DARK SHADOWS (May 11, 2012)

Starring:  Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, and Helena Bonham Carter

Director:  Tim Burton

Rated: PG-13  -  Runtime:  113 min

Genre:  Comedy | Fantasy

What else does one need to see other than “Johnny Depp” to know that this is going to be a great movie.  You only need to sit through a couple minutes of this film to know that you are in for another treat from Depp.  He brings to the screen his diversity in his acting skills, as he has portrayed everything from the elusive Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean), Sweeney Todd (The Demon Barber of Fleet Street), Frank Tupelo (The Tourist), John Dillinger (Public Enemies), Kemp (The Rum Diary), to the Mad Hatter in Alice of Wonderland and in each he has given in my estimation an excellent acting job.

The team of Burton and Depp have put together a fantastic movie, you will love the character Depp becomes, guaranteed!

In this film he portrays Barnabas Collins who in his younger days grew up in a family having come from Liverpool, England to make a new home in the Maine establishing one of the richest fishing towns around those parts.  As the story progresses his life becomes overtaken by a witch because he fell in love with another and would have nothing to do with her.  She cast a spell on him making him a vampire and had the town people believing he was a monster and was buried alive.  

The rest of this short synopsis if I were to continue would give the entire plot away, so, as usual I am going to leave you with this.  

Drop whatever you’re doing and get yourself out and see this movie, it’s a MUST GO in my book.

My Rating: 4 1/2 Mugs of Guinness - aka; 4 1/2 Stars for those being too young to enjoy the Irish Ale.

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GIRL IN PROGRESS (May 11, 2012)

Starring:  Eva Mendes, Cierra Ramirez, and Patricia Arquette

Director:  Patricia Riggen

Rated: PG-13  -  Runtime:  90 min

Genre:  Comedy | Drama

Eva Mendes (Grace) does a good job in this film, but her performance is dwarfed by that of Cierra Ramirez (Ansiedad) her daughter in the film.  It is a great story line and is accented nicely by the youthful Ramirez.  Even so, Grace is on a journey of her own and having the two lives of daughter and mother each going in different directions the director brought them together in the end leaving the audience with the feeling that even today things can work out if only given the chance and the right interventions.  Patricia Arquette plays the part of Ansiedad’s teacher who in her teachings has introduced the young girl to the phrase “Rights of Passage” and from their the story takes off and Wow, you guys will love it.  

I don’t need to say more as you will find the comedy laced throughout the film along with the drama a movie that will keep you entertained from start to finish.

My Rating: 3 1/2 Mugs of Guinness - aka; 3 1/2 Stars for those being too young to enjoy the Irish Ale.

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