THE OTHER GUYS(2010)

Will Ferrel has hit rock bottom after his ultimate high of "Talladega Nights". He's had some terrible movies(Step Brothers had it's moments, but was pretty bad over all). "The Other Guys" had some hilarious moments, but also misses a decent amount of jokes as well. Will Ferrrel rambles on too much, but funny at times. Marky Mark has a few good lines, but it's clear that he's there just to feed Will Ferrel's lines. The movie loses steam at times, but it still is funny enough to maintain your attention. This is the best cop buddy film in years(that's not saying that much).

Marky Mark was a promising NY city cop until he had an incident. He's now a desk cop with Will Ferrel. When the city's super star cops die, it's time to see who "The Other Guys" are gonna be?

I'd recommend this to anyone who wants to see a new comedy. Not a great comedy, but it's good enough. Not on the same level as the classics, but worth a view.

DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS(2010)

This is a movie that looked like it could be an interesting idea, but it just settles in as an odd and weird one instead. Very few moments that are funny. The whole movie seems to be improves from Steve Carrell. This is one of the most pointless comedies that I've ever seen and I've seen a lot of comedies in my lifetime. A good a cast and a competent director can't really save this mess. I wonder if there was even a script locked down for this movie or if the director just said"action" and filmed whatever?

Paul Rudd needs to find a schmuck to take to a secret dinner that with get him a promotion at work. He literally runs into Steve Carell and realizes that this guy fits the bill perfectly. Steve Carell then becomes attached to Paul Rudd and ends up screwing up his life and the movie becomes an odd buddies comedy from there.

One of the worst comedies that I've seen in the last few years. This may be a decent movie if you love Steve Carell. A total waste of time. View this movie with caution.

SALT(2010)

Who is Salt? The answer is a very average movie. You never really know who Salt is during the movie and that's supposed to be the kicker. Unfortunately I knew who she was right away, thus turning this into a very mediocre movie from start to finish. There's really not the fun element here and that's what action movies need to survive. Since the story and characters are usually very stale. It wants to be the female version of Bond or Ethan Hunt and it's just not either of them. An average action/thriller that won't blow you away, but it won't hurt you to watch it either.

Angelina Jolie gets identified by a defected Russian as an undercover spy. She escapes to clear her name, but you don't really know if she even knows who she is. Is she a Russian spy or is she an American C.I.A. agent?

A rental at best. I'm glad I went to watch "Inception" for the second time last weekend. Instead of this movie on it's opening weekend.

INCEPTION(2010)

The wait is over. Christopher Nolan is back and almost better than ever. This is by far the best movie of the year so far. It's even better than any movie that I saw last year for that matter. It falls a little short of "The Dark Knight", but not by much. The story and editing are unbelievable in this movie. The screenplay is pretty good too, but it does have a little too much exposition, but it needs it, so the audience doesn't get totally lost. The first act is a little slow, but it needs to lay down the rules for the following acts. The third act is one of the best that I've ever seen. The way the movie is edited for the last act is a sight to behold. There will always be some haters that will find any little things to say bad about this movie. There isn't a lot of character development, but Nolan has no choice if he wants the movie to take less than 4 hours and he does a good job at making all the characters serve a purpose, even if they are two dimensional. This is easily the front runner for my picture of they year.

Leonardo Dicaprio extracts secrets from peoples dreams for a living. He now has to put a thought into a man's mind while he dreams. Also known as Inception. It's very risky and never been done before, but he accepts this challenge, so he can see his children again who live in the United States while he is on the run from the government.

Why are you reading this review now? You should be at the movies watching this brilliant movie right now!

Get ready for July of 2012 for Christopher Nolan's next movie. The next Batman installment.

INCEPTION(2010)

THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE(2010)

The second Jerry Bruckheimer movie of the summer and he's now two for two on mediocrity! It pains me to say that he might be losing his blockbuster touch? I was hoping for an entertaining fun time at the movies, but the story-telling is pretty bad in this movie. Some pretty cheesy lines and romances. The action is actually pretty good and the movie goes by quickly. I hope the next "National Treasure" comes out soon, so I can say some nice things about Jerry Bruckheimer again.

Nic Cage waited 1,000 years to find "the one" who will be able to kill the almighty sorcerer if she ever gets out of her captivity. When he finally finds him, that's when the evil escapes and the fate of the world is in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice's hands.

This is a maybe on the rental charts. I can't fully recommend this movie, but some will enjoy the fun and just go with it.

DESPICABLE ME(2010)

Another animated kids movie that is trying to knock Pixar off the top. Another one that fails too. "Despicable Me" tries the hardest to copy Pixar with the touching moments at the end, but it just doesn't feel sincere. There have been some good animated movies from other studios, but none are better than the Pixar release of that year. "Despicable Me" is a solid effort and a decent movie, but "Toy Story 3" is better in every way.

The best villain in the world loses his title, when a new villain shows him up. Which leads into a plan to steal the moon and his title back.

I'm fairly confident that all ages will enjoy this family movie. I'd give this a shot when it's released on blu-ray.