Alex Cross

James Patterson should be proud of how his character, Alex Cross, has been portrayed in Film. Detroit dectective Tyler Perry(Cross) is up against a sadistic killer who loves to inflict pain on his victims and things really go south when Cross's wife is in the killer's crosshairs. Movie is true to the book and leaves the door open for future Patterson's books to film. 3 bananas

Seven Psychopaths

Alcoholic screen writer(Colin Ferrel)with the help of two dognappers(Sam Rockwell & Christopher Walken) team up to help write a screen play called Seven Pyschopaths based mostly upon their fantasies but also some real experiences. They also run amuck with tough guy Woody Harrelson from whom they steal his Shitzew dog. Screwball action/comedy that if you stick with it makes sense and is very funny. 3 bananas

Atlas Shrugged 2

Picks up where part 1 left off. Our Government is nationalizing all business and spreading the wealth to a few. Few are rising up but there is one, the owner of a specialized steel company refuses to go along. Somewhat disjointed adaptation from the very popular book. Unfortunately we have to wait another year(for the last in the trilogy) to find out how bad things really are. 2 bananas

Argo

Very intense true life drama of how the CIA smuggled 6 US citizens out of Iran after the 1980 uprising. With the help of the Canadian Embassy, where the 6 fled to after the Iranians over ran the US embassy, the CIA hatches an intricate plot to serve as a vehilce for escape. Entertaining and heart stopping. Ben Affleck stars as the CIA mastermind. 3 1/2 bananas

The Paperboy

Bizzare mystery murder with an all-star cast. Newspaper writer from Miami(Matthew McConaghy) comes back to his Florida backwoods home to try and prove that a person in prison(John Cusack) did not kill the local sheriff; meanwhile sexy slutty(Nicole Kidman) has been corresponding with the jailbird who she only knows through newspaper clippings. Many twists and turns in this very interesting and steamy 1960's era movie. All time best sexuall scene, without contact, ever filmed. 3 1/2 bananas

House at the end of the Street

What I thought was going to be just another gore fest turned out to be a pretty good mystery. Mom and daughter move next door to a house where the parents had been killed 4 years earlier by their daughter. College age son still lives there and strikes up a relationship with the newly arrived next door neighor. Then things start to unravel with a pretty slick ending. 2 1/2 bananas

Taken 2

Liam Neeson once again has a bad day over seas as the Man whose son he killed in Taken 1 is out for revenge. Neesom's wife and daughter are targeted as payback but don't they know, you can't screw with Neesom and get away with it. If you saw Taken 1, it's more of the same, killing on roof tops. Beautiful scenery but the plot is pretty bad. 2 bananas

Arbitrage

Money, Money, Money and he who has the most usually wins. Richard Gere owns an Investment business but has come up short due to a bad investment while trying to sell his business. To complicate matters he is involved in a steamy romance that ends tragically. Put all this togeher and you've a a great story. Sussan Sarrandon stars as Gere's wife. You find yourself in Gere's corner. 3 1/2 bananas

Intouchables

Best Dam Movie of the year. French made but an utter delight as two men, one black with a shady past and the other white who is a quadradplalegic find each other and help each other grow through their problems. You'll want to see this a second time. Great acting and a great story that happens to be true. 4 bananas

Trouble with the Curve

Clint Eastwood is an over the hill baseball scout who is losing his vision but can't give up the game. Amy Adams, Eastwoods lawyer daughter steps up to help the old man scout a particular high school player. While the theme of the movie is baseball most of the movie is centered around the father/daughter relationship or lack of one. Eastwood and Adams at their best. Feel good movie. 3 1/2 bananas

The Master

How to start a cult, get a few follwers who believe anything and you got 'The Cause', a religious(?) Cult led by Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master, who travels the country spuing his righteous crap and trying to convert Joaquin Phoenix ,a non-believer, who himself has much baggage to contend with. Amy Adams plays the faithful wife but is she the true Master! Terrific performances all around, definitely an Oscar contender. 3 1/2 bananas

Looper

Loopers are assassins 30 years in the future.They are trained to kill people from the present who are sent to the future. One looper is assigned a kill but when he discovers that the kill is himself played by Bruce Willis, the plot thickens. Story jumps around and is confusing but still enjoyable. 2 1/2 bananas