Movies Wanted, Movies Watched

As I blogged about here and here, I had been dying to see Easy A and The Switch and since my move I have! When one is unemployed, movie going is a favorite option of mine.

I saw Easy A the day it opened, this last Friday and it was solid. Emma Stone is likable, believable, relatable and really adorable as the lead high school heroine. I'm not a huge Penn Bagley fan but I did like him in this role. Amanda Bynes nails the Jesus freak foil to Emma's Olive. I was pleasantly surprised because it had some unexpected elements and twists. It started out a little differently than I thought but it told the story it promised in its trailer. I would highly recommend it. It's particularly great for high schoolers.  

The Switch was much like I expected from the trailers. J.Anniston didn't annoy as much as usual, the chemistry between J.Bateman and the little boy was absolutely precious - my favorite part, J.Goldblum was hilarious and a great foil for J.Bateman and J.Lewis was hysterical and added some much needed laugh out loud humor. A predictable satisfying romcom.

I've also seen and recommend: The Town, The Romantics and Get Low.

Cute Trailer: The Switch

It's a shock to me that I want to see a Jen Anniston movie because a) she makes some not so great movies as of late b)the not so great movies are not so great romcoms (the worst kind) and c) she plays Rachel Green over and over again.

But it's not a shock to me that I want to see it because a) Jason Bateman is a freebie 5 b) Jeff Goldblum is kind of amazing and his sarcasm in the trailer is outstanding c) the kid is really cute d) Juliette Lewis! (I wonder if her and Anniston ever talked about the Pitt onset) and e) when J.Anniston's on the ball with her comic timing it is really enjoyable to watch. Look more reasons to watch than not!

Check it yourself:



I love the chemistry between J.Bateman and the adorable little boy; it's just too freakin' cute.