Going to the Movies

Hmmmm, could be another weekend of watching the second season of Dexter on DVD....

W. - Oliver Stone's... I hate to call this a biopic... we'll go with Dramumentary of George W. Bush's life is receiving surprisingly good reviews, considering how comedic the previews looked. I dunno, everyone seems to be saying this doesn't appear to have any political motivations, but even beyond that, who wants to go see a story that hasn't ended yet? I mean, the guy isn't out of the White House, and we don't know how the Iraq War is going to turn out yet. Seems to me he would've been better off waiting five years and letting the dust settle. I think if you hate Bush you're going to be disappointed the movie isn't more anti-bush, and if you love Bush you probably aren't going to see it at all.

The Secret Life of Bees - Chick flick, aoooogah. Words like "sickeningly sweet" are being used to describe this over-burdened Queen Latifah/Dakota Fanning flick. Think: dead mother, abusive father, taking on racism in the south in the 1960's and finding what it's like to live in a 'real' family.

Max Payne - I'll admit I've never been one to like these graphic novel/half-comic, half-live action movies - especially those based on video games. While I think Mila Kunis is reason enough to see any movie, I doubt I'll be rushing out for this one. There isn't a lot of plot, but apparently they do blow a lot of shit up, so thats something.

What Just Happened - looks to be the most promising lot of the weekend with Robert Deniro playing a Hollywood producer on the outs who is trying to get his movie made. Whenever Hollywood tries to satire itself it seems like it gets close but just can't quite get there. In addition it has Bruce Willis, Stanley Tucci, John Turturo, and the list goes on - so it may be worth seeing just for the ensemble cast.