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Entries from January 2008

Definitely, Maybe

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments

A dad (Ryan Reynolds) on the verge of divorce humors his precocious daughter (Abigail Breslin) with the story of how he met her mother … with a slight twist. He changes all the names and a few facts and leaves us all guessing until the end who winds up with whom. [...]

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Tags: Relationships · comedy · drama · romance

27 Dresses

January 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Katherine Heigl loves to help and participate in the weddings of friends and family, until her sister asks her to help plan her wedding to the man that Heigl has fallen for. It’s a cute enough romantic comedy as long as you don’t know too much in advance and expectations are elementary.
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Tags: Relationships · comedy · romance

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

January 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Quirks and calamities that may be familiar from other biopics are exagerated in this spoof, where fictional singer, Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) lives to tell all.
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Tags: comedy · dysfunctionality · raunchy

The Great Debaters

January 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

There’s no debate about the inspirational benefit related to this story of professor Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) and the students he motivated in the mid 1930’s at Wiley College in Texas to form the school’s first debate team.
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Tags: African-American · academic · biography · drama

The Bucket List

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Two cancer patients (Jack Nichaolson and Morgan Freeman) from different backgrounds find joy and fullfillment as they set out to experience a few more thrills before they kick the bucket. Great chemistry between the two mega stars, and a little, greatly appreciated levity from Sean Hayes as Nicholson’s assistant.
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Tags: Illness · comedy · drama