Some short movie reviews

Since I've had lots of time on my hands recently, I've seen a ton of movies. Some were great, some were not so good. While I do think I am particularly picky about my movies I tend to stick to mostly mainstream ones and I am a sucker for RomComs. I'll start out with a 1-10 rating system, but who knows if I'll stick to it. Here's my musings on some that I've seen in the past few days:



The September Issue. I can't begin to describe how much I loved this movie! It's perfect for anyone who is remotely interested in fashion or the magazine industry. Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington are two phenomenal female role models and this behind the scenes look at the famous September fashion issue of Vogue only cements that fact. I didn't want this movie to end. 10/10


Love Happens. Definitely not Oscar worthy by any means. Aaron Eckhart is pretty adorable and I'm a Jennifer Aniston fan. Pretty typical romantic comedy, extremely predictable. The only really positive thing about this movie (other than the AMAZING Judy Greer who shines in every single movie she's in and Martin Sheen who can do no wrong!) is that it makes me want to live in Seattle so bad. 4/10


Outrage. Wow. I think I've told everyone I know about this documentary. I enjoy politics and even more so I enjoy watching shady politicians getting called out on their crap. It's incredibly saddening to see that we still live in a time where people are ashamed of their sexuality. Closeted politicians are running wild and I think I said oh snap about 20 times over the course of the movie. 8/10



An Education. First off, can we just talk about how gorgeous this poster is. Unf. Goes right along with how visually appealing this movie was. This movie was awesome all around. It has so many of my favorite things in it. Peter Sarsgaard, Paris, the 1960s, interesting relationships, etc etc. I can't wait to read the story this movie was based on. It was a great story and really engaged the viewer, the acting was amazing. Alfred Molina, Emma Thompson, Dominic Cooper, just an awesome cast. Plus it was a Nick Hornby movie, other than About A Boy, he really can do no wrong in my eyes. Carey Mulligan is fantastic and I'm excited to see what else she does (except Wall Street 2, that was a bad choice.) 10/10



Couples Retreat. Talk about gorgeous movies. I want to live wherever this movie was filmed!!! This also had a great cast. Kristen Bell (who always borders on annoying for me), Jason Bateman, Malin Akerman, Kristin Davis (who barely speaks in the movie) and of course Vince Vaughn. Vaughn was definitely the least enjoyable, but to me he is always hit or miss. Super predictable, but worth the watch if for the views alone. 5.5/10

and finally for today, a movie I've been wanting to see for a long time.



Dear Zachary. There is so much to say about this movie/the story but I can't say much without giving it all away. What I will say is that this movie is so powerful that it stays with you. You will feel emotionally ripped to shreds by the time you've finished watching it. It's such a well made documentary also, which always impresses me. I think anyone who has a family needs to see this movie, but bring tissues. 10/10