Faster

The 'Rock' rocks in this revenge seeking non-stop action drama. A heist goes bad when the Rock, Dwayne Johnson, and his brother are betrayed and executed; however the Rock survives to serve up mean justice while he has both the police and a contract killer after him. Movie starts fast and ends slow. 2 bananas

The Next Three Days

Really well done crime thriller starring Russell Crowe, whose wife is arrested for murder, who believes she is innocent but sees that the only way out for her is to break her out of prison. Keeps you on the edge throughout. Slowly builds to a terrific ending that has you rooting and exhausted for them., See it! 3 1/2 bananas

127 Hours

Riveting true story of how outdoor adventurer escapes from being pinned in a crevice by a boulder for 5 days. While everyone is aware of how he escapes, it's no sceret he hacks off his arm, the story is about the 5 days/127 hours he endures before he frees himself. Extremely well done and photographed; and actually the gruesome deed is not that bad. 3 1/2 bananas

Morning Glory

Delightful comedy with Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford as two washed up anchors on the lowest rated early morning TV show in NYC and how their show is transformed when a young female producer is hired to improve ratings. Great supporting cast makes this a fun movie! 3 bananas

Skyline

Forget it! Maybe the dumbest movie of the year. Indestructible alien machines invade earth and suck the brains out of humans. And that's the way it ends too. I'll give it 1/2 banana for the aliens finally winning.

Unstoppable

Wow, you want nail biting suspense, tune in this movie. Movie is the star, not Denzel Washington. Based on a true story, a runaway freight train speeds through the Pennsylvannia countryside at 70+ miles an hour with no one on board and no brakes. Spectacularly photographed, some of the scenes have your heart racing. Denzel and Chris Pine try to track down the out of control train before diaster. 3 1/2 bananas

Fair Game

Sean Penn and Naomi Watts(my favorite actress) are terrific in recounting how ValeriePlame(Watts) was outed from the CIA by the White House. Plame's husband, Joe Wilson a retired U.S. Ambassador, is sent to Niger to verify that Uranium is being shipped from there to Iraq for Nuclear purposes. When he denies the existence of uranium ,
the top boys in the White House do their best to discredit him as the uranium is the basis for the U.S. going to war.
A must see for anyone who wasn't brain washed by 2nd Bush administration. 4 bananas.

Due Date

Robert Downey Jr stars in this comedy about a guy who is put on the no fly list and has to take a car ride from Atlanta to L.A. with a pot smoking screwball and his masturbating dog. Some very funny scenes as the 3 some works it way across the US but not enough to save this movie. When all said and done, pretty stupid. 1 1/2 bananas

Waiting for Superman

A must see for everyone. Explains very clearly where the blame lays for our poor public, usually inner city, school systems-- tenure and unions. Makes it clear that the system can be fixed if the appropriate actions are taken. Sad to see that so few applicants are excepted in Charter and Magnet schools that seem to being doing education the right way. Makes me appreciate the school systems my children had the privilege to go to. 4 bananas

Aftershock

Interesting story featured around the earthquake in Hangstan China in 1976 where 250000 people were killed. A mother has to make the decision who lives of her twins, the son or daughter, both who are trapped in the rubble from the earthquake. Story continues through the years of the grief and finally redemption as the mother learns that her daughter did not die. Filmed in China with sub titles but worth seeing. 3 bananas

Saw 3D--The Final Chapter

I viewed this in 2D and the blood and gore was unbelievable, can't imagine what 3D looks like. Continues with the insane ways of torture and killing inspired by Jigsaw. If you like body parts flying about and exploding, see it, if not beware. Same old story of revenge against someone with the usual "didn't see that coming" ending. Personally, I liked it as did the one other person at the movie. 1 1/2 bananas