Tower Heist

I just saw Tower Heist which stars Ben Stiller, Alan Alda, Eddie Murphy, Tea Leoni and Casey Affleck in a Brett Ratner directed film about a heist carried out on a, you guessed it, tower! It's silly fun which could have been ridiculous but stayed just the right side of that and I thoroughly enjoyed it!! The premise is that The Tower is an exclusive building with wealthy tenants where the staff are basically at their disposal 24/7. The chap who lives in the penthouse is accused of defrauding people of millions and this includes the staff of the Tower who decide to get their money back by finding his stash of cash. Very funny!

In Time

In Time stars Justing Timberlake living in a time where everyone lives until they are 25 when they stop ageing and a clock with a year starts ticking, counting down to the time they die at 26 unless they earn time. They also need to spend it to live. He meets a rich heiress played by Amanda Seyfreid after his Mum runs out of time and dies and starts being a kind of Robin Hood; stealing from the rich and giving to the poor with her help. Cillian Murphy also stars as a Time Keeper (a policeman effectively). It was very enjoyable although felt a little long.

The Ides of March

The Ides of March stars George Clooney, Ryan Gosling and Phillip Seymour Hoffman in a film about a political campaign of a governor in his bid to become president. I fell asleep for a while at the start but guess I must have seen at least the last hour which was very good! Maybe one for me to watch on DVD when I'm more awake!!

Midnight in Paris, The Help and Contagion

Gonna keep this brief as ice cream is calling! I saw Midnight in Paris a couple of weeks ago and I had no idea what to expect other than a Woody Allen film starring Owen Wilson. It was quite mad and reminded my of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure but for people who know a lot about art and literature. Slightly bizarre but quite enjoyable!
The Help was a great film starring Emma Stone as an aspiring writer who puts together a book of stories from the point of view of African American maid's looking after white families in 1960's America.Also starring Viola Davis who was excellent as one of the maid's.
I just saw Contagion which is full of A-list actors including Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow and the irritating Jude Law with a well dodgy Australian/cockney accent! It's about a new virus that starts spreading around the world and charts it progress by day. The film started off well but slowed down a lot and got slightly tedious later on and Jude Law was almost unbearable with his crappy accent and dodgy teeth. Quite a scary film really as it doesn't seem to be beyond the realms of possibility.

Crazy, Stupid, Love

I just watched Crazy, Stupid Love which stars Steve Carrell, Julianne Moore and Ryan Gosling. Carrell is stunned when his wife (Moore) tells him at dinner one day she wants a divorce and it sets in motion his re-invention as a much cooler version of himself when he meets a young man (Gosling) in a bar who sets out to teach him how to look good and pick up women. It also stars Emma Stone and Kevin Bacon in what was a very surprisingly enjoyable film. I'd heard several people say it was just okay and both my friend and I loved it! Plus Ryan Gosling is so hot he looks airbrushed!

Lots of films!!!

I've been very slack so am going to do a quick run down of the films I've seen!
30 Minutes or Less starring Jesse Eisenberg and others about a chap who has a bomb strapped to him and forced to rob a bank or he'll be blown up. Very funny and well worth watching!
The Change-Up starring Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds which is basically Freaky Friday with a married man with kids and a man-whore (best friends) who body-swap. It' was much better than I thought it would be and another one worth the time to watch!
I Don't Know How She Does it stars Sarah Jessica Parker as the mum with 2 kids and a high flying job. Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear are also in it. It was as expected, quite funny in places but not one I'd watch over and over.
What's Your Number I watched today and was expecting a silly funny rom-com and was very pleasantly surprised. It stars Anna Faris and the yummy Chris Evans as neighbours who help each other out: him with finder her exes and her with helping him ditch his latest conquest. Very sweet and funny and I might even buy it on DVD!!

Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Jane Eyre and Friends with Benefits

I saw the Apes film a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Starring James Franco and Freida Pinto it's the first of the Apes films I've seen and it well worth a watch. I believe the Ape is played by Andy Serkis with the aid of some computer jiggery-pokery.
Jane Eyre is another adaptation of the classic novel by Charlotte Bronte this time starring Mia Wasikowska (she playes Alice in Tim Burton's Wonderland film) as Jane and Michael Fassbender as Mr Rochester. Both are excellent and it was very enjoyable if a little bleak at times. Still probably not as good as the BBC adaptation years ago starring Timothy Dalton as Rochester though.
Friends with Benefits it one of those films that you see the trailer for and you know pretty much it'll do what it says on the tin! It's a rom-com starring Mila Kunis as a head-hunter and Justin Timberlake as the man she recruits to move to NYC and work for GQ magazine. They become friends and the benefits in the title follow, along with the complications you'd expect. Still, an enjoyable film if a little predictable!