Looper

GENERAL INFORMATION
Release Info: 28 Sept 2012
Running Time: 119 Minutes
Staring:  Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt
Rating? R
SPOILERS? NO

REVIEWS
IMDB: 7.5 of 10
MY RATING: 8

STORYLINE
In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns that the mod wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.

MY REVIEW:
Two words. Excellent and Innovative.

I love Sci-Fi movies and this was definitely packed with all of the things that I love about that genre. The best part to be was Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I love this character and every bit that he put into Joe. This just solidifies it for me that he has come so far and has the chops to pull of any role!

This movie will keep you going with twists and turns and questions which you get to solve by the end with an astounding revelation that was very fresh!

House at the End of the Street

GENERAL INFORMATION
Release Info: 21 Sept 2012
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Staring:  Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Max Thierot
Rating? PG-13
SPOILERS? YES

REVIEWS
IMDB: 5.6 of 10
Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 10% Audience: 42%
MY RATING: 3 of 10

STORYLINE
Newly divorced Sarah and her daughter Elissa find a house of their dreams in a small, upscale, rural town. But when startling and unexplainable events begin to happen, Sarah and Elissa learn the town is in the shadows of a hilling secret.

MY REVIEW:
So the idea of the crazy person who you're not 100% sure if they are a crazy person is thee thing that I did actually enjoy about this movie. The rest was so cliche that I was literally 10 steps ahead of the movie at all times.

The movie stars Jennifer Lawrence as Elissa, daughter of Sarah, played by Elisabeth Shue and creepy obvious-bad guy next door Ryan, who was played by Max Thieriot. When we meet Ryan, we discover that he is the only survivor of his sister Carrie Anne's rampage that killed their family.

Here's my take. Horrid name with a terrible plot and a lacking in suspense and drama that would make this a horror thriller. I was so far ahead of the plot that nothing was really that scary or even thrilling. I sat there watching and just wanted to yell at all of the characters. They were less than developed and definitely less than interesting.

To me, it seemed like a classic Psycho but on a PG-13 nearly PG rating. It just didn't work for me. First and second acts were tolerable, but the third act went downhill pretty quick. Although there were some decent parts the majority of the movie was a letdown for me. 

The Tall Man

GENERAL INFORMATION
Release Info: 5 Sept 2012
Running Time: 106 Minutes
Staring:  Jessica Biel
Rating? R
SPOILERS? NO

REVIEWS
IMDB: 6.0 of 10
Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 48% Audience: 38%
MY RATING: 5

THE STORYLINE:
This is about the town of Cold Rock and the legend about the children who are going missing. It's said that an entity known as "The Tall Man" has been taking them. Julia Denning is a local nurse whose husband died years earlier is soon taking care of the local women. Then her child is taken and she discovers theres more to the legend that whet she knows. The townsfolk start to turn on her and then the truth comes out. There's more to the story that just "Who is the Tall Man?"

MY REVIEW:
The idea of this movie was interesting to me. Jessica Biel was the only person that I recognized in the cast. I found it interesting story about an isolated slowly dying mining town where the children are vanishing.  There are the whispers about the "Tall Man" are heard everywhere. That's when Julia played by Jessica Biel finds that her son David has been kidnapped. We do get some interesting twists at this point with some twists that I really didn't see. The first two acts of the movie were pretty decent and that's where it lost me. It became less of a thriller and more social commentary. It falls flat with me that the biggest cover-up in town is less than it could have been. Still a 5 out of 10.