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Crazy Stupid Love
by Leah Houston
While it was your classic Steve Carrell rom-com dramedy, Crazy Stupid Love had myself as well as other Brooklyn movie-goers actually “lol”ing at times…Carrell offers a classically awkward performance, but viewers also see his potential ladies-man within. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling (who usually play the awkward high-schooler and uber-emotionally involved boyfriend, respectively) add surprisingly refreshing influences, despite holding basically older versions of what one would expect from the roles of a lawyer and a ladies man.

Although the cliche “boy tries to win girl over” plot three times over is quite predictable, there are a couple surprising twists - even for a dramedy. If you don’t fall in love with Analeigh Tipton (the babysitter) then you are either asexual or heartless. And Kevin Bacon sucks as usual…..not to mention he and Bon Jovi could be brothers so that’s -1. So fellas, if you need to suffer through a girlfriend night with a rom-com, I’d say just go with it - you’ll find yourself laughing at the honesty in the flick, which will hopefully outweigh the sappy disgust towards the end - as per usual. 3 1/2 stars - just ‘cuz it’s better than most chick flicks.

Midnight In Paris

Woody Allen’s newest piece of work stars Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and the infamous Kathy Bates along with Adrien Brody, Michael Sheen and Marion Cotillard, all of whom are fantastic. I don’t want to give too much away about this flick so you’ll just have to see it for yourself. Too thumbs way up from this guy….

Horrible Bosses

Charlie Day, former Beard of the Week winner, is obviously The Man, but the rest of this cast should have been funnier, in my opinion. Jason Sudeikis, Jason Bateman, Jamie Foxx, Kevin Spacey and a balding Colin Farrell. The name of Jamie Foxx’s character? Motherfucker Jones. Also, Jennifer Aniston will leave you speechless, playing a character that is very much unlike anything you’ve seen her in before.

Bad Teacher

Mrs. A-Rod (Cameron Diaz) tries way too hard to be a badass in this dud of a summer movie. Yes, it has it’s funny parts and Jason Segal is hard to not like, but this film just wasn’t that good. Only go see it if you’re really trying to get out of the house.

The Tree of Life

Save your time, energy, money and sanity. Way too long of a bad movie. Brad Pitt and Sean Penn are in it but you won’t even be able to understand half the things that they say.

Bridesmaids

Gotta love Kristen Wiig. Pretty much everything she participates in is guaranteed to make you laugh. Bridesmaids was no letdown in the comedy department. Don’t go see this if you are strongly against toilet humor. Also, this was the first time I’ve seen “Erin” outside of The Office.

Super 8

It’s kind of like October Sky, just not as good, has a somewhat ridiculous plot that in the end disappoints, way too many cliche movie moments and lastly, Kyle Chandler plays nowhere near the badass dad that Chris Cooper did.

Says Brian Broker: “Don’t see super 8. It just wasn’t that good.”

The Hangover Part II

The Wolfpack is back, this time in Thailand (mostly). Some new characters are introduced but the focus is always on the Big 3, for the most part. While some have claimed to be upset with the popular sequel, I thought that it was still pretty funny. Will we hear endless quotes from Part II like we did from the original? Hopefully not.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Yeah, Pirates is back but where was the hype this time? Am I the only one who feels like this film got much less publicity than the previous three? Anyways, if you’re a fan of the series, be sure to check out On Stranger Tides. Or if you’re in the mood to watch Keith Richards do something besides play guitar.