The SunBreak » summer movies

30 Minutes or Less Actually More Than 30 Minutes

Audrey — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000

There is, of course, the semblance of a plot. Danny McBride and Nick Swarsdon need a hefty chunk of money to hire a two-bit hit man to knock off McBride's dad for his lottery winnings. So they kidnap pizza boy Jesse Eisenberg, rig him up with a homemade bomb vest, and then force him to commit a bank robbery. He in turn enlists his best friend/roommate/schoolteacher Aziz Ansari to help him with this out-of-character undertaking. What else do you need to know?

Love May Be Stupid and Crazy, but It’s Still Better than Cowboys & Aliens

Audrey — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:45:12 +0000

I hate to have to say this, but Cowboys & Aliens, I expected more. The problem with the film becomes evident in the opening credits, where there are five screenwriters listed. If that's how many people did enough work on this script to get credited, they surely were polishing a turd.

Choose Your Own Adventure: Spend the Holiday Weekend with Tom Hanks or Terrence Malick

Audrey — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:10:34 +0000

It seems unnecessary to name Larry Crowne after the movie's main character, our hero in this Recession Era fairy tale who loses his Walmart-ish job only to find himself. Just call it Starring Tom Hanks as Tom Hanks as Directed by Tom Hanks and be done with it. Because that's exactly why people will see this movie.