One Paragraph Review: Sunshine Cleaning

I can't call this a bad meal but it really wasn't anything to save in the recipe book. Sunshine Cleaning tells the story of a down-on-her luck young mother who gets into the business cleaning up crime scenes and dead bodies. There were a lot of "independent film" elements to the movie — indy sister, precocious and overly smart son, shopkeeper with one arm, Albuquerque, etc. — but I'm not sure the story wasn't anything you couldn't get from a good TV drama. And how many films can Alan Arkin play the quirky yet stable father? And how many of 'em have "Sunshine" in the title? This movie was basically an indie stew that just didn't taste that great in the end.

One Paragraph Review: Live Free or Die Hard

Bruce Willis rocks! Bruce Willis rocks when he acts like an overprotective father! Bruce Willis rocks when he evades French mercenaries who can understand English but can't speak it! Bruce Willis rocks when he defies gravity to take down a helicopter with a car! Bruce Willis rocks when he fights ninja chicks! Bruce Willis rocks when he's all bloodied up! Bruce Willis rocks when he takes on a fighter jet! Bruce Willis rocks when he takes a bullet to kill a guy!.....Are you sensing the main point of this movie yet?

One Paragraph Review: The King of Kong

This is your pretty basic low-budget documentary that tells an interesting story about an interesting event. The main characters are two guys trying to compete for the world record in Donkey Kong. The characters take themselves, and the competition, way too seriously leading to some extremely funny moments. Funny for the audience, I should say. The documentary is well put together, and the story is compelling enough to keep my attention. Overall, I recommend it.