Sex and the City 2

The idea of spending another two hours with my favorite New York City girlfriends made me giddy. After the movie though, my expectations fell flat. The movie had no plot. There were good moments and plenty of chances to have plot, but these a movie does not make. The “plot” was more based in fantasy than reality. The decoy plot I heard of before the movie came out involved Mr. Big was suppose to be traveling on business because of losing in the recession and might have an affair and Miranda quitting her job to open a restaurant with Steve. These would’ve added more depth to an already criticized for being shallow subject matter. The direction that Michael Patrick King decided to go in was an outrageous, extravagant adventure that felt more like a gay man’s idea of how Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda should act instead of how women really do act.

Iron Man 2

After a week of writing a feature length screenplay and an 800 word paper, all I wanted to do was sit in a dark theater, eat popcorn, and watch things explode. Iron Man 2 satisfied these wants. Though it can’t compare with the first one, it was still fun. The acting was solid and Scarlet Johansson made me want a Black Widow movie. There should be more female action heroes and it would be really nice to have a female comic book movie that’s actually decent.

Death at a Funeral

I know this is a remake and I’ll admit to never seeing the original, so this review is purely based on the new movie, which was funny. Maybe it was the being half awake and wearing my pajamas to go see the movie, but I was laughing out loud on a frequent basis. Though all the comedians were hilarious, the best was James Marsden. His performance of the unexpectedly drugged boyfriend was worthy of an Oscar.