RED - Starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren. (aka Retired, Extremely Dangerous) I had really low expectations going into this movie, which may have helped the grade. I swear, I should go into all movies thinking they are horrible and so I can be pleasantly surprised each time. This was a fun action romp. Bruce Willis plays the character he always does, but the action was mostly new and creative. I was surprised to find out this was originally a comic book by Warren Ellis (and I looooove comic book movies). Movie is worth watching for Helen Mirren alone (see quote in title). HIGHLY recommend. Type: Flick Grade: A.
Shutter Island starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Took a LONG TIME for me to be very interested in it. Way too long (almost 2 and half hours) and DiCaprio's Boston accent was distracting. The movie was shot beautifully, but the storyline was plodding until the last 20 minutes. SPOILER ALERT: Highlight to read: I knew there was a twist at the end - thank goodness it wasn't JUST yeah, you're a patient - the last line DiCaprio's character said made the movie. I totally thought it would fold back on itself and have it all be a brain experiment and DiCaprio would actually be a Federal Agent that they convinced was a patient. END SPOILER Type: Movie Grade: C-.
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