Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Jason X (2001):
Starring:
 Kane Hodder - Jason Voorhees / Uber-Jason
Lexa Doig - Rowan
Lisa Ryder - KAY-EM 14
Chuck Campbell - Tsunaron
Jonathan Potts - Professor Lowe
Peter Mensah - Sgt. Brodski
Melyssa Ade - Janessa
Melodie Johnson - Kinsa
Derwin Jordan - Waylander
Kristi Angus - Adrienne
Yani Gellman - Stoney
Dov Tiefenbach - Azrael
David Cronenberg - Dr. Wimmer

Director:
James Isaac (Skinwalkers)

Synopsis:
The year is 2455. The Place is Old Earth. Once the shimmering blue jewel of the galaxy, Old Earth is now a contaminated planet abandoned for centuries--a brown world of violent storms, toxic landmasses and poisonous seas. Yet humans have returned to the deadly place that they once fled--not to live, but to research the ancient rusting artifacts of the bygone civilizations that caused this enormous environmental disaster. And when an eager group of intrepid young explorers land on Old Earth, little do they realize the grizzly fate that awaits them.

Review:
So does anyone remember when Leprechaun went into space? We'll if you LOVED that, then this movies is for you. Jason Voorhees, scheduled for execution in the near future manages to escape & is cryogenicly frozen for almost 500 years until he is discovered by a space vessel & accidentally unfrozen to unleashed almighty hell upon the crew. Literally one of the worst movies I have ever seen & I have seen Soul Plane. This might not be the case for everyone because some people love Sci-Fi channel esq bull shit movies. Because essentially that's what this is. Low budget, TV actors, director known only for his special effects background.... need I say anymore? If your into silly one liners, slap stick comedic relief & completely ridiculous death scenes OR don't let me forget cyborg women who are super sized up to be the ultimate fighting machine match of Jason then you will love this movie. Saving grace is some sexy women, that's all. Also Super Jason or "Uber-Jason" as he is listed as on imdb.com actually looked really fucking awesome. Lets also not forget about the fact that in the future they have created medically enhanced super ants that can crawl onto you & repair any sort of physical damage to your body.

Budget: $14,000,000
Box Office: $16,951,798
Profit: $2,951,798

Rotten Tomatoes: 21%
Flixster: 35%

3%

Lead Acting: 0/15
Supporting Cast: 0/15
Plot: 0/10
Compared To The Genre: 0/10
Cinematography: 2/20
Intrigue: 0/20
Extra: 1/10
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978):
Starring:
Donald Sutherland - Matthew Bennell
Brooke Adams - Elizabeth Driscoll
Jeff Goldblum - Jack Bellicec
Veronica Carthwright - Nancy Bellicec
Leonard Nimoy - Dr. David Kibner
Art Hindle - Dr. Geoffrey Howell, D.D.S
Lelia Goldoni - Katherine Hendley
Kevin McCarthy - Dr. Miles J. Bennell
Tom Luddy - Ted Hendley

Director:
Philip Kaufman (The Right Stuff; Rising Sun; Twisted)

Synopsis:
This remake of the 1956 horror classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers moves the action from small-town USA to 1970s San Francisco and replaces at least part of the original's psychological horror with special effects. Spores rain forth, unseen, from outer space, and soon strange flowers begin popping up all over the city. After bringing one of these hybrid specimens home with her one night, biologist Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) notices that her live-in boyfriend, Geoffrey (Art Hindle), doesn't seem like himself; he's cold and distant and somehow just not quite there. When she turns to her friend Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland), a colleague at the Department of Public Health, he convinces her to see his friend Dr. Kibner (Leonard Nimoy), a pop psychologist who argues that the problem is all in Elizabeth's head. Soon, though, Matthew and Elizabeth begin to notice that people all over the city are changing subtly and inexplicably. When their friend Jack Bellicec (Jeff Goldblum) and his wife Nancy (Veronica Cartwright) find a lifeless, half-formed doppelganger covered with plant fibers in the mud baths they own and operate, the group of friends finally begins to understand that a sinister transformation is sweeping their city.

Review:
A legendary film, both the original & this 70's remake. First off the cast is incredible. Some true Hollywood legends, in some earlier film roles for some carry this film the entire time. Sometimes the plot is very slow to progress with a large amount of dialogue & interactions between the characters. Eventually once the plot starts to move much faster then it really picks up & continues non-stop until the eventual climax. Love the story & how it becomes more evident that the world is being taken over by aliens & no matter how hard you fight it, they will over take it. This did eventually lead to a 2000's remake called "The Invasion" starring Daniel Craig & Nicole Kidman which was god awful. This is definitively one of my all time favourite psychological suspense/thriller films also one of my top alien related films as well. Also the fact that it features two of my favourite actors, Donald Sutherland & Jeff Goldblum accompanied by the fact that I am a total Trekkie & Leonard Nimoy is also in it might play a major factor as to why I love this film so much. Regardless it is a total horror & science fiction classic in every respect.

Budget: $3,500,000
Box Office: $24,946,533
Profit: $21,446,533

Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
Flixster: 73%

82%

Lead Acting: 13/15
Supporting Cast: 10/15
Plot: 10/10
Compared To The Genre: 10/10
Cinematography: 15/20
Intrigue: 14/20
Extra: 10/10 
Born On The Fourth Of July (1989):
Starring:
Tom Cruise -  Ron Kovic
Kyra Sedgewick - Donna
Raymond J. Barry - Mr. Kovic
Caroline Kava - Mrs. Kovic
Frank Whaley - Timmy
Jerry Levine - Steve Boyer
Stephen Baldwin - Billy Vorsovich
Michael McTighe - Danny Fantozzi
Willem Dafoe - Charlie

Director:
Oliver Stone (Platoon; JFK; Any Given Sunday)

Synopsis:
The second of three films by co-writer/director Oliver Stone to explore the effects of the Vietnam War (Platoon and Heaven and Earth are the others), Born On The Fourth Of July tells the true story of Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise), a patriotic, All-American small town athlete who shocks his family by enlisting with the Marines to fight in the Vietnam War. Once he is overseas, however, Kovic's gung-ho enthusiasm turns to horror and confusion when he accidentally kills one of his own men in a firefight. His downfall is furthered by a bullet wound that leaves him paralyzed from the chest down. He returns home, spends an appalling, nightmarish stint in a veterans' hospital, and follows an increasingly disillusioned and fragmented path that ultimately leaves him drunk and dissolute in Mexico. However, Kovic somehow turns himself around and pulls his life together, becoming an outspoken anti-war activist in the process. The film is long but emotionally powerful; many consider it Stone's best work and Cruise's best performance. Both were nominated for Oscars, as was the film itself, but only Stone, who co-wrote the film with Kovic from the latter's book, won for Best Director.

Review:
Oliver Stone & his love of Vietnam. Not quite as good as Platoon, haven't seen Heaven & Earth so I can't compare. Watched in on the Universal 100th Anniversary Blu-ray. Held up incredibly well both in production value, the story & plot as well as Cruise acting. Love him or hate him Tom Cruise is a top quality actor. Wasn't sure what to expect going in, I think I was under the impression that it would have a lot more actual combat & a lot less post-war life, again comparing it to Platoon. Loved the movie. Everything about it was great. Only down side was having to look at Kyra Sedgwick, thankfully it's not The Woodsman where I had to see her nude. The cast is filled out by many small cameo's by some well known actors including 3 of the Baldwin brothers..... the less talented ones. I love all of Oliver Stone's movies, he's one of my top 5 favourite directors of all time. I will say that at a certain point it features one of my favourite & most ridiculous film moments of all time. Tom Cruise & Willem Dafoe, in wheelchairs. Spitting on each other, then proceeding to have a leg less fist fight & grapple on a desert road in the middle of nowhere. Was very intrigued by the scenes of Cruise in a military hospital living in unsanitary conditions.

Budget: $14,000,000
Box Office: $232,343,002
Profit: $218,343,002

Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
Flixster: 70%

81%

Lead Acting: 14/15
Supporting Cast: 12/15
Plot: 9/10
Compared To The Genre: 8/10
Cinematography: 14/20
Intrigue: 15/20
Extra: 9/10

Monday, October 29, 2012

The Hunter (2011):
Starring:
Willem Dafoe - Martin
 Frances O'Connor - Lucy Armstrong
Sam Neill - Jack Mindy
Morganan Davies - Sass Armstrong
Finn Woodlock - Bike Armstrong
Jacek Koman - Middleman
Callan Mulvey - Rival Hunter
Sullivan Stapleton - Doug
Dan Spielman - Simon

Director:
Daniel Nettheim (First Feature Film)

Synopsis:
THE HUNTER is the story of Martin, a skilled and ruthless mercenary sent into the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for a tiger believed to be extinct. Hired by an anonymous company that wants the tiger's genetic material, Martin arrives in Tasmania posing as a scientist. He proceeds to set up base camp at a broken-down farmhouse, where he stays with a family whose father has gone missing. Usually a loner, Martin becomes increasingly close to the family; however, as his attachment to the family grows, Martin is led down a path of unforeseen dangers, complicating his deadly mission.

Review:
By all accounts I shouldn't have liked this movie. It was very slow moving, a lot of dialogue but also a lot of silent wilderness trecking & tracking. Dramatic silence, long drawn out scenes. However somehow I completely loved this movie. I don't know if it's because Willem Dafoe is an incredibly talented actor. Or maybe because of my interest in cryptozoology (even though Tasmanian Tigers were real creatures). It just had something that completely drew me into it & enjoyed the mystery of both the tracking of the Tiger & the lost father of the children he stays with. There were a few slightly disturbing events throughout the film. Number one, I'm fairly certain that throughout the film as he is capturing animals to use as bait to capture the Tiger, that Willem Dafoe (or the film crew) are legit killing Wallabies (or the Tasmania equivilant to a Wallaby) which isn't very cool at all. The other is a scene where Willem is in the bath relaxing & the children run in & jump into the bath with a complete naked strange man while their mother isn't home.... that some creepy Wes Anderson shit. The plot was interesting even though it was slow moving. However I wasn't super crazy about the ending. Not because of what happened, because even though they went that route with it, it was very good & emotional. But I was mad that they did what they did. I was hoping it would go the route of leaving the mystery open to your personal interperitation, instead of giving you a definitive answer. Even with my slight dislike of the ending it was still a great movie. Sam Neill played his role perfectly. Frances O'Connor, who was a hot ticket item in the early 2000's with Bedazzled & Time-Line but then disappeared for almost ever.The film was filmed entirely in Tasmania with funding by the Tasmania Film Board, very cool. Do you even know anything about Tasmania? ask yourself that....

Rotten Tomatoes: 69%
Flixster: 65%

85%

Lead Acting: 13/15
Supporting Cast: 11/15
Plot: 10/10
Compared To The Genre: 10/10
Cinematography: 16/20
Intrigue: 15/20
                                                     Extra: 10/10
Stargate (1994):
Starring:
Kurt Russell - Col. Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil
James Spader - Dr. Daniel Jackson
Alexis Cruz - Skaara
Viveca Lindfors - Catherine Langford
Mili Avital - Sha'uri
John Diehl - Lieutenant Kawalsky
Leon Rippy - General W.O. West
Carlos Lauchu - Anubis
Djimon Hounsou -Horus
Erick Avari - Kasuf
French Stewart - Lieutenant Ferretti
Jaye Davidson - Ra

Director:
Roland Emmerich (Universal Soldier; Independence Day; Godzilla; The Patriot; The Day After Tomorrow)

Synopsis:
This lucrative, elephantine-budgeted sci-fi opus paved the way for director Roland Emmerich's mega-hit Independence Day (1996). The story commences in Giza, Egypt, circa 1928, where an archaeological expedition unearths an ancient ring with cryptic hieroglyphs. The film then moves to the present day, where Egyptologist Daniel Jackson (James Spader) is busily trying to convince a group of skeptics that the pyramids were not built by man, but by an extraterrestrial force. After the lecture, a military man approaches him and offers him a job translating the said ring; its inscriptions actually constitute a map to a massive stargate (or interstellar portal). The army sends over resident crackpot colonel Jack O'Neill (Kurt Russell) to travel through the stargate and see what's on the other side; Jackson accompanies him, and the two men turn up in a desert planet on the other side of the universe, with three moons in its sky. The world in question is ruled by Ra (Jaye Davidson), a hermaphroditic Egyptian sun god, who oppresses hordes of slave workers. Jackson and O'Neill then join forces to help the said workers revolt against their oppressor.

Review:
A movie that began a fanboy love affair for generations to come. Spawning a TV show & several TV movies that only super nerds have ever seen. The TV show was on for 10 Seasons...I do not know a single person who has ever actually watched 1 episode let alone 10 full blown seasons. Kurt Russell honestly can do no wrong. Even in a silly 90's science fiction film he is great. James Spader before he got all dumpy & thinning hair is completely awesome in this movie. He plays the role of scientist/nerd better than anyone else I have ever seen. I actually did really enjoy this film though. Loved the idea of taking ancient Egyptian mythology & combining it with science fiction. It held up decently, much better than other movies from it's time frame & the limitations on special effects etc. of the era.

Budget: $55,000,000
Box Office: $196,567,262
Profit: $141,567,262

Rotten Tomatoes: 46%
Flixster: 75%

71%

Lead Acting: 12/15
Supporting Cast: 8/15
Plot: 8/10
Compared To The Genre: 7/10
Cinematography: 13/20
Intrigue: 15/20
Extra: 8/10 
Jeff, Who Lives At Home (2011):
Starring:
Jason Segel - Jeff
Ed Helms - Pat
Susan Sarandon - Sharon
Judy Greer - Linda
Rae Dawn Chong - Carol
Steve Zissis - Steve
Evan Ross - Kevin

Directors:
Jay & Mark Duplass (Cyrus; Baghead)

Synopsis:
On his way to the store to buy wood glue, Jeff looks for signs from the universe to determine his path. However, a series of unexpected events leads him to cross paths with his family in the strangest of locations and circumstances. Jeff just may find the meaning of his life... and if he's lucky, pick up the wood glue as well.

Review:
Jason Segel & Ed Helms. Together on screen. In a drama-edy..... really? This movie was much better & way different than what I was expecting it to be. I assumed two completely over the top silly dudes in the same movie & it would be rude, crude & lewd.... instead it was very heart warming, emotional & perfectly acted by Jason Segel. That & you get an old lady lesbian make out scene involving Susan Sarandon..... sign me up. Directed by The Duplass Brothers who followed up an incredible film called Cyrus with another perfect jem. Who would have thought that Pete from "The League" would be such a great film maker. Cannot wait to see there next film "Safety Not Guaranteed". 

Rotten Tomatoes: 78%
Flixster: 64%

87%

Lead Acting: 13/15
Supporting Cast: 11/15
Plot: 9/10
Compared To The Genre: 10/10
Cinematography: 16/20
Intrigue: 18/20
Extra: 10/10 
21 Jump Street (2012):
Starring:
Jonah Hill - Morton Schmidt / Doug McQuaid
Channing Tatum -Greg Jenko / Brad McQuaid
Brie Larson - Molly Tracey
Dave Franco - Eric Molson
Rob Riggle - Mr. Walters
DeRay Davis - Domingo
Ice Cube - Captain Dickson
Dax Flame - Zack
Chris Parnell - Mr. Gordon
Ellie Kemper - Ms. Giggs
Jake Johnson - Pricipal Dadier
Nick Offerman - Deputy Chief Hardy
Holly Robinson Peete - Officer Judy Hoffs
Peter DeLuise - Officer Doug Penhall (Uncredited)
Johnny Depp - Tom Hanson (Uncredited)

Directors:
Phil Lord (Cloudy With A Change Of Meatballs) & Chris Miller (Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs)

Synopsis:
Schmidt and Jenko are more than ready to leave their adolescent problems behind. Joining the police force and the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover in a local high school. As they trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, Schmidt and Jenko risk their lives to investigate a violent and dangerous drug ring. But they find that high school is nothing like they left it just a few years earlier - and neither expects that they will have to confront the terror and anxiety of being a teenager again and all the issues they thought they had left behind.

Review:
If any of your friends or loved ones saw this movie & told you great things about it... they were correct. It was very funny, had great action sequences & was all around enjoyable to watch. Jonah Hill (fresh off losing 100lbs) is his usual self, kind of annoying, neurotic & annoying at times. Channing Tatum is fine. He's funny & charming. The rest of the cast has some good comedians & characters actors. Has a total babe in Brie Larson as the love interest of Hill.... which is creepy only because she's in grade 12 & she's playing entrapment with a 20+ something guy. Don't get me wrong, it might be every guys secret dream, but in the world of Hollywood I'm surprised radical bullshit moms weren't slightly mad at this. The ending is very funny (albeit ripped off from South Park) but Rob Riggle is fucking hilarious. Surprise appearances by original 21 Jump Street TV show cast members Johnny Depp & Peter DeLuise were honestly the best part of the whole movie. Loved it.

Budget: $42,000,000
Box Office: $201,585,328
Profit: $159,585,328

Rotten Tomatoes: 85%
Flixster: 86%

85%

Lead Acting: 13/15
Supporting Cast: 12/15
Plot: 9/10
Compared To The Genre: 8/10
Cinematography: 15/20
Intrigue: 18/20
Extra: 10/10 

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Clash Of The Titans (2010) & Wrath Of The Titans (2012):
Starring:
Sam Worthington -  Perseus
Liam Neeson - Zeus
Ralph Fiennes - Hades
Gemma Arterton - Io (Clash)
Mads Mikkelsen - Draco (Clash)
Alexa Davalos - Andromeda (Clash)
Jason Flemyn - Calibos / Acrisius (Clash)
Pete Postlethwaite - Spyros (Clash)
Polly Walker - Cassiopeia (Clash)
Ashraf Barhom - Ozal
Tine Stapelfeldt -Danae
Elizabeth McGovern - Marmara (Clash)
Liam Cunningham - Solon (Clash)
Vincent Regan - Kepheus (Clash)
Alexander Siddig - Hermes (Clash)
Luke Treadaway - Prokopion (Clash)
Mouloud Achour - Kucuk (Clash)
Tamer Hassan - Ares (Clash)
Danny Huston - Poseidon
Edgar Ramirez - Ares (Wrath)
Toby Kebbell - Agenor (Wrath)
Rosamund Pike - Andromeda (Wrath)
Bill Nighy - Hephaestus (Wrath)
John Bell - Helius (Wrath)
Lily James - Korrina (Wrath)
Alejandro Naranjo - Mantius (Wrath)
Freddy Drabble - Apollo (Wrath)
Kathryn Carpenter - Athena (Wrath)

Directors:
Louis Leterrier - Clash Of The Titans (Transporter 2; Unleashed; The Incredible Hulk)
Jonathan Liebesman - Wrath Of The Titans (Battle Los Angeles; Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning)

Synopsis:
Clash Of The Titans:
The ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But, the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.

Wrath Of The Titans:
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their leader, Kronos. The Titans' strength grows stronger as Zeus' remaining godly powers are siphoned, and hell is unleashed on earth. Enlisting the help of the warrior Queen Andromeda, Poseidon's demigod son, Argenor, and fallen god Hephaestus, Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind.

Review:
Well I decided to review these two films in the same style that I did the Sherlock Holmes movies. For the exact same reason as the Sherlock movies, because they were exactly the same movie. I did not mind the first film when it came out because it was a film that I felt like it was OK to reboot. The original in my opinion was very poorly done, claymation graphics & stupid robotic owls. The story was good enough however to make the film a watchable concept. It was the over the top, CGI creature, mythology fest you would expect from current Hollywood big budget productions. Everything about this film is average or slightly above average. Liam Neeson & Ralph Fiennes were both good enough, Kraken was cool but we've seen so many giant monster/creature things over the past few years that it wasn't anything special. Wrath Of The Titans was the exact same movie. Replace some actors & characters with new ones who are essentially the same. Change Kraken to a giant lava/volcano monster. Sam Worthington, not a very good actor. Overall they were both nothing special, watchable enough that it's a good time killer I guess. Hopefully they won't make a third, but we all know they will.

Budget:
Clash: $125,000,000 Wrath: $150,000,000
Box Office:
Clash: $493,214,993 Wrath: $301,970,083
Profit:
Clash: $368,214,993 Wrath: $151,970,083

Rotten Tomatoes:
Clash: 28%
Wrath: 26%

Flixster:
Clash: 48%
Wrath: 47%

 53%                    32%

Clash:                                                Wrath:
 Lead Acting: 6/15                             Lead Acting: 5/15
Supporting Cast: 8/15                        Supporting Cast: 7/15
Plot: 7/10                                          Plot: 2/10
Compared To The Genre: 3/10         Compared To The Genre: 0/10
Cinematography: 14/20                     Cinematography: 12/20
Intrigue: 7/20                                    Intrigue: 3/20
Extra: 8/10                                        Extra: 3/10
A Thousand Words (2012):
Starring:
Eddie Murphy - Jack McCall
Kerry Washington - Caroline McCall
Emanuel Ragsdale - Tyler McCall
Clark Duke - Aaron Wiseberger
Cliff Curtis - Dr. Sinja
Allison Janney - Samantha Davis
Ruby Dee - Annie McCall
Jack McBrayer - Starbuck's Barista

Director:
Brian Robbins (Meet Dave; Norbit; Hard Ball)

Synopsis:
After stretching the truth on a deal with a spiritual guru, literary agent Jack McCall finds a Bodhi tree on his property. Its appearance holds a valuable lesson on the consequences of every word we speak. 

Review:
You take one of the most famous, fast talking, hyperactive comedians of all time & give him a hilarious twist where he can only say a thousand words or he will die. Take both of these well worked plot lines & what do you get.... Well you get a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, a $20,000,000 domestic loss & yet another Eddie Murphy box office BOMB! The story is one that is as old as cinema, rich guy spends all his time on his job, ignores his wife & kid(s), he then is given the choice of losing his job or his family which he then struggles to decide upon until he has the big climactic epiphany at the end of the film & his life turning around etc. Throw in a little hint of daddy issues & were all set.

Budget: $40,000,000
Box Office: $20,558,836
Profit: -$19,441,168

Rotten Tomatoes: 0%
Flixster: 49%

11%

Lead Acting: 5/15
Supporting Cast: 2/15
Plot: 0/10
Compared To The Genre: 0/10
Cinematography: 2/20
Intrigue: 2/20
Extra: 0/10

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

White Men Can't Jump (1992):
Starring:
Wesley Snipes - Sidney Deane
Woody Harrelson - Billy Hoyle
Rosie Perez - Gloria Clemente
Tyra Ferrell - Rhonda Deane
Cylk Cozart - Robert
Kadeem Hardison - Junior
Ernest Harden Jr. - George
John Marshall Jones - Walter
Marques Johnson - Raymond
Nigel Miguel - Dwight "The Flight" McGhee
Duane Martin - Willie Lewis

Director:
Ron Shelton (Bull Durham; Tin Cup; Play It To The Bone)

Synopsis: 
Black and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances.

Review:
Holds up great even now. Woody & Wesley are a great on screen duo. Movie is funny all the way through. Well written & directed. You get the typical flashy, colourful outfits from the early 1990's, that added with hilarious smack talking on both sides & you've got yourself a really funny basketball comedy. Only downside is Rosie Perez. BUT if you can get past he annoying voice & horrible acting you get to see he giant gazongas twice. I will say too, that this movie has a completely stupid subplot involving Perez. Her life long dream & goal is to study everything she can inorder to be a contestant on Jeopardy!. Which at the end of the movie she does & is magically the smartest person to have ever lived on the face of the planet... while still being a god awful actress & one of the most annoying people to hear speak. She is HORRIBLE both in this movie & life.

Rotten Tomatoes: 77%
Flixster: 61%

63%

Lead Acting: 13/15
Supporting Cast: 5/15
Plot: 8/10
Compared To The Genre: 7/10
Cinematography: 11/20
Intrigue: 13/20
Extra: 6/10