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Save the Last Dance
Fun and groovy, but short of being something new, Save the Last Dance blends popular hip hop music with cool dance moves against a multicultural romance. It stars Julia Stiles as a motherless, ex-ballerina newly introduced to the lower end of Chicago and Sean Patrick Thomas, the street-smart, book-smart interest of Stiles. The two work together to prepare Stiles for a Julliard audition. Though their relationship is nothing unusual to them, it is evident to those around them that they are racially different. Anyways, love is colorblind, love conquers all, love has no fear, blah blah blah. This movie brings old, but not forgotten themes (personal triumph, race, and friendship) to a fresher, but still slightly stale level. Aight?
GRADE: B

Scary Movie
Scary Movie is not scary. It's funny, crass, gross, overboard, and a big mockery of the late 90s teen films. If you know what I'm talking about, then you'll understand (but may not like) this movie. But what I really love is the ending (reference to a movie on the Top Ten). Crude and rude, fun for the rated R-teenage audience.
GRADE: C+

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Scary Movie 2
Ridiculous, lewd, and vulgar, Scary Movie 2 is worse than the original and flat out bad humor. Though the spoofs could have been pretty funny, the lewdness of it made it just plain ridiculous. This time the gang (Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, Regina Hall, etc.) is in college. They stay for a couple of days in a haunted house as part of a "class experiment." Enough said. Watch if you like that vulgar humor stuff. Bleh...
GRADE: D

The Scorpion King
As cheesy as this movie is, Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock, AKA The Scorpion King) is super entertaining and fun to watch. The movie was one big wrestling match; complete with scantily-clad women (such as Kelly Hu). The premise is a rogue warrior named Mathayus who opts to kill evil ruler Memnon's sorceress (Hu), because she's the source of all his wickedness. He kidnaps her but then falls for her, and since she's a piti-able character, they team up with an oppressed tribes (lead by Michael Clark Duncan) to defeat Memnon (Steven Brand). This is the kind of movie you watch for pure entertainment purposes. It does just that, though it's predecessors The Mummy and The Mummy Returns were almost twice as good.
GRADE: C+

Scream 3
Expect to scream. Expect to be surprised. And expect to have fun. Scream 3 was a funny and fun movie to watch. Neve Campbell returns as the tormented Sidney Prescott, whose past, as displayed in the previous Scream movies, is filled with lies, murder, and the usual skeleptons in the closet. Courtney Cox Arquette and David Arquette both return as Gale Weathers and Deputy Dewey, the anti-couple destined to be together....somehow. Anyways, there's not much to say except to watch the movie if you want to know who's behind all the past murders and stuff like that. Fun to watch. I'd advise you watch the first two before you see this one, though.
GRADE: B

Serendipity
Very cute, very sweet, very predictable, very likeable. Serendipity has all the qualities that made Sleepless in Seattle so great, including the predictable ending that takes FOREVER to arrive and ultimately makes the movie feel like a teaser, but a good teaser. This movie stars John Cusack as Jonathan and Kate Beckinsale as Sara, two strangers meeting one winter and spending an incredibly enjoyable and unforgettable evening together, only to leave each other and hope that fate will bring them back together again. After a few years, both are in relationships on the verge of marriage. Yet, they can't shake the memory of each other away and keep hoping for a sign that they are meant to be. The movie is full of near serendipitious encounters that ultimately ends in a typical romantic comedy way. I liked the innovative idea of love tested by chance, but wouldn't fully agree with it, but the movie has attractive people vying to be together....classic Hollywood stuff.
GRADE: A-

Shanghai Knights
If you liked the first, you're likely to like this one too. It brings Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson back together in the 1800s, this time trying to save the British monarchy and avenge Chan's father's death. It's got the same great Jackie Chan fighting: that funny, artsy, fighting; and Owen Wilson humor: silly, lude, yet pathetically comical. All in all, a predicatble, yet fun movie.
GRADE: B

Shanghai Noon
Despite a rather loopy plot, Shanghai Noon is intensively funny and creative. Jackie Chan stars as Chon Wang, an imperial guard who goes to America to find Princess Pei Pei (Lucy Lui) and bring her back to China. Along the way, he encounters Rob O'Bannon (Owen Wilson), a smooth-talking, pistol-packing thief. At first, Wilson and Chan seem like an unlikely duo, but they turn out to have pretty good chemistry and they keep the movie rolling along. If anything, watch this movie because it's highly entertaining. And Jackie Chan is always fun to watch.
GRADE: B+

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Shattered Glass

A sleeper hit or just plain sleepy movie. I don't know. It's the true story of 24-year-old journalist, Stephen Glass (Hayden Christensen) who falls from his grace at the New Republic magazine ("the inflight choice of Air Force One") as his fictitious bits are exposed. I don't know if it's Glass or Christensen but the lead character opens up very quirky and oddly portrayed, but I guess it only sets up for real character woes as you realize the gravity of his psychological state: Glass just can't face up to his exploits. A cast of indie faves and others (Chloe Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Hank Azaria, Steve Zahn, Rosario Dawson) make up the world that rose and fell around Glass. I liked the movie, but feel torn about its editing.
GRADE: B+

Showtime
Eddie Murphy and Robert DeNiro team up for a live-action tv show called Showtime, hence the title of the movie. The movie works because the characters are at odds: DeNiro plays the by-the-rules, take-no-prisoners, I-hate-commercialism detective, and Murphy stars as the wannabe-actor, naive cop trying to make it to detective. Rene Russo is the eccentric producer of the show. What's interesting about this movie is that it's not a blockbuster comedy, though it's got blockbuster actors. Enjoyable, but not entirely laughable, Showtime would make a better video rental.
GRADE: B

Shrek
Shrek (voice of Mike Myers) is a loveable, yet detestable ogre whose swamp is overrun by Fairy Tale creatures evicted from their homes by the horrible Lord Farquaad (voice of John Lithgow). In order to get them off his property, Lord Farquaad makes a deal with Shrek where Shrek has to rescue Princess Fiona (voice of Cameron Diaz) who's trapped in a tower guarded by a dragon. So Shrek embarks on this adventure with his talking donkey (voice of Eddie Murphy) just so he can have some peace and quiet on his swamp. This is a funny movie that combines familiar fairy tale characters and mainstream music with a twist of that Aesop's fables morality punchline. I liked it cause it was cute, funny, and had a pretty obvious moral meaning. The problem is whether its target audience (kids) will like it too.
GRADE: B+

Sidewalks of New York
Sidewalks of New York is like a very scripted documentary of people who are somehow involved with each other in a marital, dating, or divorced way. The movie is basically about sex and love in this world and how everyone can find someone or lose someone based on their stupid or courageous actions. Directed by Ed Burns, it also stars Ed Burns, Heather Graham, Brittany Murphy, Stanley Tucci, Rosario Dawson, etc. The movie is all dialogue and woven characters. If you enjoy that sort of thing, you'll enjoy this movie. Otherwise, it will seem motonous and bull-crappy to you. I liked it because it does explore relationships in a broad way, but at the same time, it makes the world seem comprised of beings fascinated by sex. Ultimately, the message is probably that sex isn't everything, but are we really going to walk away feeling enlightened by that cliche remark? Probably not.
GRADE: C+

Signs
Frightfully enjoyable, Signs is the thrilling tale of a family man's (Mel Gibson) unraveling of the meaning of the crop circles encompassing his Pennsylvania farm fields. When circles appear throughout the world, Gibson's character struggles to keep his family safe. Also starring an enjoyable Joaquin Phoenix as Gibson's brother and Rory Culkin and Abigail Breslin as Gibson's eery children, Signs is a magnificently crafted thriller by the same guy who brought you The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan).
GRADE: A-

The Sixth Day
Arnold Scharzeneggar's back as a family man and a clone. Set in the supposed "near" future where practically everything except people are cloned, Arnold comes home one day to discover that he has been cloned. But why? For what purpose? By who? The movie will answer all those questions, but who really cares? You're probably there to watch Arnold in action with car chases, explosions, killings, etc. Well ya know what? I think Arnold knows that too, because the whole movie was pretty stupid. It was like they said,"let's put a car chase, a couple of explosions, and lots of manslaughter in a movie and then figure out the plot." It is a definiate deviation from the smartness of the Terminators and True Lies. I won't say Arnold's career is going downhill, but this movie was pretty unflattering toward him.
GRADE: C-

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The Sixth Sense
Awesome movie! A simple, yet original plot, a terrific cast, and eerie music, make The Sixth Sense one of the year's best movies. About a child doctor (Bruce Willis) who tries to help a young boy named Cole (Haley Joel Osmond) who can see ghosts, the movie was adequately pleasing. But by the end of the movie, you can't help but think that this was one of the more brilliant (actually, the best) horror flicks of the year!
GRADE: A

The Skulls
The trailer will get you thinking that this movie is gonna be good and much more, but once the reel starts, you'll realize it's gonna be good, but you're not gonna get much more. With that said, The Skulls stars Joshua Jackson as Lucas McNamara, an Ivy League scholar shooting for law school and from a less than priveleged background. When the opportunity arrives for him to join the "secret and elite" society ("never a good thing," as his roommate Will--Hill Harper) called the Skulls, Lucas takes it, knowing that the Skulls are known for its lavish offerings to its members which include the school's provost (Chris McDonald), a senator (William Peterson), a judge (Craig T. Nelson), and others. But a murder occur, putting Lucas in a precarious position between the Skulls' beliefs and his own. The Skulls is exciting and intriguing, but never gives it it's all. You'll wish for more, but you'll only get surface stuff.
GRADE: B

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Sleepy Hollow
It's nothing too spectacular, but it's definitely a Tim Burton movie: sleek, creepy, corny, Johnny Depp, dark, and simply gothic. Sleepy Hollow is a small community north of New York City where suddenly, the town is haunted by a "headless horseman" that's going around decapitating bodies. Ichabod Crane (Depp) comes from NYC to investigate. It's a gory, but enjoyable film. I didn't have to close my eyes or cover my ears, despite the blatant beheadings. Although I wished the storyline was a bit more interesting and concrete, I can't blame Burton for that (the movie is based on the book by Washington Irving).
GRADE: A-

Snatch
Snatch is incredibly hard to understand at first. It seems to involve too many people and too many events. But with all fun and exciting movies, everything comes together. And thankfully, Snatch comes together more in the middle of the movie, rather than in the end. Meanwhile you've got great English dialogue to listen to so it's not all in vain. Starring famous people like Benicio Del Toro and Brad Pitt, and not so famous people like Vinnie Jones, Dennis Farina, and Jason Statham, this movie is about a giant stolen diamond, a boxing match, and a dog (well, not really...). The beauty of this movie lies in the dialogue and director Guy Ritchie, whose style of filming is pure awesomeness. It's just plain cool. Which is exactly what this movie is.
GRADE: A-

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Snow Falling on Cedars
Based on the prize-winning novel by David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars was very mellow. But my falling asleep during the first ten minutes of the film is not an indication that it was a bad film. Indeed it was "poignant" (whatever that means, but it seems appropriate) and very artistic and deep. There is a lot going on in this movie that makes it somewhat interesting, but at the same time choppy and directionless. There is the love story between Ishmael Chambers (Ethan Hawke) and Hatsue Miyamoto (Youki Kudoh) who were childhood sweethearts but were forced apart by WWII. Hatsue later marries Kazuo (Rick Yune) while at the Japanese concentration camp. There is also the trial of Kazuo, accused of murder. Both of these stories is told against the background of WWII and its torments. It's all very artisticly done, but also kinda aimless because the movie seems to try too hard to tell both stories at the same time. Nevertheless, it's still an okay movie.
GRADE: B

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Solaris
A futuristic film about a widowed psychologist (Goerge Clooney) who goes aboard the space ship orbiting a strange planet called Solaris. Something's wrong with the two remaining crew members (Jeremy Davis and Viola Davis) and what the heck made the other crew members die or commit suicide? Well, if you've seen the trailers, apparently, once Clooney gets on the space ship himself, his dead wife starts popping up? So what's going on? It's a psychological futuristic movie that has a couple of suspenseful moments, but for the most part is pretty much a sit and watch kind of movie, as opposed toa sit and enjoy or sit and think, etc.
GRADE: C

Someone Like You
Someone Like You stars Ashley Judd as Jane, Hugh Jackman as Eddie, and Greg Kinnear as Ray, who all work for the same talk show starring Ellen Barkin as Diane. Jane dates Ray who dumps her after dumping his 3-year girlfriend (yes, he was a two-timer) forcing her to move in with Eddie who has been previously heartbroken and now just has sex with girls all the time. The movie is adapted from a novel (Animal Husbandry) by Laura Zigman and is incredibly enjoyable. It's cute and funny, and although has a lot of feminist movement overtones, it also shows the tender side that guys can have. Maybe it's a step toward a chick flick, but it really can be enjoyed by both sexes as the audience I was with indicated. But don't overanalyze the movie after watching it, because it'll make this movie much less than it really is, which is entertaining. It's a romantic comedy that ended up giving me that "longing-for-a-male-best-friend syndrome" rather than the "pity-my-pathetic-love-life" aftertaste a romantic comedy can give. I recommend it because the choice of movies lately is a bit bland.
GRADE: B+

Sorority Boys
Sorority Boys is unexpectantly hilarious. Dave (Barry Watson), Adam (Michael Rosenbaum), and Doofer (Harland Williams) pose as girls after getting kicked out of their fraternity for supposed money embezzlement. They are posing because they need the free room and board that pledges get at the feminist sorority Delta Omicron Gamma led by president Leah (Melissa Sagemiller) who Dave falls for. Trying to prove their innocence from the supposed embezzlement, the trio also realize how terribly their fraternity was to the D.O.G. sorority. Inside this funny and often vuglar movie is a story about fitting in and seeing past the exterior.
GRADE: B

Sphere
I haven't read the book (by Michael Crichton), but hoping that the movie was anything like the book, you'll be sure that I'm gonna read the book soon. Sphere has all the elements of a good science-fiction film. The superb plot and special effects are thought provoking and plausibly eery. The well-casted cast includes Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, and others. A good date movie! (But not to be seen alone at night for people who gets freaked by freaky movies. Like me!)
GRADE: A-

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Spice World
This movie was so corny that it was actually funny. First off, I'm highly intrigued by this quintet and I think their music isn't half-bad. I didn't care if they could act and I didn't expect them to (they can't.) Well, the script stunk, there were several meandering plots that don't clarify themselves, and I had to sit through this hour and a half movie with a bunch of pre-teens screaming in the theater. I suppose I would scream myself, but there isn't much about this movie to scream about. You have to be a Spice Girl fan to really enjoy this movie (or at least be intrigued by them like I was).
GRADE: C-

Very confusing, but very exciting. A chance of pace from serious roles, Matt Damon proves himself to be a worthy action hero in this movie. He's a guy who is found in the Mediterranean Sea with bullets in his back and a microchip with Swiss bank account info in his hip. He can't remember who he is, but he's learning that he's got a bunch of skills: linguistics, fighting, quick sense of awareness, etc. As he's trying to piece everything together (this is both a good and bad thing for the audience), he meets Marie (Franka Potente). They find themselves fugitives and run around France trying to figure things out. Trying to find Damon is Chris Cooper, who I found to be the worst part of this movie. Sometimes it felt like the part was written for Gary Oldman, but it's definitely not fit for Cooper. Anyways, despite that one casting mistake and the confusion, The Bourne Identity has a dang good car chase. What it for that!
GRADE: B

Spider-Man
Albeit brief moments of cheesiness and almost too unrealistic special effects, Spider-Man is a spectacularly fun movie. Enjoyable for any age any gender, Tobey Maguire stars as geeky Peter Parker who becomes a web-spouting New York superhero after being bitten by a "super" spider. Mary Jane Watson is (literally) the girl next door who has has crushed after since gradeschool. The journey begins when they are teenagers in 12th grade and ends with their new lives in the real world. The nemesis is the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), who ironically is Peter Parker's best friend's father. The movie is colorful and exciting. I hope they make another one!
GRADE: A-

Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace
Where do I begin? How about a basic plot: background of the Jedis and the beginnings of Anakin Skywalker, a young Jedi-to-be. The movie is more telling than showing, but when it shows, it shows well (special effects are unbelievable)! But I also feel that it's high potential (character development, effects, dialogue, etc.) wasn't completely met. Well, I don't know what more to say about this movie except that the hype should be enough to get you to the theater (if you haven't been there already). Will you enjoy this movie? Definitely if you're a Star Wars and/or special effects fan. But if you've been living in captivity for the past 22 years, you're missing out on the first episode of possibly the best epic-film sagas in the history of film. In short, it's not George Lucas at his VERY ABSOLUTE best, but you should watch it.
GRADE: B

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Star Wars Episode Two: Attack of the Clones
On its own, Star Wars: Episode II (let's just call it Star Wars 2) has a weak storyline driven mostly by dialogue, but makes up for it in exciting action sequences complete with colorful light sabers and fighting. But 2/3 of the movie consists of "blah blah blah" that is just weird jargon to non-Star Wars fans, and adds nothing whatsoever to satiate the appetite of a Star Wars fanatic. Fanatics can get the gist of Star Wars 2 in two sentences: Anakin (Hayden Christiansen) and Amidala (Natalie Portman) fall in love. (That's obvious since they will breed Luke and Leia.). And Anakin's dark side starts to show. But director/producer George Lucas decides to stretch that main point out over 2 hours. Standing on its own (without prior Star Wars knowledge), Star Wars 2 is about a rebellious side of the galaxy that's raising up droid clones and a defensive republic that's raising up regular (human?) clones. The two sides will fight each other in a battle that begins the Clone Wars. Okay....so what's so great about the movie? That 1/3 part where all the action is!! Star Wars fans can boo the pathetic and cheesy nacent romance between Anakin and Amidala, but they will cheer at the Jedis fighting. YES! The Jedis, ALL OF THEM, fight. That includes Mace Windu (Samuel L. Jackson), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), and Yoda (Frank Oz) and that's downright cool. Well, honestly, if you aren't a Star Wars fan, you'd still think that a fighting Yoda is pretty neat because you probably think of him as an old sage who sits on his butt and speaks with bad grammar. Well, he's a Jedi and they're all trained in the fine art of saber-fighting. Anyways, I apologize if this is a semi-spoiler. But if you had any inkling to watch this movie, you're not gonna fight that feeling because everyone and their mom is probably going to watch this movie eventually. If not, that's fine. But my main reason for encouraging people to watch this movie is because, as of now, it is THE ONLY Star Wars movie that depicts Jedis in all their combative glory and potential. Star Wars 2 has one of those moments that is worth more by watching than by talking. So do it!
GRADE: B+

Stealing Beauty
This is a highly intellectual film that would little appeal to action/blockbuster-lovers (not to say that they are half-witted or less smart). I hardly recommend it for Liv Tyler lovers because although she acts brillantly as a teenager visiting Italy and exploring life, love, and sex, the level of this film and taciturn meaning boggles the mind. Not that I'm praising myself as an extraordinary intellect, but I really liked the beauty and the way the movie presented itself. Also starring Sinead Cusack and Jeremy Irons, Stealing Beauty is lovely and nice on an unspoken level.
GRADE: A-

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Stepmom
This movie was not as bad as I had heard it was. About ex-wife Jackie (Susan Sarandon), Isabel-woman that will soon replace her (Julia Roberts), Jackie's two children (Jena Malone and Liam Aiken), adn their father Luke (Ed Harris), this movie was rather pleasant. However, it is very much driven by the drama and comedy the two children. Sarandon and Roberts seem to be the ones enhancing their performance, rather than the other way around. That's not necessarily a bad thing, considering that having two big names play equally sentimental roles can be quite exhausting on the average viewer.
GRADE: A-

Step Into Liquid
A documentary on surfing. Directed by Dana Brown. This movie's for you if you like surfing or if you like documentaries. I happen to like the latter of the choices, so this was a smooth ride. The film showcases the locations and the athletes, providing stunning places and incredible feats. It's a 1.5 hour quick overview of the people and the places that make up this beautiful and even mystifying hobby/sport, depending on who you ask.
GRADE: B

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Stigmata
Another horror movie to add to this summer....however, do notice that every movie is scary in its own way. Stigmata is about a young woman (Patricia Arquette) who begins to receive the wounds of crucified Jesus. Father (and scientist) Andrew (Gabriel Byrne) plays the investigator of her wounds. For a movie, Stigmata has a good cast, good plot, good music, good directing, and a good "terror-fic" atmosphere. It's good, but not superb. But analyzing this movie from a viewpoint other than a movie can be overwhelming. I think there are too many images that stir in the mind. It makes you think and feel and by the end of the movie, it can be a bit too much to handle. Of course, I've also been known to be much too weak to take in scary movies, so it might just be me...
GRADE: B-

Stir of Echoes
And the creepy movies just keep on coming!! Well...Stir of Echoes wasn't that bad. After being hypnotized at a neighborhood party, Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) starts to have strange visions. The movie is basically about him trying to figure out what his visions mean. It's an interesting plot, and Kevin Bacon is pretty well-casted. His ghost-seeing son, Jake (Zachary David Cope),was also really good in the movie. It's another scary movie with scary thrills.
GRADE: B

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The Story of Us
This is one really good movie about the trials of marriage. It's not flowery or overdone. It's simple and honest. Now, I can't really compare it to myself since I'm not married, but I'd say it seems like a pretty relatable movie even if you're not married. Maybe you're having boyfriend/girlfriend troubles, or you've seen your parents having problems....in any case, the movie made me teary, something I'm not known for. Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfieffer star as the problem-stricken couple. Awesome performances from both!
GRADE: A-

Stuck On You

What's funny about this movie is that it's not as funny as you might expect. At least while you're watching it. That's to say, the movie is somewhat slow, but still good on the laughs. Peter and Bobby Farrelly have delivered another moral-laden movie served on a comical platter. The character butt of jokes this time is Bob and Walt Tenor (Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear), conjoined twins with distinct personalities but with an obvious brotherly bond. That is, until Walt decides to make it big as an actor in Hollywood. The movie plays on the joke that these guys are CONJOINED, yet have barely any inhibitions about doing anything. Walt is trying to become an actor while Damon is trying to court a girl he met online. Add Eva Mendes and a geriatric agent played by Michael Callan and the movie is pretty hilarious. But the addition of Cher and Meryl Streep just add a weird, creepy vibe. In short: a funny, but slow and strangely cast movie.
GRADE: B

The Sum of All Fears
Tom Clancy has created another exciting, intense, and political action-packed thriller. Though this movie seemed to have one too many plot connections (Russia, America, Israel, Germany, etc. all mingling together) and the romance-factor between Affleck and Bridget Moynahan didn't fit the purpose of the movie too well overall, the movie on the whole was pretty entertaining. Ben Affleck is a CIA analyst named Jack Ryan (portrayed by Harrison Ford in previous movies) who's trying to figure out who's creating a bomb that is putting Russia and America at the brink of war. Morgan Freeman is the White House insider who works directly beneath the president (James Cromwell) and believes in Ryan's unsubstantiated opinions on terrorist threats. The movie bothered me because Ryan, being of a lower-authoritative "grade" had to push his way to the top in order to give the right people the right information and thwart a war. But I guess this political redtape is actually how things go. Well, I really don't know how accurate movies like these are, but as a movie, The Sum of All Fears was exciting to watch.
GRADE: B+

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Sweet November
It starts off really slow, gets a little better, then ends on a mediocre note. Keanu Reeves is the gray and mundane Nelson Moss, whose life is all about work work work until he gets fired and dumped by his girlfriend on the same day. Charlize Theron is Sara Deever, a girl with a lot of life and too much time on her hands. When Moss gets Deever in trouble at the DMV, she makes it her mission to uplift his life and make it into something more colorful. It's inevitable that someone's going to fall in love, but then there's this secret problem Sara has that isn't really that secret if you have any brains in you. I'd watch this movie if you want to be sappy or if you want to see Reeves at his worst, but progressing to better (he "shows" emotions in the end of the movie). Overall a sweet movie, bitter plot.
GRADE: C+

The Sweetest Thing
The sweetest?! How about one of the most AWFUL movies I've seen in a long time. Cameron Diaz is Christina Walters, a materialistic and loudly obnoxious player, whose love-them-and-leave-them attitude takes a turn when she meets the guy of her dreams at a club. Also starring Christina Applegate and Selma Blair as her equally obnoxious friends, this movie is a waste of film. It seems their purpose was to film Diaz dancing in skin-tight, midriff baring clothes and other distasteful things that make movies like There's Something Like Mary teasingly enjoyable. Unfortunately, this movie lacks any real plot or realistic emotion. Ugh.... I left the theater wanting my money back!
GRADE: D-

NOTE: A grade of A is a highly recommended film for everybody.
A grade of B is a moderately recommended film for anybody.
A grade of C is generally geared toward a particular fan.
A grade of D is an unrecommended film.
A grade of F is a really bad film that is recommended for your extremely bored amusement.

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