Saw a couple of movies this weekend, first time in a while we watched some of the newer releases. On looking at the list of newer releases, I see we are way behind, so hopefully, we'll be doing some watching, and reporting.
First of our watches was the latest in the Bridget Jones saga, "Bridget Jone's Baby' starring Renee Zellweiger as Bridget, as she did in the other two movies about her. Myself and my DW are fans of this series and we loved the first tow movies in the set. This one fell a bit short and really had to revert to to sex and 4 letter words to get some laughs. Overall, it was OK, but if you ARE a fan of Ms Zellweiger and her portrayal of Bridget Jones, then add a star as they say. We enjoyed it, but if we had to rate the 3 movies, this one would be last.
Story wise, Bridget is out in the dating field, goes to a sort of rock concert and sleeps with a guy. A few days later, she sleeps with the lost love of her life and low and \behold, she's pregnant and isn't sure who the father is. The rest is a complication of her pregnancy and how she deals with the two possible fathers.
Again, a decent enough watch if you are a fan of the series, you will enjoy it more. Ms Zellweiger has this part down to a tee.
The second watch is a brand new release, "The Accountant' starring Ben Affleck as an accountant who minors in Jason Borne areas. The subtitle should be Jason Bourne gets a calculator.
Let's start out slow here. Affleck,a s a child, has autism and is a lot weird. He grows up, becomes an accountant for many of the world's riches men (legal and illegal), and when he is not saving people money on their taxes, he is secretly Jason Bourne's alter ego (not literally) but he is a kick ass hero who rids the world of many bad people. Funny, but as I'm watching this movie and Affleck, I just don't know why but I kept picturing John Travolta in that part).
Story wise, like many of these action movies is not the main part, it is the character and the action. Affleck surprised me and was pretty good in his role as meek accountant, turning Jason Bourne when needed to be. Action was good and I enjoyed the movie. Not to the point where I would even pout it in Bourne's class, but for this genre, it wasn't bad. I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes these sort of movies. It isn't deep and the actors won't win any awards, but it was entertaining.
First of our watches was the latest in the Bridget Jones saga, "Bridget Jone's Baby' starring Renee Zellweiger as Bridget, as she did in the other two movies about her. Myself and my DW are fans of this series and we loved the first tow movies in the set. This one fell a bit short and really had to revert to to sex and 4 letter words to get some laughs. Overall, it was OK, but if you ARE a fan of Ms Zellweiger and her portrayal of Bridget Jones, then add a star as they say. We enjoyed it, but if we had to rate the 3 movies, this one would be last.
Story wise, Bridget is out in the dating field, goes to a sort of rock concert and sleeps with a guy. A few days later, she sleeps with the lost love of her life and low and \behold, she's pregnant and isn't sure who the father is. The rest is a complication of her pregnancy and how she deals with the two possible fathers.
Again, a decent enough watch if you are a fan of the series, you will enjoy it more. Ms Zellweiger has this part down to a tee.
The second watch is a brand new release, "The Accountant' starring Ben Affleck as an accountant who minors in Jason Borne areas. The subtitle should be Jason Bourne gets a calculator.
Let's start out slow here. Affleck,a s a child, has autism and is a lot weird. He grows up, becomes an accountant for many of the world's riches men (legal and illegal), and when he is not saving people money on their taxes, he is secretly Jason Bourne's alter ego (not literally) but he is a kick ass hero who rids the world of many bad people. Funny, but as I'm watching this movie and Affleck, I just don't know why but I kept picturing John Travolta in that part).
Story wise, like many of these action movies is not the main part, it is the character and the action. Affleck surprised me and was pretty good in his role as meek accountant, turning Jason Bourne when needed to be. Action was good and I enjoyed the movie. Not to the point where I would even pout it in Bourne's class, but for this genre, it wasn't bad. I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes these sort of movies. It isn't deep and the actors won't win any awards, but it was entertaining.