This weekend some great movies will actually be hitting the screen after some pretty dull weeks this is a good sign. We’ve got a comedy, a chick flick and something for the kids.
The Informant!
This move stars Matt Damon and place in him in a goofy crime comedy. This movie tells the story of Mark Whitacre who discovers that the agricultural company he works for has been price fixing. He decides to turn evidence for the FBI. The only problem: he not only fails to mention his own unsavory activities but threatens to ruin the entire investigation. This movie falls flat of the entertainment it promises for many critics but with a great performance by Matt Damon, and the fact that many of us go to the movies to be entertained, this movie is worth going to see.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
I read this book as a child and I am still skeptical about the idea of it becoming a full length movie. But the reviews for it have been sky high, with critics praising the script, animation and even the voice actors. The story is about a very poor town that have limited choice in the food they eat, so misunderstood inventor Flint, makes his greatest invention yet, a machine that makes tasty food from water. But once the rain of food comes down on the city things start to go wrong.
Love Happens
This movie tells the story of widower Burke who goes to Seattle to teach a seminar on mourning the loss of loved ones. It is here that he meets Eloise, who in unconventional ways helps him heal from the pain of his own wife’s death. There is little real chemistry happening between Burke and Eloise which makes the movie feel like a little stilted while still being sappy enough to make you groan. But then again that is why women love chick flicks.
Jennifer’s Body
This comedy/horror is about a young cheerleader who becomes possessed. And while possessed gains the amazing new talent of killing all her male classmates. This is one movie that might make guys think twice about chasing after those cheerleaders. While this may sound like another dime a day horror, this romp is sexy, funny and well bloody, but it breaks out of the mold that so many recent horrors have been placed in lately. Get ready to be surprised and have some fun with this one.