Abduction

1 1/2 Stars, D-
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1600195/

Team Jacob fans will scream when they see this movie but that is all they will do. That is really the only good part about the movie. The trailer for the movie gives people the idea that it will be this awesome movie full of action and maybe a little romance. The romance is there but the movie is lacking in the action throughout the movie. Nathan Harper is a teenager who, like most teenagers is trying to figure out where he belongs in the world. He finds a missing persons report on himself, which turns his life upside down and suddenly everyone is after him. The first part of the movie is quite action packed and it makes the audience think that it's going to be quite the movie. It is deceiving, so don't get your hopes up. Towards the end of the movie it starts to really die down. Shouldn't the ending be the climactic part? Well not really for this movie. There are a few chases and gun fights but not enought in my opinion. Nathan's long lost dad ends up making contact over the phone with him, then the bad guy is caught and movie over. This is not my idea of a movie I would like to see again. If anyone is considering seeing it don't go in with expectations at all becasue I assure you, there will be some disappointment.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

5 Stars, A+

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201607/

I went to the midnight premiere of the last half of the final Harry Potter movie. It was definitely a night to remember. The movie was interesting to watch because it didn't feel like we went to see a whole movie just the ending of one but that is what it was right. Harry Potter must defeat Voldemort and according to the prophecy they both will die. Questions are answered concerning some of the characters and I think they did a good job summing the story up. The whole Harry Potter seven movie is my favorite one so far (that includes part 1 and 2) It was very sad and everytime there was a quiet part in the movie I could hear so many people in the theater around me crying. People were bawling. I only really cried once but for me they didn't make it sad enough for me to cry, I mean it was very sad but I usually only get effected by things when they drag out the death process of a person. The action and effects were very good and I am sure that anyone would enjoy this movie if you are a Harry Potter fan. If you haven't seen this one yet I say go, if you have seen part 1 of course. I am sad to say that it is all over but hey, all good things must come to an end.

Source Code

4 Stars, A-

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0945513/

This movie was pretty good actually, it could be in some ways compared to Inception where it is kind of confusing and it makes you think. But unlike Inception, I actually liked this one quite a bit. It was very good. There is this man who is taking part in some new development called the Source Code. He is pretty confused especially since he keeps being sent into some different world he does not know on a mission. There has been a bombed train and his mission is to go back on the train eight minutes before it was bombed and find out where the bomb is and who the bomber is. He will be sent back using the source code as many times as it takes in order to stop other attacks.
I wont give too much away but it seems confusing but things start to make sense as the movie goes along. I enjoyed it and I would recommend it to anyone really. It is PG-13 for violence and some language.

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

4 Stars, A-

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279778/

I have owned this movie for a really long time now, I just never took the time to watch it and see what it is all about. I thought that it was a pretty good movie. Its about a girl named Siddalee who's mother went through a really hard time when she was a kid and now Siddalee has been going to therapy for years to see what she had done wrong. After one particular blow up between her and her mother the friends of the mother, Vivianne come along and kidnap Siddalee to teach her about her mother and what she didn't know. Vivianne had three best friends and they were a part of a club called the Ya-Ya Sisterhood that they formed when they were kids. The friends tell Siddalee all the stories about her mother and what really happened to her to make her the way she was. It is a really good movie and in the end everything makes sense. It is about life lessons and forgiveness. I would recommend this movie for anyone. There is a little bit of swearing so keep that in mind but other then that I really liked it.

According To Greta

3 1/2 Stars, B

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1059925/

This movie was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. It was about a troubled teen named Greta. Her mom does not quite know how to handle her so she drops her off at her grandparents house for the summer. She is a suicidal teen. As the movie goes on she meets this guy who sort of teaches her to not look at life the way she does and he encourages her to work things out. At the end of the movie something happens and she becomes happier, I am not going to give anything away. I thought the movie overall was pretty good, it was not the best but it was not bad either. I would recommend it for anyone really who is at least a teenager and beyond. I guess it is not much of a family movie but it is borderline chick flick. You are not missing much if you don't see it but if anyone is interested it is a pretty descent movie.

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

4 stars, A-

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421715/

This movie was about a man who is born old. His mother dies in child birth and his father freaks out once he sees his wrinkled baby who looks like and 8o year old man in a baby's body. He takes the baby to the doorstep of a senior home. The lady who runs the place takes him home and loves him no matter what he looks like. as the years go by the child grows taller but still looks old but he seems to be getting younger. There is a girl who is his age but she is growing older as he is growing younger. The movie is about the man named Benjamin and how he goes out and discovers the world despite his odd condition. There is an impossible love story that really got me hooked. The movie is long but it is very good. There are lessons to be learned in the movie. One thing I got out of it was to make the best of things and the thankful for what you have. Benjamin not once complains about his condition, he accepts it and he doesn't let it get in the way. He goes out and experiences life the same way anyone would. In the end of the movie it mentions how everyone is born to do certain things, we are all meant for something and that gave me the impression that he did accept himself for the way he was. I would recommend this movie for an older audience. There are a couple questionable scenes and a little sexual content. So I would not recommend it for younger viewers.

TRON: Legacy

3 1/2 stars, B
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104001/

Tron is about a boy named Sam Flynn who's father was creating a virtual world. One night his father went to work in the office at an arcade that he owns. Sam's father disappears. For years Sam didn't have his father and when Sam was in his twenty's he finally goes back to the arcade where he finds a secret passage way. He explores until he finds himself stuck in his father's virtual world. He finds his father there and he sets out on a journey to rescue him so that he can return back to reality. The movie was overall pretty good but I can't really get over the ending. I wont ruin it for anyone who has not seen the movie yet but I was just not satisfied with the ending. I am really big on good endings and when a movie does not end well, or what I think is well I get very disappointed. I do have to say that the music in the movie was awesome. I loved it. It was this sort of techno pop sort of music. There was also a couple times where there was music from the 80s in the arcade the song Separate Ways Worlds Apart by Journey was playing. I just love it so if I was rating the music in the movie I would give it an A+. I would recommend this movie to all audiences. It is a good movie to sit down to and watch with the whole family.