The Losers 
I really had no intention of watching this and then boredom hit. This is what living across a multiplex does to you. Anyway: The Losers. I really didn't have any idea what this movie was about or even that it's based on a graphic novel. Given that it was May 1 and officially into blockbuster season, it made sense to watch it. It was all right. The action was good, the plot was well-played and it had even had Stringer in it for good measure. But you know who stole the show? Funny man Chris Evans… man, he was cute. I just didn't get why this character was perpetually girlfriend-free. Also, is it just me, or is Jeffrey Dean Morgan a beefier version of Robert Downey Jr.? JMD and RDJ need to be a brothers/buddy flick.
Short review: 3.5 out of 5 stars. Definitely worth a rental.
I really had no intention of watching this and then boredom hit. This is what living across a multiplex does to you. Anyway: The Losers. I really didn't have any idea what this movie was about or even that it's based on a graphic novel. Given that it was May 1 and officially into blockbuster season, it made sense to watch it. It was all right. The action was good, the plot was well-played and it had even had Stringer in it for good measure. But you know who stole the show? Funny man Chris Evans… man, he was cute. I just didn't get why this character was perpetually girlfriend-free. Also, is it just me, or is Jeffrey Dean Morgan a beefier version of Robert Downey Jr.? JMD and RDJ need to be a brothers/buddy flick.
Short review: 3.5 out of 5 stars. Definitely worth a rental.
Date Night 
Steve Carrell and Tiny Fey together? This should have been comic gold! And perhaps Date Night would have been had they just let the writing teams from SNL and The Office write this… alas, they didn't. So, instead, there are a lot great one-liners ("work that pole like a runaway) that are the direct result of some great ad-libbing mired in a plot that's kinda dumb and trite. Besides Carrell and Fey, there's plenty of star power - just check out the cast list! aaand, that's about it. Rent it, if you must. But you won't be missing much. 2.5 out of 5 stars.
Steve Carrell and Tiny Fey together? This should have been comic gold! And perhaps Date Night would have been had they just let the writing teams from SNL and The Office write this… alas, they didn't. So, instead, there are a lot great one-liners ("work that pole like a runaway) that are the direct result of some great ad-libbing mired in a plot that's kinda dumb and trite. Besides Carrell and Fey, there's plenty of star power - just check out the cast list! aaand, that's about it. Rent it, if you must. But you won't be missing much. 2.5 out of 5 stars.
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