In addition to “Hall Pass” and “Love and Other Drugs,” “No Strings Attached” is the latest film to focus on distinctly casual romantic relationships. Starring Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman, the movie is about a pair of friends who turn into friends with benefits. As is required by romcom law, they end up falling for each other and have to decide whether they want to give up their independence for a more serious relationship, etc. etc. I’m not really sure where this film is going to get its emotional investment from; Kutcher can’t act and not a single guy in the world is going to pity a man who’s “just” constantly sleeping with Natalie Portman. Anyways, judge for yourself below.
How many ethnic stereotypes and bad jokes can you cram into a movie? I’ve always wondered if it’s been Martin Lawrence’s lifelong goal to answer that question, and if so, “Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son” may represent his crowning achievement. After FBI agent Lawrence’s son inadvertently witnesses a murder, the duo dons female fat-suits and hides out in the most logical place available: an all-girls school. Guess the US Marshals Service didn’t have any witness protection openings. I’m not sure who exactly demanded this, but apparently more people than I thought find Martin Lawrence repeatedly saying “Lawd!” in a high-pitched voice funny.
The teaser for “Sucker Punch” was pretty much nothing but cool, albeit inexplicable, images set to music. The full trailer now gives us some helpful narration and some Led Zeppelin, so thinks are slightly clearer. Apparently a group of immensely attractive young girls are thrown in a mental institution of some sorts and must retrieve five items from their imaginations in order to escape. Somehow this involves dragons, Nazi blimps, and robot ninjas, but whatever. I’ll be one of thousands of 18-25 males who turn up opening day to watch girls in schoolgirl outfits shoot things in slow-motion, so I can’t pretend to care about coherent narrative structure.
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