Tuesday, January 15, 2008

flicks

Movie to see (really pretty good):

Talk To Me
Oscar nominee Don Cheadle stars as real-life radio trailblazer Ralph "Petey" Greene, a high-school dropout and charismatic ex-con who leveraged a prison disc jockey gig into a stint at a Washington, D.C., radio station, a television show and an invitation to the White House. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Martin Sheen, Cedric the Entertainer and Taraji P. Henson also star in this compelling biopic from director Kasi Lemmons.

Reasons this was good:
I heart Don Cheadle
Chiwetel Ejiofor is great in this, and hot in the special features (it's the accent)
The story is real
This is the 60s

Movie not to see (really pretty disappointing):

The Ten
An all-star cast that includes Paul Rudd, Winona Ryder, Jessica Alba, Oliver Platt, Liev Schreiber, Famke Janssen, Rob Corddry, Adam Brody, Ken Marino and Gretchen Mol, among others, takes part in this amusing collection of 10 irreverent tales inspired by the Ten Commandments. Nothing is sacred in this comedy anthology written by Ken Marino and director David Wain, formerly of the comedy troupe the State.


Reasons this was bad:
Though many fabulous actors, not the best showing
Liev Schreiber didn't have enough face time
Just too disjointed

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