Cats & Dogs is another ridiculous animal movie that has lots of stars as voices. It received a 13% on Rotten Tomatoes (official sponsor) so needless to say I am not going to see an animated movie about cats & dogs. I don't feel like wasting space with the trailer so go here if you really want to watch it.
Charlie St. Cloud is a fantasy-romance starring Zac Efron, Amanda Crew, Ray Liotta and Kim Basinger. It is about a boy (Charlie) whose younger brother (Sam) is killed by a drunk driver. Before he died, Charlie made a promise to Sam that he would play catch with him every single day. Charlie vows to uphold that promise when he starts seeing his brother's ghost. Charlie meets a girl (Tess) and must choose between her or his dead brother. I know, I know, the storyline sounds ridiculous and I posted about how the entire theater erupted in laughter when they showed the preview at Inception but I will probably end up seeing it anyways. It received a 24% on Rotten Tomatoes which isn't good but I don't think anyone expected it to receive high ratings in the first place. Going in with low expectations means it can only surprise me. Here's the trailer in case you want a good laugh too. RT general consensus: " Zac Efron gives it his all, but Charlie St. Cloud is too shallow and cloying to offer much more than eye candy for his fans." That's ironic because candy is the food of choice for most of his fans.
Dinner For Schmucks is the movie I am most looking forward to seeing of this bunch. It is a comedy film starring Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Ron Livingston, Lucy Punch and Jemaine Clement. The trailer looks hilarious and Steve Carell has never disappointed me so it's a must see. I'll use the always trusty Wikipedia for the plot explanation...
"Tim (Rudd) is a rising executive who 'succeeds' in finding the perfect guest, IRS employee Barry (Carell), for his boss's monthly event: a so-called 'dinner for idiots'. The gathering offers certain advantages to the executive who shows up with the biggest buffoon."It received a 52% on Rotten Tomatoes with the general consensus being that "It doesn't honor its source material -- or its immensely likable leads -- as well as it should, but Dinner for Schmucks offers fitfully nourishing comedy." Good enough for me.
The Extra Man is a comedy starring Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Katie Holmes and John C. Reilly. It received a 44% on Rotten Tomatoes and is billed as "A sophisticated and moving comedy". The only comedies I like are unsophisticated ones. It is about a failed playwright who develops a mentor relationship with a cross-dressing nut job and teaches him " the art of being an 'extra man,' accompanying and entertaining wealthy older women in their fanciful social lives." On second thought, I might have to see this movie as entertaining wealthy older women in their fanciful social lives has been my lifelong goal. I'm definitely not going to pay money to see this so I'll probably end up watching it on a Tuesday afternoon when it is on Encore and I have nothing to do.
Get Low is exactly the type of movie that Rotten Tomatoes critics love - film festival, limited release, comedy/drama with a few big name older actors. It stars Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray and Lucas Black. No surprise that RT gave it a 90%, saying, "Subtle to a fault, this perfectly cast ensemble drama is lifted by typically sharp performances from Robert Duvall and Bill Murray." It is based on a true story about a hermit who lives in the woods and comes back demanding the town have a "living funeral" for him. Him, Lindsay Lohan and the cross-dressing guy from The Extra Man should hang out in the looney tune bin.
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