http://hamptonroads.com/node/353326 Movie Reviews en-us Copyright 2008 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:35:11 -0400 I cannot believe, after all the movie I see, that there are about 5 movies coming out that I haven't seen in ONE week.  OMG!!  Well, I'm going to have to get back into action.  I've been behind with Blockbuster, too.   http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/nick-and-norahs-infinite-playlist-and-beverly-hills-chihuahua-two-many-out-week Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:35:12 -0400 First thing I said about "Flash of Genius" before seeing it was, 'Glad I'm seeing it for free'.  But, to my surprise and that of the whole, huge audience....Greg Kinnear gave the performance of his life.  What could have been a mundane retelling of a guy who fought the establishment in the 60's (there was a lot of that back then), turned out beautifully.  My rating:  http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/flash-genius-little-guy-who-beat-big-business Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:56:36 -0400 Nifty title today, don't you think.  It's the best I could do to quickly impart the gist of 'Eagle Eye'.  The trailers are great and very stimulating.  The ultimate bad guy is a little like some other futuristic films, but the actors and action make "Eagle Eye" a winner.  My rating:  $8.50 (1.-10.).    Teaser Synopsis: http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/eagle-eye-another-government-failsafe-fails-keep-anything-safe Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:30:47 -0400 Richard Gere and Diane Lane -- finally a couple of stars that have some screen chemistry.  Gere, thanks to wife Carey Lowell, has learned that less is more with that strong charisma of his.  Diane Lane is just likeable no matter what.  Put these two in a quirky old house in the middle of nowhere and we get magic.  My rating:  $8.00 (1.-10.).   http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/nights-rodanthe-great-romance-north-carolina Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:55:59 -0400 So, standing in line to see "Choke", everyone's asking, 'Do you know what this movie's about?'  I read that it was about a drug addict who pretends to choke in upscale restaurants so his rescuers will get gratification by sending money ever after.  He uses the money, unselfishly mind you, to keep his crazy mother in a private Alzheimer's facility.  It's a little http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/choke-emotional-constipation-and-graphic-depiction-sexual-addiction-wont-be-everyone Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:14:43 -0400 Well, I really wanted to see 'Ghost Town'.  But AMC (cuz it's cheap, folks!) only had it at noon and I wanted to go earlier.  With my BYGO coupons, I went to see "By Best Friend's Girl" at Cinema Cafe.  Yummy.  Only $3.75 before noon.  I still want to see "Ghost Town" and was glad I didn't spend a lot more to see this one. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/my-best-friends-girl-dane-cook-does-shocking-well Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:51:49 -0400 I'm gonna tell you what I told everyone before ever seeing "Lakeview Terrace"--- I hate when Samuel L. Jackson is the bad guy.  Didn't stop me from sitting through the movie, however.  So I'm expecting no matter what I say, lots of you will want to go see him be mean this weekend.  My rating:  $6.50 (1.-10.).   http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/lakeview-terrace-crazy-reverse-discrimination-la-neighborhood Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:02:01 -0400 As you would expect from a film named "The Women", there are no male characters.  There  IS a female executive, a housefrau, an upper class wifey, and a lesbian.  Two of the four main characters have featured roles.  The other two are padding --- talented padding, however.  Surprisingly, more male/female couples were at my screening than just females.  http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/women-older-wiser-and-forces-be-reckoned Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:14:08 -0400 George Clooney and the Coen brothers must be related.  If it isn't in this life, it had to be in another.  Their offbeat and irony-laden comedy hits just the right nerve to be clever instead of stupid.   'Burn After Reading' follows in the path of other Coen films like 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?', "Intolerable Cruelty', and 'No Country For Old Men' with witty di http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/burn-after-reading-coen-brothers-strike-again Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:52:00 -0400 'Righteous Kill' had a really great trailer.  And, I'll admit these 2 powerhouse actors can carry a movie standing on one leg each.  So you will all understand that this movie is going to get many reviews just at their presence in the film.  However, their age ultimately overcomes them and they have to talk us all through the action right up to the part where they lift the gun and s http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/righteous-kill-old-guys-deniro-and-pacino-dialogue-their-action Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:22:06 -0400