Rumor Has It

2010 – Comedy/Romantic Comedy by director Rob Reiner

Description: Confused and unsure of her place in the world and in her own family, Sarah brings her new fiancée home to Pasadena. While at home she uncovers a highly guarded, 3 generation old secret, her family is the Robinson's. That's right the Robinson family of the book and movie The Graduate. While trying to unearth the truths behind the story and what it might mean for her, Sarah ends up on a path taken by her mother and grandma. Suddenly she finds that NOTHING is what it seems in her family.

Review: Has all of the prerequisites for a romantic comedy: love, humor, complications, resolve, happy ending.  It’s a pretty interesting story line, a nice twist doing the other side of The Graduate story.  I'm always a little disappointed when the characters give in so quickly... If Jeff had held strong longer it would have been more realistic.  But at the same time, everybody loves a happy ending.  Shirley was great, as always, playing a strong willed and brash cougar! Kevin's character was briefly creepy but over all likable. Jennifer really pulled of the scared and confused 30 year old.

My ratings:
Story & Plot – 7.5
Acting – 8
Romance – 5
Comedy – 7

My favorite quotes:

F    “I'm being sucked, and not in a good way.”

F   “Life is short and marriage is long... So... Drink up - it will make it go a help of a lot faster.”

F   “Mrs. Richelieu, are you trying to seduce me?”

F   “Oh, yeah? You and what lightning hands?”

F   “That's the power of please, kids.”

Lead cast: Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Ruffalo
Supporting cast: Richard Jenkins, Mena Suvari

Horrible Bosses

2011 Action Comedy by director Seth Gordon.

Description: Three male lead characters who have been friends since high school find that they absolutely hate their individual bosses and jokingly decide that their lives would be better off if they just killed them. When this becomes a reality things start to get interesting as they find themselves in situations that they never thought possible. They figure out if they have what it takes to take a life.

Review: So funny! Greatly written storyline.  Verbal and physical comedy that is on par with The Hangover. Nice use of different movie quotes and references throughout the movie and I was still able to pull lots of quotes specific to this movie. Lots of plot twists and a pretty good ending. The story line is original but somewhat predictable. You can pretty much figure out where this is going or at least see the possible outcomes but I don't feel that the predictability takes away from the story or ending. Everyone likes a happy ending. This movie has made its way onto my favorites list. Jason Bateman is awesome. The combination of great actors really sets this movie up for an hour and 40 minute ride of laugh after laugh. Colin Farrell did a great job with his sleazy character.

My ratings:
Storyline & plot - 8
Acting - 8.5
Action - 8

My favorite quotes:
"You know what’s going on in there? That was almost all over us."
"Suddenly I'm an expert on sifting cocaine... It's amazing dude."
"You think you're more rape-able than I am!"
"I gave the rest of my mother fucking money to Motherfucker Jones!"

Lead cast: Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day
Supporting cast: Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Donald Sutherland