Week 12

Comedy: Patch Adams (1998)
A film about one man's believe in the healing power of laughter and his fight to create a place where people in pain are treated for more than just to stop the hurt. This is a great Robin Williams film, it's funny, it's sad, and it has heart.
Note: This film is based on a true story.

Romance: A Walk to Remember (2002)
Another Nicholas Sparks film about a young couple falling in love. This one is about the bad boy and the socially awkward preacher's daughter who find themselves thrown together by circumstances and despite it all, they can't help falling for each other. This one is a definite tear-jerker, but the story is good, the cast does a great job, and despite the sadness, you'll want to watch it again and again.
Note: This was one of Mandy Moore's first roles and her first time as the lead. I personally think she did a great job.

Kid Appropriate: Cars (2006)
Another example of Pixar's excellence, this film is about a race car who finds himself trapped in a small town in the middle of nowhere along the old Route 66 and his journey to understand the crazy inhabitants of this small town. This is on the same level of Finding Nemo in my book, it's funny, sweet, and from my understanding, captures the essence of all that is NASCAR and all that the old Route 66 stands for.

Guy Appropriate: A Few Good Men (1992)
This week's film was recommended by my brother and I quite agree that this film needs to be on the list. This film is about a court case involving military personnel who while following orders, accidently killed one of their own men. This was back in the day before Tom Cruise started doing crappy films and going crazy for his lady, and this film is a great representation of the talent he once had. The rest of the cast does a phenomenal job and it is probably one of the best court films I've seen!

Must See...GIRLFRIENDS FILM: The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
A film about a group of women who find that sometimes life does imitate art, when they decide to form a book club to read the Jane Austen books and start finding parallel's in their everyday lives and using the stories to shape their decisions. The cast in this film is good and while I was excited to see it for the comedy, I was happily suprised by to find a very interesting story behind the humor.

Coming Soon: My Blueberry Nights
Released: April 4, 2008*
A film about woman who goes on a journey across America to try and learn something about love and meets some interesting characters along the way. The director of this movie is really famous internationally and I’m excited to see his style on his first English film and I’m also excited to see Norah Jones in her first film.
NOTE: The cast is amazing: Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, and David Strathairn, and they should bring a lot of power to this film.

Don't Bother: What's Love Got to Do With It (1993)
This film is not exactly a "Don't Bother"film, more like "Wouldn't Recommend." This film is a biopic about the violent relationship between Tina and Ike Turner. While the music is good and it was well done, the abuse makes it difficult to watch and not one I would watch again.