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Finding Nemo (2003)
The sea monkey took my money! (You have to see the movie.)
I'm not a parent or an artist, so I can't comment on how kid-friendly this movie is or anything about the technical aspects. I can say, however, as a relatively intelligent 35-year old, I loved this movie. I laughed harder (mostly at Ellen DeGenerges' character Dori) than I've laughed in a movie in a long time. (Even the short before the feature presenation was really funny.) I never really had any doubt how the movie would end, but still enjoyed how it got there. Albert Brooks and Allison Janney were also standouts. The sharks "in recovery" were great too.
Tip - - Stay for the little bonus scene within the first couple of minutes of the end credits.
A Girl Thing (2001)
Not great, but not horrible
How's that for a summary? I watched this miniseries on dvd last night, mostly because of the cast list. It's four separate stories, tied together by Stockard Channing as a psychiatrist who treats someone in each segment. The first hour is "the lesbian hour" with Kate Capshaw and Elle McPherson. The second hour has Rebecca DeMornay, Allison Janney and Glenn Headley as bickering sisters. The third hour (which, I'll admit I only watched 20 minutes of) stars Mia Farrow, Lynne Whitfield, and Linda Hamilton. The final hour centers around Stockard Channing, her secretary (played by S. Epatha Merkerson) and two patients, Camryn Manheim and Peta Wilson. Sprinkled throughout the entire program is Margo Martindale as the neighborhood coffeehouse owner. All four parts were written and directed by Lee Rose. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being high), I'd rate them as follows: Part 1, 5; Part 2, 7; Part 3 (what I saw), 2; Part 4, 8. The acting across the board is a little stiff, almost like it were a filmed play. And the writing is ultra-predictable. Yet, I still found myself engrossed (except for part 3). My favorite part of segment 4 was seeing Peta Wilson in a role about as completely opposite as one could get from her best-known role of ass-kicking, girl-spy Nikita. Other standouts are Channing, Janney, and Manheim. All in all, an interesting psychological drama.
(Note: The dvd does not have a menu or chapter search capabilities, so if you stop somewhere in the middle, make note of where you are so you can forward ahead to that point when you get back to watching.)
Sweet November (2001)
Save your money!
I went to the trouble of registering on this site just so I could write this review to save you some time and money by encouraging you to wait for this film to come out on video! Although I'm a big Keanu fan, this film was not worth the effort to watch. Keanu does a pretty good job in the "mushy" romantic parts of the movie, but he's totally unbelieveable as a gung-ho ad exec. In the scene where he's presenting a new marketing approach to a hot dog company, it was all I could do not to laugh. The heavy product placement for one particular Internet dating site was so prevalent it was distracting. The movie's saving graces are (1) Charlize Theron (who looks great even when deathly ill); (2) Keanu's relationship with the little neighbor boy; (3) the setting (San Francisco); (4) the dog; and (5) the soundtrack. Do yourself and your wallet a favor, wait for video on this one and RENT it.