Six Days and Seven Nights

Actors:  Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Jacqueline Obradors

Rating: 5 out of 10, just no chemistry in leading pair, I wanted to strangle Heche.  Luckily I paid nothing for this movie as it came free with the DVD player.  Ford just sleepwalks through this and Heche in annoying even when she is not supposed to be. 

MVP:  Obradors is visually stunning as Polynesian girlfriend of Ford

The Sixth Sense

Actors:  Bruce Willis, Haley Joe Osmet, Olivia Williams, Toni Collette

Rating: 9 out of 10, transcendent movie that redefined the end of movie twist.  This is the movie where you realize that Willis really is a fine actor and the textures of this movie are fascinating.  So many levels that aren’t apparent when you first see this and it is so much fun watching over again after you know the secret.

MVP:  Willis really acts in the best role of his career as the ghostly Dr Malcolm

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Actors:  Jude Law, Gweneth Paltrow, Giovanni Ribisi, Angelina Jolie

Rating: 6 out of 10, Paltrow is totally dislikable and the story is stale.  Really fine cast that is wasted in this rubbish.  This was as bad as Sin City was good in translating comics to movies.  Paltrow is awful and comes across as an idiot.

MVP:  Law in an underperforming cast does well as the title character

Slapshot

Actors:  Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean, Jerry Houser, Melinda Dillon, The Hanson Brothers

Rating: 9 out of 10, laugh out loud parody of violence in sports that is still funny as hell after all these years.  Some of the best lines in the history of sports in the cinema and it has the Hanson brothers.  A great comment on violence and the attraction that brings to sports.

MVP:  Newman is his usual perfect as the foul mouthed Reggie Dunlap

Sleepless in Seattle

Actors:  Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Rita Wilson, Bill Pullman, Rosie O’Donnell

Rating: 9 out of 10, a real chick flick but I still love it as Hanks and Ryan are one of great screen couples even though they are never onscreen together until the end.  Hanks has a couple of scenes where you can see the pain of his lost wife and he doesn’t say a word.  The supporting cast is very strong.

MVP:  Hanks as usual at top of his game as grieving father Sam

Sleepy Hollow

Actors:  Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Michael Gambon, Miranda Richardson, Casper Van Dien, Christopher Walken

Rating: 8 out of 10, great take on Whitman legend with the typical Burton twisted imagination.  Some really fascinating textures to this as the various characters are taken through their paces by the twisted Burton.  Depp inserts real nuance to this role and has great checmistry with Ricci.  Walken as a homicidal ghost – great casting. 

MVP:  Depp as the quirky Ichabod Crane

Slumdog Millionaire

Actors:  Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Tanay Chheda, Ayush Khedekar, Anil Kapoor

Rating: 8 out of 10, totally charming movie as long as you don’t look too hard at the acting.  The extreme depravity that the children are forced to endure in the first half of the movie while still being able to find love and humor is heart rending.  I loved the way they interweave flashbacks to demonstrate how Jamal knows the answers to questions.

MVP:  Khedeker as the young Jamal is just too lovable