Now Playing Review – Just Go With It

02/11/2011 by Leave a Comment

I have never been a huge Adam Sandler fan, and based on the few clips and trailers I have seen I was pretty ready to write this one off.  Let’s just call it a general lack of enthusiasm on both fronts.  But fans can rejoice once more; if he has made a fan of me with Just Go With It, then their loyalty is sure to be rewarded once more.

This time around Sandler plays a plastic surgeon, Danny, who has managed to bed girl after girl by playing the “I’m in a horrible marriage” card, avoiding commitment and hurt by doing so.  However, following a night on the beach with yet another woman he decides that he may finally be willing to make something more than just a one night stand.  But when she finds his wedding ring in his pocket he must quickly build a web of lies to avoid telling her the truth, starting with turning his assistant Katherine into his soon-to-be ex-wife and her two kids into his own. [Read more...]

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Now Playing Review – Conviction

10/25/2010 by 1 Comment

Of the two recent films with stories revolving around the justice system, Conviction manages to do what Stone is unable to by creating a compelling film that draws the audience into the lives of the characters, played by actors that are able to shine in their roles.

Conviction tells the story of the relationship between a brother and sister who are willing to do anything for each other.  Based on the true story of Betty Anne Waters and her brother Kenny, Conviction follows Betty Anne through her struggles to become a lawyer in order to prove her brother’s innocence when he is imprisoned for the murder of a woman in their small town.

Though this is not true for all people, there may be a select group of people (*cough* me *cough*) who lose focus during films blending biopics and law. [Read more...]

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