Starting the year off alright, albeit a little late. Here are the month's upcoming movies that pique my interest (if even vaguely). The titles link to trailers for your viewing pleasure. As always, comment all you like... especially if you want to go see one with me. :)
The Dilemma (1/14)
The Plot: A comedy about a dude dealing with whether or not to tell his best mate that his wife is having an affair.
The Players: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah. Directed by Ron Howard
The Prospective: I'm vaguely intrigued to see Howard do a comedy and to see Ryder back in the saddle after her time off. However I've only liked a couple of Vaughn's films and none of James's. Also, I have a dilemma in believing that those two guys could get chicks like that. It does feature some hockey though, so that's a plus.
The Green Hornet (1/14)
The Plot: Originally a 1930s radio serial, and later a 1960s tele show, The Green Hornet franchise gets a revamp for the new century. The son of murdered newspaper publisher, takes over his dad's business by day but takes to the streets with his martial arts expert sidekick/ "man" fight crime while wearing masks at night.
The Players: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Cameron Diaz, Tom Wilkinson. Directed by Michel Gondry
The Prospective: Not a huge fan of Rogen, but it looks like he's at least put himself to a hero-ish task by dropping some of his usual pudge. Chou has already had success over seas and is easy on the eyes. Ever since I saw Waltz in Inglourious Basterds, I've had a bit of a soft spot for him. However Diaz = major con. I'm not nearly as excited for this as I am for the Green Lantern movie due out later this year, but it might be worth seeing in a matinee show.
No Strings Attached (1/21)
The Plot: A comedy centered on a guy and a girl who are trying to keep their casual relationship strictly friends-with-benefits... yeah, cuz that's easy.
The Players: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Cary Elwes, Kevin Kline, Mindy Kaling (The Office). Directed by Ivan Reitman
The Prospective: Hollywood finally embraces the friends-with-benefits scenario. I'm interested to see a film focused on this realtively new social relationship, even if it is a rom-com. I could take or leave Kutcher (actually I could just leave him) but I'm interested to see Natalie Portman do something so different from the majority of her previous roles and the award buzzing drama Black Swan (which I'm still eager to see).
The Way Back (1/21)
The Plot: Prisoners of a Soviet Union labor camp, lead by a young military officer, make a desperate flee from their Serbian gulag in Soviet-occupied Poland during WWII. The escape takes them over treacherous terrain on a daring mission to the hopeful safety of India.
The Players: Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Mark Strong, Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones). Directed by Peter Weir.
The Prospective: Holy fuckonastick, it's a new Peter Weir movie!!! *happy dance* An amazing director who hasn't done anything since 2003's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (one of my favorite movies. period.). Aside from a nicely talented cast, this film is partially based on the book The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom, as well as first-person accounts and anecdotes as told to, and researched by Weir and writer/executive producer Keith Clarke. I WANT TO SEE THIS FILM!
The Mechanic (1/28)
The Plot: An elite assassin takes on an apprentice who has a connection to one of his earlier targets.
The Players: Jason Statham, Ben Foster (3:10 To Yuma), Donald Sutherland, Tony Goldwyn (From the Earth to the Moon). Directed by Simon West.
The Prospective: Statham may play relatively the same character in most of his flicks, but he nails it (and he's a ruggedly handsome chap) so I can deal. Foster is a seriously underrated talent and I'm excited to see him popping up in more films. What can I say? Sometimes all a girl wants is a nice, showy action flick.
Other comments:
Season of the Witch (1/7) - Well this looks like January's film fit for a Netflix night of booze and MST3K style mockery if I ever saw one.
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