We've not had much time to catch summer movies, what with all the Paris Hilton news soaking up our attention (Free at last!). So we're excitedly playing catch up. Here are two quickie reviews for your consideration of the canon.
"Knocked Up" has gotten some of the best reviews of the summer. No surprise - it's consistently funny and undeniably sweet. Utterly unbelievable, though. And with the exception of the already famous "crowning" birth scene, the world's lustful boys never get so much as a nipple glance from the ravishing Katherine Heigl. Seth Rogan is the most surprising and deservingly ascendant star in the bizness since Woody Allen, Paul Rudd and the gang improvise with pitch-perfect style, and everyone seems very human. Still, my rating is a relatively solid B. Here's the first case where a nipple might have earned an undeserved higher grade since my creepy 8th grade shop class.
"Ocean's Thirteen" has also gotten decent reviews. Which stuns me. It is such a slog - at least an hour longer than need be. Everyone looks bored. There's no chemistry. My rating - a disappointed D. You're better off flipping through "People" magazine if you're looking for sexy stars looking bored. If you loved "Ocean's Eleven", you should hate this movie. Gawd forbid anyone cares enough to make the inevitably set up sequel.
Hope your own multiplex is filled with exciting options today. Rock on.
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