Movie Review: Knight and Day
I'm not going to lie, I totally went into the movie expecting it to be crappy. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the movie was pretty decent. No academy award winner, but a pretty good movie. Forgetting all the weirdness around Tom Cruise, I think he successfully returned to his role as the action hero. This hero is a slightly crazy, but I would be too if I was a spy who just got burned. We spend the whole movie in June's (Cameron Diaz) perspective and most of the movie we're trying to figure out if Roy (Tom Cruise) is a good guy or bad guy. The movie didn't do that great a job of hiding it, but it wasn't too obvious. Anyway, Roy accidentally gets June involved in all his CIA burn nonsense and has to constantly try and get her out of it. Good thing he works protection detail for a living. She freaks out, like any person would and is constantly getting drugged or knocked out so that the good guy can take care of the situation. Don't worry he gets his comeuppance. So moral of the story: Knight and Day was a surprisingly decent film. Not great, but good. I'll definitely add this movie to my cheese list, but I'll want to see it again. Knight and Day gets a 3 out of 5.
TV Premiers:
Warehouse 13: The first episode of the second season aired last night. I caught most of it, I'll definitely have to watch it again on Hulu to get all the details, but I saw enough to know what happens. Great start, the wrapped up the MacPhearson bit and yes Artie survives!! Way to keep us in suspense until the show aired! Now we have a new bad guy, or should I say gal? Firefly's Jewel Staite and Sean Maher will star in next weeks episode.
Eureka: Eureka airs this Friday at 9PM.
In the season opener, Jack and friends get zapped back to 1947, where they're suddenly at Camp Eureka, the town's precursor. Jack says "You gotta be kidding me" a lot, and people comment on how Henry won't stand out because even in 1947 nobody would look twice at an African American mechanic. There is a nod to Terminator lore. And in the second episode, Jack says, "Another day, another runaway robot." [io9.com]Haven: Airs right after Eureka at 10PM
Our main character, FBI agent Audrey Parker, is kooky, obsessive and likable, and she has a penchant for discovering the supernatural wherever she goes. Her colleagues think she's crazy, and so does she sometimes. And then she stumbles on the eponymous town, where every week we'll meet another person with a supernatural affliction. These people don't have superpowers, they're just afflicted.[io9.com]
Out this Weekend (synopses provided by !Yahoo):
Despicable Me (opening this Friday):
It's hard enough being a super-villain these days. Competing with your archrival, one-upping your last heist, managing an army of minions... you might as well shoot for the moon. And stealing the moon is despicable Gru's next plan -- until three little orphaned girls invite themselves into his secret suburban underground lair and declare him their potential dad. Will Margo, Edith and Agnes be Gru's greatest challenge yet?I haven't heard the best reviews for this movie. I heard a lot of the talent is wasted on the script being ehh. But I did hear it was a good kids movie. All that hype and the teaser trailers from a year ago have apparently amounted to nothing. Aww. If you do see the movie and disagree, please post what you would rate the movie.
Predators (opening this Friday):
The first time, a single Predator came to our planet to kill humans for sport. In the new version, a mercenary named Royce is abducted and dropped onto an unknown planet. Along with seven other convicts, cold-blooded killers, and elite human combatants, Royce realizes that this world they're on is a game preserve, and they are the ones being hunted. Outmanned and outgunned, Royce leads his band of survivors against the alien threat to determine which species is truly the most dangerous in the universe.I haven't seen anything in the Predators series. I'm assuming this is a remake of the famous original with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Feel free to comment on weather you think this movie will be good or not.
Coming Soon:
The Sorcerer's Apprentice will open Wednesday to try and get some money before Inception comes out. The reviews for Inception look very promising. It may be the best movie of the summer.
Anyway, here is a look at The Sorcerer's Apprentice (sorry for the over the top Disney-ness):
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