Sunday movie reviews

This is something new I'm starting for the summer. I will be reviewing the movie I have seen in theaters and at home on DVD. The two for this week are From Paris With Love and Get Him to the Greek.

First the movie I saw on DVD last night, From Paris with Love. It is a rip-off of the James Bond title "From Russia with Love" back in the early 60's. Other than that it has nothing in common with the movie Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors) plays James Reece, a semi-spy that is the main assistant in Paris for the US Ambassador to France. Enter Charlie Wax, John Travolta's character that is basically Jack Bauer bald and on steroids. He is hilarious and walks away with the movie hands down. Director Pierre Morel (who also directed Taken back in 2008) does a great job letting Travolta be his crazy self. Wax also makes refrence to the last character Travolta did that was any good in Pulp Fiction. All I'm going to say is Royal with Cheese and people who have seen the movie will understand what I'm talking about. This is a solid action movie with a twist that is telegraphed. Also the red-haired woman who plays the Secretary of State does a REALLY good Hillary Clinton impression. Me and my Dad both agreed it was an obvious slam on her. Solid movie, and I'd recommend it to anyone who likes basic action movies i.e. diehard and such.

IMDB- 6.4/10
rottentomatoes.com-37%
me- 8/10

Get Him to the Greek is a "sequel" to Fogetting Sarah Marshall, which I never saw, but this was a great little movie too. This isn't original but it is this summer's version of The Hangover. This movie will do just fine and while blockbusters will come and go this movie should remain in the top 5 for at least a couple more weeks because it just will be one that people will want to see. Russel Brand as Aldous Snow is great and if the Academy had any balls they'd give him a nomination for best actor. He has the rockstar attitude down cold and there is even a cameo by Lars Ullrich of Metallica which is funny as hell. The songs are Spinal Tapesque with the best being "We got the Clap" which he sings on the Today Show. Paul Krugman and Merdith Vierra have a couple funny cameos too. Jonah Hill plays Aaron Green a lame low-level record executive who evolves as much as the story does. He is genuine and has to deal with his boss Sergio Roma, P.Diddy, who seriously steals every scene he is in. He should get a best supporting actor nod but won't because the Academy is filled with a bunch of left-wing pussies. Anyway go see this movie now. It is the best comedy of the summer (for older people). Oh and DONT bring anyone under 15 to the movie. While funny it is a massively hard R with everything from nudity to drug use (shocking I know for a movie about a rock star). Have fun with this one people, I know I did

IMDB- 7.1
rottentomatoes.com-73%
me- 9/10

Next week I hope to review these movies....
In theaters
Shrek Forever After
The A-Team

DVD
Alice in Wonderland
TBD by Dad's Netflix queue...