Movie Overview :The Fighter

Brief Summary – Based on the true story of boxers Dick "Dickey" Eklund and his brother Mickey "Irish" Ward. Dickey is a former champ but he has fallen victim to drug use. Meanwhile Mickey struggles to make a name for himself and keep his dysfunctional family together.

Rating – on a scale of 1 to 10 [ 10 being the highest] this films is a 7.2

Movie Strengths – good fight scenes, humor

Movie Weaknesses – predictable conclusion

Final Thoughts - This movie has its own brand of 'hick' humor which is funny and sad at the same time.

Overview: The Mechanic

Brief Summary – Bishop (Jason Statham) is a unique, talented assassin. He is considered to be the best ‘Mechanic’ in his organization as a result of his professional perfection and total detachment. However, when he is ordered to assassinate his mentor and close friend Harry (Donald Sutherland), Bishop finds himself in the ultimate dilemma.

Rating – on a scale of 1 to 10 this film is an 8!

Movie Strengths – TONS of jaw dropping bone crunching action, lots of blood gushing from bullet shells raining, body parts exploding, loud explosions, vengeance, betrayal, romance, good old fashion ass-whooping … and I could go on and on…

Movie Weaknesses – This movie is very brutish and extremely violent...consider yourself warned.

Overview The Tourist :(

Brief Summary - Frank [Johnny Depp] is an American tourist in Europe, a chance encounter with Elise [Angelina Jolie] makes him a target for a mob boss and the authorities. Their ‘budding romance’ thrusts them both into a very unexciting game of cat and mouse.

Rating – on a scale of 1 to 10 [10 being the highest] this dreary dozer gets a 5.5

Movie Strengths – Location, location, location, watching this made me want to visit Venice …

Movie Weaknesses – lackluster action, lame pick up lines, mismatched chemistry and I could continue but I'll digress.

Final Thoughts - This movie FALLS FLAT because Johnny Depp's performance was not up to par! He is a good actor but this performance was not his best. I am also upset because whenever A.Jolie and J.Depp star in a film you would expect a certain quality of performance which was severely LACKING hence this harsh review! Maybe if two B-List actors were the leads I may [I stress may] not have hated this film.

Movie Review The King's Speech

Brief Summary - Based on the true story of King George VI, fondly known as Bertie (Colin Firth) suffers from a severe speech impediment. His wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) and after a rough start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond.

Rating – On a scale of 1 to 10 [ 10 being the highest] this film is well worth seeing and it deserves a 9

Movie Strengths – Surprisingly hilarious, painfully realistic, powerful, gripping performances by stellar cast of actors/actresses

Movie Weaknesses – I tried very hard to find some imperfection TO NO AVAIL!

Final Thoughts - I thoroughly enjoyed this movie because of its charm, genuineness, positive message and memorable performances.

Movie Review Tron: Legacy

Brief Summary – The plot revolves around Sam Flynn [Garrett Hedlund] the rebellious son of Tech-tycoon Kevin Flynn [Jeff Bridges, who vanished 25 years ago]. Sam accidentally gets sucked into the dangerous, digital cyberspace where he finds his father and Quorra [Oliva Wilde] and they attempt to escape.

Rating – on a scale of 1 to 10 [10 being the highest] Tron deserves a 6

Movie Strengths – this film is a visual spectacle, exciting fight and bike chase scenes make it 3D worthy!

Movie Weaknesses – Tron’s plot leaves much to be desired…the script writers must have had a bad day otherwise there is no excuse for the lack of creativity in Tron’s conclusion...it was a GI-NORMOUS DISAPPOINTMENT!

Movie Review Black Swan

Brief Summary – New York City ballet dancer Nina [Natalie Portman] is constantly at odds with herself, as she struggles with dueling roles as a swan queen. Between her overprotective mother, Erica [Barbara Hershey], demanding artistic director, Thomas Leroy [Vincent Cassel] and rival, Lily [Mila Kunis] young Nina’s fragile mental and physical condition begins to crumble under the strain of epitomizing perfection.

Rating – on a scale of 1 to 10 [10 being the highest] I give thee 6.5

Movie Strengths – healthy dose of drama, stimulating scenes, strong lead actresses and for the guys scattered lesbian action.

Movie Weaknessess – minus the drama and excessive hype this movie would have been a typical, anemia made me crazy, melodramatic ballet flick.