December 2007

Atonement

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  • Title: Atonement
  • IMDB: link

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Robbie Turner (James McAvoy) is the kitchen helps son and in love with Cecilia Tallis (Keira Knightley) the head of household’s daughter. Cecilia is a stuck up rich brat who plays hard to get, but conforms to her one true love in the end, Robbie. Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan), the youngest daughter has a huge crush on Robbie and finds herself in a very jealous predicament, in return she lashes out and lies about whom she caught accosting her cousin in the woods.

Briony’s lie sends Robbie away to war and trashes his name forever making it impossible for Robbie and Cecilia to be together. Cecilia leaves the family estate and makes a go of it on her own as a nurse for the effort, running into Robbie one last time before he is sent off to the front, they agree to find one another after and marry.

Briony (Romola Garai) grew out of her impish childhood and into guilt and a need to correct all that she had wrong. Believing she was paying for her lies, she signed up as a nurse to help the wounded in an effort to ease her mind. She hunted down her sister, Ceclilia, but was never forgiven.

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P.S. This is a Bad Movie

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  • Title: P.S. I Love You
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P.S. I Love YouFresh off the insanely bad The Reaping (read that review) Hilary Swank takes this braindead romcom?  Why, Hilary, Why?  Okay, so it’s nowhere near the disaster of Mandy Moore’s films from earlier this year, but when that’s the only good thing I can say about it, well, that’s a problem.  Overfilled with enough cuteness to make a Care Bear strangle someone, this is a film best forgotten in movie hell, or inevitably replayed forever on Lifetime (which might be the same thing).

Holly (Hilary Swank) and Gerry (Gerard Butler) are the cutest couple ever!  They met cute, their first kiss was precious, and they even fight cute.  This movie is so stuffed with cuteness it makes The Care Bears Movie look like Schindler’s List.  Problem is, he’s dead.  But don’t worry, it’s not a downer because Holly even mopes cute.

After an excruciating long lead-in we learn Gerry has died and left letters and presents for Holly to be sent to her over the course of the next year.  In movieland this is a cute adventure, but in reality this is almost insanely cruel forcing a wife to continue pinning away for her dead husband.  So early on you realize this film relies completely on movie logic (also known as the lack thereof).

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The Coolest Teenage Pregnancy, Like, Ever!

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  • Title: Juno
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“Look, in my opinion the best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are.  Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what-have-you, the right person is still going to think the sun shines out of your ass.”

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Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) is a bit of an outcast at school with a small circle of friends including cheerleader Leah (Olivia Thirlby) and her best friend Bleeker (Michael Cera) who she decides to sleep with, which leads to some unforeseen consequences.

On discovering her pregnancy, and quickly dismissing the other options after a trip to the local abortion clinic, Juno decides to have the baby and give it up for adoption.  She finds Mark (Jason Bateman) and Vanessa (Jennifer Garner) from and ad in the Penny Saver and everything seems like its going to work out, but this is a comedy so you know there will be some bumps along the way.

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Music from Fleet Street

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More music?  You bet!  You will have to wait one more day for our review of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, but not to worry as we’ve got this collection of songs from the film to keep you busy!  To start with here’s my favorite song from the film “Not While I’m Around.”  You will find a larger version inside the Full Diagnosis along with many more songs including “God That’s Good,” “No Place Like London,” “The Contest,” “By the Sea,” and more!  Enjoy, and make sure to come back tomorrow for our review of the film!

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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“Not While I’m Around”

 

“No Place Like London”

 

“A Little Priest”

 

“Johanna”

 

“By The Sea”

 

“Worst Pies in London”

 

“Pirelli’s Miracle Elixer”

 

“The Contest”

 

“Pretty Women”

 

“God That’s Good”

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The Music of Walk Hard

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  • Title: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
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Here’s some of the pretty darn good, and often extremely funny, music from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story starting with the best song from any movie this year “Let’s Duet” with it’s hilarious over the top take on those flirty suggestive songs gone at least three steps too far!  You will find more inside including the title song of the film “Walk Hard,” “Royal Jelly,” and “Mr. President.”  Enjoy, and make sure you come back tomorrow for our review of the film!

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