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Meet Bill, a review by Rich

Title: Meet Bill

Runtime:93
Certificate:R
Year:2007
Genres:Comedy

Plot:'MEET BILL' ('Aaron Eckhart'). By all appearances his life is perfect - a perfect mess, that is. His wife ('Elizabeth Banks') is having an affair with the local news anchor ('Timothy Olyphant') and he is stuck in a dead-end job at his father-in-law's bank. Bill sees no escape from his miserable life until he becomes a mentor to a self-assured teen ('Logan Lerman') who is determined to help Bill reinvent his life by setting him up with a sexy lingerie saleswoman ('Jessica Alba') who promises to spice things up. Together, the trio confronts Bill's hapless life with humor and energy while forcing him to capture his dream of becoming his own man. 'MEET BILL' is a film about what it means to let go of your inhibitions and find the path you're destined for.
My Review:
Warm and cuddly comedy, untaxing on mind or spirit, but a fairly relaxing way to pass an hour and a half.
The acting is ok, you do find yourself rooting for 'loser' Aaron Eckhart, and of course having both Jessica Alba and Elizabeth Banks in the movie it is easy on the eye. Logan Lerman as the kid gives a top performance, and was recognisable from a few other big films.
This is certainly no major classic comedy or romance, but is a friendly flick and is a good budget buy.


(From December Marathons - DISCUSSION AND REVIEW THREAD on December 21st, 2009)

Hollywoodland, a review by addicted2dvd

Hollywoodland: Spotlight Series (2006/United States) IMDb |Trailer |Wikipedia | Universal Studios Home Entertainment Director: Allen Coulter Writing: Paul Bernbaum (Writer) Length: 126 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Ted Atherton as Detective Doug Johnson
Robin Tunney as Leonore Lemmon
David J. MacNeil as Officer Daniel Korby
Dash Mihok as Sergeant Jack Paterson
Kevin Hare as Robert Condon
Kathleen Robertson as Carol Van Ronkel

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes

In honor of George Reeves' birthday today (Jan. 5th)... I thought that I would check this movie out. I been wanting to see it for quite a while now. Over-all I enjoyed this one. But it wasn't quite as good as I was expecting. It could be because I went into this one with somewhat high expectations. But I found it to run a little slow for my taste, and they made use of flashbacks... which is right for the story they were telling... but I personally always preferred a straight story without flashbacks.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on January 5th, 2013)

"Due South" marathon, a review by Tom

4.06 Mojo Rising (1998-10-28)
Writer: Paul Haggis (Created By), Frank Siracusa (Writer)
Director: Bruce Pittman
Cast: Paul Gross (Constable Benton Fraser), Callum Keith Rennie (Stanley "Ray" Kowalski), Beau Starr (Lt. Harding Welsh), Camilla Scott (Inspector Margaret Thatcher), Tony Craig (Detective Jack Huey), Tom Melissis (Detective Dewey), Ramona Milano (Francesca Vecchio), Gordon Pinsent (Fraser Sr.), Salome Bey (Momma Lolla), Von Coulter (Gerome Laferette), Maurice Dean Wint (Henry Goodfello), Maury Chaykin (Jasper Gutman), Timm Zemanek (Aaron Gobrah), Dan McDonald (Damian Kowalksi), Robyn Stevan (Mert), Kyrin Hall (Lisa Laferette), J.J. Evans (Eduardo), Alexandra Johnson (Marie Laferette)

Some really good moments. But I didn't enjoy the case they were on. I do not like "Voodoo" cases in general.

Rating:

(From "Due South" marathon on January 1st, 2011)