The Pacific - To the point movie review

Young men of mostly European descent shoot at young men of mostly Asian descent on Pacific islands.*

2 out of 5 palm fronds

*To be fair, I didn't finish this miniseries. It is billed as a companion piece to Band of Brothers and in production value it certainly lives up to the standard set by that great series. However, it is so lacking in story telling and character development that by the end of the second episode I had no idea who was who or what was going on. Protracted, confusing, night-time battle scenes dominate the series which left me confused and frustrated.

The Hurt Locker - To the point movie review

Boys with toys kill each other and blow shit up in Iraq.
2/5 bootleg DVDs

Saving Grace - To the point movie review

Craig Ferguson grows marijuana in his boss's solarium.
4/5 seedlings

Dean Spanley - To the point movie review

When he was a boy, Peter O'Toole's dog died. Sam Neill remembers it when he drinks an Eastern European dessert wine.
5/5 glasses of tokaji

Splitting Heirs - To the point movie review

Eric Idle sleeps with Catherine Zeta Jones and tries to kill Rick Moranis. And who among us hasn't wanted at least one of these things?
3/5 brandy flasks

Tell-Tale - To the point movie review

A heart transplant recipient kills the people responsible.
4/5 black market livers

Cosi - To the point movie review

After burning down a theater, a group of Australian mental patients produce an opera.
3/5 matches

The Hangover - To the point movie review

Before getting married, a man survives over 30 hours of exposure in the Nevada desert. Comedy.
4/5 blue pills

Stay - To the point movie review

A single car accident on a bridge in New York city kills the driver and three passengers. Cool, trancy music.
4/5 paint brushes

Stone of Destiny - To the point moview review

Scottish college kids steal an ancient stone from Westminster Abbey, take it to Scotland then give it to the police.
4/5 haggises

Julie & Julia - To the point movie review

Meryl Streep plays Julia Child. Amy Adams invents blogging.
3/5 wooden spoons

Tideland - To the point movie review

Jeff Bridges dies and gets stuffed. A train blows up.
4/5 doll heads

Alice in Wonderland - To the point movie review

Johnny Depp wears an orange wig. Tim Burton abuses CGI.
3/5 tea parties

Star Wars IV A New Hope - To the point movie review

Luke Skywalker whines about doing his chores then blows up a space station, killing thousands of innocent civil employees. Alec Guinness evaporates.
4/5 light sabers

The Brave One - To the point movie review

Jodie Foster plays Charles Bronson.
4/5 bullets

Fired! - To the point movie review

A self absorbed actress tells unemployed people about that one time when Wood Allen fired her.
2/5 pink slips

After.Life - To the point movie review

An oft naked Christina Ricci dies in a car crash. Then, mortician Liam Neeson apparently kills her. The I'm-a-Mac guy is in it, too.
4/5 doses of hydronium bromide

The Living Wake - To the point movie review

A "dapper dan" sort of hobo with no social awareness plans his own wake. Eddie Pepitone throws lunch meat at him.
3/5 slices of ham

Date Night - To the point movie review

Tina Fey and Steve Carell are mistaken for criminals. Zany antics ensue.
4/5 pratfalls

Rough Magic - To the point movie review

The plastic actress Bridget Fonda does some card tricks then turns Paul Rodriguez into a sausage.
3/5 talking dogs