The Uninvited

Year: 2009

Genre: Horror

Starring: Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, David Strathairn

Dave - 3 Stars - Solely because of the sweet twist at the end. The mom just has a perfect look for an evil stepmother so she sucked you in from the start. Luckily I haven't seen the one that they "ripped off" so I can appreciate this for what it was....interesting enough to enjoy, with a sweet twist to get you to go "oh snap" at the end.

Lexie - 3.5 Stars - Though the "twist" at the end was eerily similar to the end of 1972's "The Other," it actually came together for me. Throughout the movie I couldn't help but feel the plot has been done; the sisters coping with their mother's death (one sister is fresh out of the mental institution) have a hard time dealing with Dad's new hot live-in girlfriend and they soon discover she is trying to kill them. Perhaps she has killed before? Perhaps not? Why do the girls friends start to disappear? You'll find out. It's worth it to stick out the first hour or so for the last 20 minutes of action and resolution.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0815245/

Trivial

Year: 2007

Genre: Drama/Mystery

Starring: Sophie Marceau, Christophe Lambert

Dave - 2 Stars - A little too all over the place, and just not very memorable. Interesting idea, but just, well blah, like my review.

Lexie - 2 Stars - Many great elements were present here, but the story took entirely too long to unravel and when it did unravel, it was so complicated that I had to skip back and watch the explanations over again. "Whose kid belongs to who? He did what? His daughter? WTF?" These are just a few of the questions you'll be asking after being dragged around a seemingly endless runaround. The fact of the matter is, I don't believe there was enough motivation for this woman (who appears quite rational) to carry out the twisted plan she becomes involved in. She expelled entirely too much energy for someone who supposedly does not care. You won't care either.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0864918/

The Entertainer

Year: 1960

Genre: Drama

Starring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Plowright, Roger Livesay

Dave - 2.5 Stars - I would normally go a 2 but Laurence Olivier was pretty impressive with his ability to cover the spectrum of emotions throughout the movie. Story never really got anywhere, it was just a story of a guy who was down on his luck to start and just kept digging deeper. It would be a good PSA to people that were really worried about talking their kids out of being in entertainment or being with someone in the field because they are normally not very aware or concerned with the feelings and emotions of the people around them.

Lexie - 3 Stars - While I think the story of this movie was strong, something got lost in the adaptation from stage to screen. I had a hard time connecting with any of the characters long enough to feel sympathetic, even though the story is quite sad from start to finish. I think it also failed to tie some of the main plot points together, and by the end I didn't feel as moved as I think I was supposed to be. This is a movie worth watching for the "classic" style and the characters of Archie and Billy Rice who I found to be quite viable despite some moments where I was lost.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053796/