
I really want to take my kids to see Earth! Little Bug is a MAJOR animal lover and I know he would LOVE that movie :)
Thanks for the reviews. Lee would like Earth!
They both sound very interesting.
JS loves the Planet Earth series, especially the part about the penguins.
Thanks for doing the movie reviews. I've been curious about the Soloist. The previews look really good.
Thanks for sharing these. I'm always glad to get good movie reviews.
I would like to see both of these movies.
My son went on a school wide field trip last week and saw EARTH. He said it was great!
Im new to your blog and am following now too! :)
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