Week 27: Midnight in Paris

It's July.  Halfway through the year.  That means we've hit the halfway mark with our quest to see a movie a week.  And not one week missed yet.  Awesome. 

This week we picked Midnight in Paris at the last minute.  We were going to see Super 8 but in a disorganized turn of events we ended up seeing this one instead.  (I know what you're thinking.  The Sacry sister's disorganized?  Never.  But alas it does happen on rare occasions.)

I had a little bit of an idea what this movie was about.  I didn't realize it was a Woody Allen film and didn't remember that it premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.  So that gives you a little idea of what kind of a movie it was.  I was slightly prepared for this type of movie.  Not sure if Deb was.

This movie had Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams.  I like them both and I liked them both in this movie.  This was sort of a quirky movie but I think it fit Owen Wilson's sense of humor well.  It wasn't laugh out loud funny but funny in a more subtle way.  I liked it.  Rachel McAdams played a spoiled, slightly self centered, rich American.  It's not her general role but I think it fit too. 

One thing this movie made me realize is that I am not good with art and literature history.  I felt like there were so many inside jokes about famous writers or artists that I just didn't get because I didn't know who they were.  Makes you feel a little dumb.  But I still enjoyed it nonetheless.  I would say this movie was a refreshing change of pace for me. 

To Sum it up: Interesting concept, a touch of humor and a nice departure from mainstream movies. 

Week 8: Just Go With It

This week we saw Just Go With It with Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler.  I'll be honest, this movie didn't leave much of a lasting impression on me.  Both Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler were good and they seemed to have good chemistry with their bantering back and forth but they didn't really do it for me as far as a romantic couple.  Brooklyn Decker (aka Andy Roddick's real life model wife) also did okay.  I don't think I've seen her in an acting role before and I think she did fine.  Nothing spectacular.  Nicole Kidman was in it with a small role which I was surprised.  None of the previews showed her at all.  Her husband in the movie was Dave Matthews which I thought was funny.  And at the end of the movie (spoiler alert if you really care at all) Brooklyn Decker's character ends up with Andy Roddick playing himself.  I thought that was funny too but really that was about it for the movie.

Most of Adam Sandler's movies seem to be to an extreme as far as dumb comedy goes.  At least his earlier ones.  And I'll be honest, I usually like those.  This one was a little different because it seemed like it was more of a romantic comedy but not quite.  There were funny parts that weren't quite funny and serious parts that weren't quite serious.  It didn't really work for me at all.  The whole story line was outlandish and unbelievable.  I mean who meets someone and then within a week or so takes a whole dysfunctional family vacation to Hawaii?  There were just way to many holes in the story.  I know it was suppose to be sort of carefree and fun but it just didn't do it for me. 

I'm not sure I would really recommend this movie to anyone.  If you're in the mood for a good Adam Sandler comedy this is definitely not it.  And if you're in the mood for a good Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy this isn't it either. 

To Sum it up: Not that funny, not that believable and not sure if it's worth it.