Over the extended holiday period, I managed to see three new movies in the theater. That’s a lot for me, although I love going. Here’s what I saw: Sherlock Holmes, Up In The Air, and Youth In Revolt. Did you see any of these? If so, leave me a comment and let me know what you thought. Here’s what I thought:
Sherlock Holmes – Robert Downey Jr is just so charismatic. I love him. The rest of the cast was good but he is the star. This version of the venerable tale is a big budget effort and it shows. But there is still attention to the Holmes character. It’s fast-paced and very entertaining.
Up In The Air – The smartest movie of the three for sure. It’s from the director of the wonderful Juno, and like that film has great dialog and sharp, interesting characters. George Clooney is the lead and does a very good job, but both of the main female characters are very good too. It’s very funny at times and moving at other times. This one is for the brain and the heart.
Youth In Revolt – It’s an indie-feeling teen comedy but a little raunchier and more “out there”. The characters are wild stereotypes and the situations are hilariously outrageous but the main thing is that I was laughing out loud over and over during this film. It’s really funny unless you are easily offended. Even then, you will probably laugh a lot.
In short, I would recommend all three movies. If you’ve seen any of them or even if not, let me know what you think!
So far, I’ve only seen Up In The Air and I agree with your astute assessment…a very good movie…very poignant and timrely.
The Christmas and New Year’s weekends were a movie bonanza for me too. We saw Avatar 3D (outstanding and the most entertaining movie I’ve seen since Lord Of The Rings, perhaps), Nine (skip it) and It’s Complicated (a well-directed and well-acted movie for our generation that made us laugh out loud on many occasions).
Then, while Debbie was out of town helping her sister get settled in a new apartment in DC, I rented Four Christmases (not funny), The Hangover (not nearly as funny as I’d heard) and District 9 (a very good and thought-provoking film).
Next up—Sherlock Holmes for all the reasons you stated.
Dean here over and out.