Jumper

Directed by Doug Liman, starring Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson, Jamie Bell and Samuel L. Jackson.

David Rice accidentally found out that he had the ability to transport himself anywhere, anytime. He innocently use the power into his own advantage and without realizing, got into a messy fight between Jumpers--those like him--and those who hunt and kill them.

Meh. It's one of those movies that makes you want to scream "WTF?!" when the end credits roll. It started okay, I guess, and it's always very nice to see Jamie Bell, but when you finished watching it, it kinda felt pointless. Hayden still can't act (okay, maybe he has improved about 1% since the Star Wars days) even though he did look pretty, and Kristen Stewart only got a stupid cameo! Man! The world needs more Kristen Stewart! I know the movie concept is pretty cool, but still, a cool concept of pretty people teleporting isn't good enough.

5.5 / 10. Would probably give a higher mark if the leading actor can be pretty AND also actually act.

P.S. I Love You

Directed by Richard LaGravenese (Freedom Writers, Paris Je T'aime - Pigalle, wrote The Bridges of Madison County), starring Gerard Butler, Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Yes! Denny Duquette!), Lisa Kudrow and Harry Connick Jr.

Holly and Gerry married at a very young age, and after ten years together, with the ups and downs of life, yet bonded with their strong love for each other, Gerry died. Holly was left broken and later discovered that his late husband already prepared, in his own way, messages for the beloved wife to be strong and gain her life back.

I am a girl. I love romantic movies. If a girl can't have romance in her life, she'll get it from the movies. And this is one hell of a romantic movie. I loved it. Sad, beautiful, romantic movie. I cried in the cinema, couldn't help it. Gerard is the man, I love that guy. And I know Hilary doesn't pick good movies consistently but I've loved her since Boys Don't Cry and will forever love her. Jeffrey Dean Morgan was charming as always. And the best thing about this movie is that it isn't 100% sad. It doesn't have tears for two hours. It's funny! It has some really funny moments and it balanced the movie well. I loved this movie!

8.5 / 10.

Atonement

Directed bt Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice, of course), starring my current fave Brits, Keira Knightley and the very charming James McAvoy.

Cecilia and her housekeeper's son, Robbie, were in love. But her younger sister Briony, who had a crush on Robbie, interfered and her childish jealousy and accusations lead Cecilia and Robbie's love to a devastating journey.

Devastating. Yeah. Keira and James got what they wanted. I felt absolutely devastated after I finished watching it but it is a very beautiful film. Keira and Joe Wright made a great team, huh? I love the performances by both leading actors and it's just one of those beautiful period movies, you know. Yet totally different.. darker and deeper, I guess. The famous sex scene is famous for a reason.. it differentiates good filmmaking and great filmmaking. Exquisite film. Serious film lovers should definitely see it.

9 / 10.

Into the Wild

Directed and written by the great Sean Penn, based on Jon Krakauer's book, starring the very wonderful Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Catherine Keener, Vince Vaughn, Hal Holbrook and Kirsten Stewart (who I love).

Into the Wild tells the true story of Christopher McCandless, who abandoned his family, education, identity and all his possessions to embark on an unplanned journey into the wilderness of Alaska, in search of freedom and a meaning of life.

Absolutely beautiful. I loved it. I think Emile gave a wonderful performance, he showed Chris' naiveness, depth and his free, rebelious soul. This film is way too underrated and AMPAS is being ridiculous by giving this film only two nominations (Best Supporting Actor and Best Editing.. WTF?!) especially by overlooking the soundtrack. Hello? If you can only pick one feature to award to the film, then it should be for Eddie Vedder! His music is absolutely wonderful and suited the film beautifully! I personally am still listening to and loving the album.. No Ceiling is a current favourite. So yeah, I loved this film, I think everyone did a great job and the story with Hal Holbrook's character is just one of the most heartbreaking stories I've ever seen. Sean and Emile really gave us something this time. I recommend everyone to see it.

9 / 10.

Enchanted

Directed by Kevin Lima, written by Billy Kelly (Blast from the Past), starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey (aka McDreamy), James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel and Susan Sarandon.

It all started with the animated Giselle who had always dreamed of meeting her Prince Charming, and then came Prince Edward, just the one she had always hoped for. They decided to get married the next day, but Prince Edward's stepmother wouldn't let her throne be taken away that easily. She tried to get rid of Giselle and before she knew it, Giselle was thrown into a strange world.. the real world.

Pretty fun. Something different, I guess. Amy Adams and James Marsden were great with their over-the-top, melodramatic performances, as their characters were the 'fantasy' ones and then balanced with Patrick Dempsey's 'real-life' performance. For you guys who just want some light fantasy comedy, this should be an okay pick. I personally quite enjoyed it and Patrick Dempsey was.. dreamy. Btw, what's with James Marsden always playing the third party?

7 / 10.

Beowulf

Directed by Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away, The Polar Express), featuring Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich.

King Hrothgar and his town had been under a curse for a long time. A monster called Grendel was always barging in whenever there was a party and started devouring the people. Then, from the sea came Beowulf, a brave warrior who promised King Hrothgar that he'd kill the monster, Grendel.

For people not in the know, this is an animated movie. I first thought the actors performed as usual and then it's digitalized but apparently this is made as an animated feature from the start. I kinda liked it, eventho people around me kept giving bad reviews. It's written by Neil Gaiman (who, again, can do no wrong) and Roger Avary and I think they did quite a great job making a movie out of the classic poem. At first I thought, why animated? But after seeing it, with all the nakedness and craziness, I think it's smart to make it animated. The story was very.. such a.. fantasy. Like a legend. Just like it should be. Oh, even if you don't like this movie, take a look at the bright side: now you know the story of one of the most well-known classical works ever done.

8 / 10.

Stardust

Directed by Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake), based on the novel by the great Neil Gaiman, starring Claire Danes, Robert DeNiro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mark Strong (who sometimes looked like Stuart Townsend) and sort-of-newcomer Charlie Cox. Cameos by Peter O'Toole, Ricky Gervais, Rupert Everett, etc.

A naive young bloke trying to win the love of the girl of his dreams, a witch seeking for immortality, a prince eager to win the throne to his kingdom--all lead to one.. star.

I loved it. I mean, LOVED it. I am a huge fan of Neil Gaiman (eventho I haven't read this one) and he.. can do no wrong. I had waited for this movie to show in the cinemas here for the longest time. Three months after its release in the US, it finally came, and it didn't disappoint. How I loved this movie. Everything about it was so entertaining, funny and upbeat. I love Claire Danes and Charlie Cox? He became this absolute hottie after the first half of the movie. The story was oh so great, so original, so Neil. I'm just crazy about this movie.. and having Ricky Gervais do a cameo is brilliant. And DeNiro was just hilarious.

9 / 10.

Something to download..:
Take That - Rule the World (the song during the end credits)

Butterfly on a Wheel

Directed by Mike Barker, starring Gerard Butler, Maria Bello and Pierce Brosnan.

Abby and Neil Randall were living a perfect life with their one daughter until a stranger came into their life and started to take control of everything, shattering their family, in just one day.

Saw it because of Gerard Butler.. Hm.. Nothing to say, really. I mean, it's a thriller. A pretty good one, I guess. But the thing is I already knew about what it was all about since the beginning so the ending wasn't much of a surprise to me. But maybe it'd work for ppl who hadn't known the main plot.

7 / 10.

Lust, Caution

Directed by Ang Lee, based on the novel by Eileen Chang, starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Wang Lee Hom and newcomer Wei Tang.

Set in Shanghai and Hong Kong during the WWII, Kuang was a college student with 'patriotic' intentions, planning to kill Yee--a politician who worked for the Japanese, thus a 'traitor' in Kuang's eyes--and to do that, he gathered a group of fellow students. In that group was Wong, whose role was as an espionage and got dragged into the whole thing deeper and deeper.

Well, loved it. The rave reviews weren't for nothing. I loved the pace, loved the whole oldies feeling (costumes.. *.*), and Wei Tang did such a great job. You could really feel the characters--Tony Leung is and will always be great--and I think the story ran very smoothly. And the score.. Alexandre Desplat (The Painted Veil, The Queen) did his job so well. You might think that the sex scenes are just there, but somehow they could probably help you understand more about the characters' developments. All in all, a beautiful and exquisite film.

9 / 10.

Resident Evil: Extinction

Directed by Russell Mulcahy, written by Paul WS Anderson (RE 1 and 2). Starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Oded Fehr, Mike Epps and an unecessary cameo by Ashanti.

Claire was the leader of a troop of survivers of Racoon City and on the way they met Alice, who had developed more and became more powerful. Alice then joined the group to Alaska and continued her fight with Umbrella Corp.

Cheap. Why have I been watching a lot of cheap movies lately? Well.. didn't really enjoy the movie.. kinda bored after the first fifteen minutes. Ashanti was WTF?! Milla Jovovich was hot but that's about it. Danny Boyle made all other zombie movies look lame.

5 / 10.

Hors de Prix

Directed by Pierre Salvadori, starring Audrey Tatou and Gad Elmaleh.

Irene was a gold digger, wearing mini skirts and seducing old millionaires, ripping them off. She was then already settled with the very rich (and drunk) Jacques, but that was when she met Jean, a bartender who she mistaken as another millionaire, and had a one night stand with him. But one year later they met again and things started to get more twisted.

I loved this film. Well, hated the first one-third of it, but absolutely loved the rest. It was so funny, interesting, upbeat and fun! Didn't expect it to be so funny but it really was. To see Jean develop was really really fun. Audrey Tatou's dresses were absolutely gorgeous and she looked sexy and classy, and the guy was kinda cute too. This movie really is a must-see.. sort of. Well, I am a sucker for romantic comedies. Would absoultely love to see it again.

8.5 / 10.

No Reservations

Directed by Scott Hicks, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart and Abigail Breslin.

Kate is the executive chef of the very posh 22 Bleecker restaurant in Manhattan who only cares about her career and not really having a social and/or love life. That all changed when her niece came along and lived with her and a rival chef Nick threatened her position at the restaurant.

Saw it because 1) I think Catherine Zeta-Jones is one of the most beautiful females ever to grace the screen, and 2) I'm a sucker for romantic comedies. So, I liked this movie. Not exactly a romantic comedy because it had a lot of sad (and touching) scenes. But anyway, it is still romantic, Aaron was so charming, Catherine was OH so beautiful (eventho she did look older, but still, beautiful), Abigail did good and since I'm interested in all things culinary-related, this movie entertained me.

7.5 / 10.

Bobby

Directed by Emilio Estevez (The Mighty Ducks, anyone?), starring (get ready for this) Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Fishburne, William H. Macy, Sharon Stone, Elijah Wood, Heather Graham, Lindsay Lohan, Nick Cannon, Shia LeBeouf, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Joshua Jackson, Helen Hunt, Martin Sheen, Christian Slater and Emilio Estevez himself.

Told the stories of people around the place/time that would lead to what would be the death of Senator Robert F. Kennedy in the early morning hours of June 5, 1968.

I seriously loved this film and just don't get why it's so not famous. An all-star cast doing multiple storylines might not sound new, but trust me, you have to see this one. Of course this film didn't exactly tell the story of the assassination, what's behind it and whatnot. I didn't even expect that. This is less technical, a lot more beautiful. This film just felt so touching, so meaningful in many different aspects. Everyone gave wonderful performances and the surprise for me was Sharon Stone. To me, her image had never been that good, but this time I enjoyed her performance tremendously. She really broke my heart. To conclude, forget the bad reviews that you might hear (a classmate of mine totally hated it.. so I just decided that she has no taste ;p) and go see it for yourself. I, personally, would absolutely buy the DVD and watch it over and over again.

9 / 10.

"My brother need not be idealized or enlarged in death beyond what he was in life, to be remembered simply as a good and decent man, who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw suffering and tried to heal it, saw war and tried to stop it."

-Ted Kennedy

Volver

Directed by the great Pedro Almodóvar, starring Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas (The Sea Inside), Blanca Portillo and Yohana Cobo.

Raimunda, her daughter Paula and her sister Soledad went back to their home town, the windy village of Alcanfor de las Infantas to visit the grave of Raimunda and Sole's mother. They also visited their aunt, to see how she was doing. Apparently she had been taken care of by her neighbor, Agustina, and also (according to her) by her dead sister. When Raimunda, Paula and Sole went back to their usual lives, things started to happen and Sole got a visit from a unexpected person.

I know, I'm kinda late. The film's been there for a year. What kind of a Pedro fan am I? Okay, so, I have to admit that for the first one and a half hours, I didn't know what I was watching. The story felt pointless. But, of course, in the end there's an unexpected plot twist that only Pedro can pull off. Yep, this one has a crazy plot that is sure to surprise you. But honestly, I prefer Bad Education. Sure, both has surprises and unexpected twists, but Bad Education felt more 'packed' and certain. But anyway, I'm still a huge Pedro fan and still recommend people to watch this film. Penélope is damn pretty (I'm starting to love her) and I just love how 'colorful' Pedro's films are. They have a different, dark-yet-colorful feeling. Oh, and 'Volver' means 'to return'.

7.5 / 10.

Disturbia

Directed by DJ Caruso, starring Shia LeBeouf, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Morse, Sarah Roemer and Aaron Yoo.

Kale's father had died in a car accident and he seemed to blame himself. Angry and unstable, Kale lost his temper one day and punched his Spanish teacher in the face, causing him a house arrest penalty for three months. That's when Kale started spying on his neighbors through his binoculars and suspected his neighbor to be a serial killer.

I'm begining to like thrillers. They're not so bad afterall, huh? So yeah, I loved this movie. Good suspense, and it's kinda funny.. Well, it's Shia LeBeouf, people. I'm definitely becoming his fan. So damn cute. First became interested when I saw him on MTV TRL ages ago, he sang (horribly) to Hilary Duff's Wake Up. He's just a natural comedian. Altho, I have to say that I'd love to see him in a more serious role. I'm sure he can pull it off. Oh, Aaron Yoo, the Korean guy, turned out he's 28 years old. Wow.. we Asians do look younger, don't we? ;p Okay, so people, go see this movie if you want to see some good thriller. (and I like the music, too)

8 / 10. Btw, this is sort of a 'remake' of Hitchcock's Rear Window. But I haven't seen that, so I can't compare them.