I Love You, Man

2009 - 4.8/5

Plot: A+
Peter (Paul Rudd) proposes to his girlfriend of under a year Zooey (Rashida Jones). He realizes that all of his friends have always been females and that he’s never really had any male friends. He goes on man-dates to find a best man for his wedding. Enter Sydney Fife (Jason Segel). Defiantly an original plot!

Script: A+
I LOVED the screenplay! It was soooo funny!
Here are some of my favorites:

Peter’s Dad- My son is a gay man and I embrace his lifestyle.
Robbie- It’s true, dad loves the gays; I actually made him an honorary homo last month.

Zooey- Do you do it that high when you do it?
Peter- Well, in real life, I do it low. But air bass works best up here.

Peter- Did you know that the best night I've had in the last 5 years is a night that Zooey and I split a bottle of wine, we made a summer salad and watched "Chocolat" together?
Sydney- You mean "Chocolate"?
Peter- Chocolat.
Sydney- Chocolate with Johnny Depp.
Peter- Chocolat.
Sydney- You're not fucking French Pete, it's called "Chocolate".

Tevin- Why are you slapping me?
Peter- Because I wanted to cause you some physical pain, but I have never actually hit anybody in the face. It freaks me out. And I didn’t really know what to do. Tevin, stay the fuck away from my listing.

Random things that were said that were pure awesomeness:
Peter- He farted in my open house.
Peter- You call me back whenever you get a mo. A moment.
Peter- You nicknamed me Pistol, and I just called you Joban.
Peter- Totes McGotes!
Peter- Why does everything I do sound like a leprechaun?

And my FAVOURITE:
Peter- I slap da bass big time!

Acting: A+
Paul Rudd has always been solid in any movie he’s been in. He is such a versatile actor! One of my favorite actors!
Jason Segel is a pretty good actor too! I loved him in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, (which PR had a small role). The awkwardness between Peter and Sydney was so authentic – they make a great pair!
Rashida Jones and Paul Rudd make such a good on-screen couple! They were perfect together and she did an awesome job as Zooey.
Everybody else acted his or her parts very well too! Good cameos as well!

Overall: A+
HILARIOUS! I got sooo many laughs. One of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen! Paul Rudd + Jason Segel did such a good job portraying their characters! Loved every minute of it… RETURN THE FAVOR!!!

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest

2010 - 4/5

Plot: A
It wasn’t until half way through the movie that I realized that this movie is nothing like the first (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), but then again, it’s not supposed to be; it is however, a continuation of the second (The Girl Who Played With Fire).
Just like the first and second, it was very suspenseful. Great storyline and it’s nice that Lisbeth has people in her life (albeit, very few of them) that actually have her back, but she’s also such a strong and tough chick that has done a great job getting through all the bullshit she’s had to endure!

Script: A-
It seemed as if there was a lot more talking in this movie compared to the other two; but at the same time, it also seemed as if Lisbeth didn’t talk as much as she did in the other two movies.

Acting/Characters: A
There are a lot of different characters, so at times it does get hard trying to keep up with the names and faces.
It’s no surprise that Noomi Repace is amazing. Again, everyone else is good as well.

Cinematography/Editing: A
Very well put together. The second and third movies in this trilogy don’t have the awesome transitions between scenes like the first one, but that one did have a different director, nevertheless, the editing and shots were done well.

Overall: A
“The first was a murder mystery, the second a conspiracy thriller and this third film is a courtroom thriller” (IMDB reviewer).
The entire trilogy is worth watching! Now that I’ve watched all the movies, the only thing left for me to do is to read the books! (A shout-out to Sara for getting those for me!).