Monday, February 13, 2012

Adjustment Bureau

Matt Damon.

First off, I've seen professional dancers and if you are even remotely trying to tell me that Emily Blunt is going to be the greatest ballet dancer in the country than I have to call bullshit. The only time we see her "dance" she's just being passed from one male dancer to another in various versions of the fetal position. And as much as I hate to harp on a woman's weight because Emily is thin enough she isn't dancer thin. Dancer thin is ribs exposed, living on one coffee and a pack of smokes a day thin. Even Natalie Portman was pushing it in Black Swan and she was way smaller than Emily Blunt was.

Second, the way Matt and Emily kissed was weird. There was no chemistry between them. They came across as best buds forever than lovers or a couple that had been married for 50 years. Maybe they just didn't like each other for reals, or one of them had bad breath.

Third, I wanted them both to jump off the building at the end and they didn't so I was a little bummed.

Country Strong

God this movie feels like it's three hours long. Apparently it's actually the young male country singer Beau's story and not crazy lady Gweneth's. The previews made it seem like it was her redemption that she was "strong" but it turns out she was just annoying and not a very good singer. If you are having trouble sleeping put this one on, there's lots of music and very little acting.