Movie Mania

With a recently hired Blockbuster employee in the house, I have found myself enjoying movie after movie this past week or so. Since it would take hours to review all of them, I will just list them: Friday Night Lights, Coach Carter, Final Cut, The Jacket, Be Cool, and National Treasure.

All except Be Cool proved worth my time and somewhat entertaining. Be Cool was pointless. Friday Night Lights and Coach Carter were in essence the same movie- high school sports team...hard work...tough coach....minor setbacks....and finally success. Despite the fact the fact that they follow the same format, they were fun. Coach Carter forced me to the edge of my seat and many times interacting with the movie, thus giving it the edge between the two.

Lastly, Final Cut was probably one of the better movies I have seen recently. Definitely not a great, but worth my time. Robin Williams does an amazing job as does the rest of the cast. The movie is though provoking and somewhat scary. Even with this, the movie does contain many letdowns. The story could be expanded, with certain ideas explored further in detail. Also, the ending disappointed me. With a few changes this movie would have been great, but regardless it kept my attention for 95 minutes...Not always the easiest thing to do. (8.3/10)