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

Premium Rush

Who'd thought that you could enjoy 1 1/2 hours of bike messengers racing through the streets of Manhattan. There's a story as well but just the video of dodging traffic is enough to want to see this movie. A messenger is tasked with delevering an envelope that a corrupt cop needs. The chase is on in NYC as mutiple parties become involved in getting the envelope to its proper place. Engaging fun. 2 1/2 bananas

Dredd

Pretty good action movie based in the future when law enforcers are judge, jury and executioner. Our hero Dredd, who you never see as he is fully enclosed in helmet and bullet proof clothing,goes into a 200 story high rise to clear out a drug dealing gang. Non stop killing all the the way to the top floor. Entertaining! 3 bananas

End of Watch

Daily life of 2 South Central L.A. cops becomes very dangerous when they uncover a Mexican human trafficing ring. This is Southland(great TV cop program) on sterroids. If you liked Training Day, you'll like this. 3 bananas

Odd Life of Timothy Green

Young married couple can't have a child, put a love list in the ground and during a thunderstorm young dirty Timmy comes calling from the ground. Sweet heart tugging story that is totally unbelievable but you want it to be true. 3 bananas

Resident Evil: Retribution--9/19/12

On going series has our heroine battling the baddies under Russian ice cap. To bad she never dies. 1 banana