Fireproof Review

Chrystal and I rented this movie after hearing many positive reviews of the message and presentation of this movie. We were not disappointed. In this movie, Kirk Cameron is a fireman who doesn't really have a good marriage and heading down the road to divorce. As he talks to his parents, he decides to take the challenge of his dad, who gives him a "love dare" to practice learning how to love and care for his wife. This begins to work some great changes in his life as well as his wife's. We weren't expecting too much out of this movie because we knew that the production costs were probably a lot less than many hollywood movies - yet Kirk Cameron did a great job in his role and overall I believe the movie really delivers. Marriage isn't always a walk in the park as many romantic comedies portray. Times do become tough, and trials can threaten to disrupt a marriage. Yet this movie I believe accurately shows that with God's help - a marriage can be healed and can glorify God. Two thumbs up for a great movie with a great message!

Vanilla Sky Review

Pure genius. I saw this movie after taping it off of TV, and have rewatched parts of it almost 6 times! Now granted I saw the edited for TV version, and I can't endorse everything about this movie, yet the acting, the soundtrack, and the storyline get an exceptional rating in my opinion. Tom Cruise is a rich young man who has a lot of money and everything he ever wanted in life. However, due to some friendships in his life, and some bad choices, his life is changed forever. I won't say much more than that, but I loved the deeper meanings in this movie. Don't watch this movie expecting a chic flick, because you probably will be very disappointed, however - if you like movies that make you think about life - you will probably enjoy "Vanilla Sky" very, very much. Again - the acting is phonemenal, and the soundtrack was superb. I'm a big fan of directors that can match a good story with great songs. "Vanilla Sky" definitely does that with unexpected twists and quotes that will leave you thinking you need to rewatch this movie to really "get it". Two thumbs up!

Tropic Thunder Review

This movie is getting a lot of press. So I decided to rent it and see how funny it really was. Ultimately, I came away feeling like it was big let down. Now I know a lot of people won't agree with me, but this was one movie that it seemed the previews have almost given away the most funny scenes. Overall the humor was just comprised of actors cussing up a storm and yelling at each other, overcoming drug addictions and just plain being stupid. Some movies are very good at being so stupid that they are funny. I didn't feel that way for Tropic Thunder. It was amusing seeing Matthew McConaughey and Tom Cruise in this movie, yet they failed to save a movie that seemed too stupid to really be worth a rental. Granted, there aren't too many movies that actually spoof a war movie, yet this one could have been much funnier in my opinion - and ended up being overtly offensive for too few laughs. Not recommended in my opinion.