Movie Reviews

This weekend Elaina and I saw two movies: Red Eye and The 40 Year Old Virgin. They were both great, but in very, very different ways. Here are our thoughts on the two (without giving anything away).

Red Eye
It's a short movie, only 80 minutes long...but it feels even shorter. If you like a psychological thriller riddled with plot holes then this movie is for you. Actually, Elaina and I really liked it, but as Elaina said, "I feel like a 14 year old who just finished a hundred page fiction novel over summer break." The problem is this: Cillian Murphy and Rachel McAdams are too pretty to be in this movie. His pretty blue eyes do not make for a bad guy, and her curly bangs do not make for... well... her character in the movie. All that aside, they both did a great job. Cillian comes across as a sweet, witty young chap until he lets her in on his little secret. Rachel probably could have been played by any actress in the world, but someone that darn cute demands attention.
E-Squared rating: 4 hugs and a pat on the back for trying.

The 40 Year Old Virgin
I've never heard the word "fuck" so many times in my life, and I don't think we've ever laughed out loud so hard either. Steve Carell is a comic genius; paired up with Paul Rudd and a couple other funny-ass people, this movie couldn't be bad if it tried. Con: it's a long movie, over 120 minutes. Pros: funny as hell, over the top jokes, physical humor, Jane Lynch (from Best in Show), Steve Carell's nose, the quote "You need to keep your bitch on a leash."
E-Squared rating: 5 and a half knee-slaps and two spit-takes.