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Week of December 21, 2012
The proof is in the figgy pudding. First up…
Total Recall
The key to implanting memories is making sure your doctor embeds the remembrances of the correct sex.
Thankfully, the patient receiving the treatment in this sci-fi movie won’t be recollecting his first period.
In the not-too-distant future, Quaid (Colin Farrell), a disillusioned factory-worker, undergoes a taboo treatment to upload realistic espionage recall into his memory bank.
During the procedure it is discovered that Quaid already has memories of being a spy in his mind.
That revelation soon finds Quaid facing off against his own wife (Kate Beckinsale) and former boss (Bryan Cranston), whose plan to expand the affluent population’s territory threatens the inhabitants of the blue-collar colony.
An earnest re-make of the 1990 classic, this earthbound retelling replaces the formers Red Planet plotline with a one-percenter centric subplot that lacks its predecessor’s campy charm.
Incidentally, the best memories to have implanted are ones that help you remember your online passwords. 0
Trouble With the Curve
The hardest part of being a baseball scout must be propositioning the young prospects without them getting the wrong idea, and beating you with their bat.
Thankfully, the scrutinizer in this drama has his attractive daughter to do the confronting.
Unwilling to rely on computers to pick his players, Atlanta Braves’ oldest scout, Gus (Clint Eastwood), is being phased out.
Fortunately, his friend (John Goodman) gets Gus one last shot - so long as his estranged daughter Mickey (Amy Adams) accompanies him.
But helping her absentee dad rejuvenate his career with her intrinsic factoids jeopardizes Mickey’s own employment with her law firm.
While the daddy-daughter dynamic between Eastwood and Adams is impassioned, the predictable ending and inclusion of love interest Justin Timberlake injures the overall movie.
Besides, the easiest way to tell if someone’s a good pitcher is if they can throw a curveball straight through an old person’s body. 0
Pitch Perfect
One of the easiest jobs has to be roadying for an a cappella group.
Unfortunately the instrument-free group in this comedy only has openings for singers.
After a disastrous performance at last year’s A Cappella championship, The Bellas are looking for new vocals.
Co-founder Chloe’s (Brittany Snow) first prospect is aspiring DJ Beca (Anna Kendrick), a freshman with a fresh perspective on music.
Also recruited to the underdog squad is high pitch hitter Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson).
However, the group’s other co-founder (Anna Camp) would rather stick to their 1990s repertoire than allow Beca’s 1980s mash-ups to be performed.
Despite its numerous missteps into vulgar humour, and its inauthentic attempt at being fashionable, Pitch Perfect does contain more than one comical moment and performance worthy of note.
Regrettably, one of the major drawbacks of an all-girl a cappella group is that they have a tendency to sound like harmonized nagging. 0
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Whatever knowledge children learn during the school year is quickly undone by the high concentration of chlorine in the public pool.
Fortunately, the summering student and his older brother in this comedy are privileged to swim in a private pool.
In order to get his dad (Steve Zahn) off his back during summer, Greg (Zachary Gordon) tells him he has a job at his friend Rowley’s (Robert Capron) country club.
In actuality, Greg spends his day poolside with his brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick) hitting on club member Holly (Peyton List).
But their days in the shade are numbered when Rowley’s parents discover Greg persuaded Rowley to lie to them.
The second sequel in the kid-lit series, Dog Days delivers the same levels of laughs as the previous films but lacks some serious focus.
Besides, swimming in a private pool means you won’t get to miss any school due to pinkeye. 0
***ChristMass Transit***
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Since being home for Christmas is the best present, why can’t it be the only present you have to buy your family?
Even better, why can’t there be a bribe involved like the one in this comedy?
When his father (Gary Cole) entices him home for the holidays with a Porsche, Jake (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) and his girlfriend Allie (Jessica Biel) trade in their tickets to Mexico for ones to NYC.
But unforeseeable forces separate them: Jake is spirited away on a hitchhiking adventure through the desert dressed as Santa Claus, while Allie is escorted to New York by Jake’s nemesis (Adam LaVorgna).
On the road, Jake realizes that all of his strained relationships need repairing.
Surprisingly heartfelt, I’ll Be Home For Christmas is a zany road movie to a fault. However, the travel obstacles faced by Jake are somewhat relatable.
Incidentally, most Christmas visitors come bearing gifts of influenza.
He’s Sneezing Greetings. He’s the…
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