Flick Critique 03

A cruise ship’s battle with a rogue wave, teen pregnancy in a typical American family, and a group of MIT students out to gamble at Vegas: All that in this edition of Flick critique.

A. Poseidon (2006) – It is New Year’s eve and people are partying at a large luxury cruise ship called the Poseidon when a rogue wave hit the ship and turned it over. A group of passengers now tries to escape death by climbing out of the ship but that's no easy task when the ship is filling up with water. The special effects are great. Acting is mediocre. Story is okay. Directing was bad. This is one of those movies that you wouldn’t recall watching five years after. The concept was good but the director wasn’t able to bring out the best out of it.

B. 21 (2008) - It stars Hollywood's newest "It" girl Kate Bosworth, veteran actor Kevin Spacey & Jim Sturgress playing the role of the fresh meat in a group of "gifted" MIT students who heads to Vegas every week armed with fake identities. I'll go 50-50 on this one. It has a good story but it was predictable. And although the cast delivered really well, the movie is just a so-so for me. It didn't blow me away but if you've got 2 hours to bust, this is an entertaining option.

C. Juno (2007) - This perfectly clever movie is hard to beat! You would love every second of it. And it is impossible not to fall in love with Ellen Page's character in the movie with her stylishly rude and witty dialogues. It is amazing how the director, with the help of the cast, was able to tackle teen pregnancy without giving you the feeling of being preached! Everybody in the movie gave terrific acting.Another thing I like about it are those tiny little details of the movie that would really make you giggle. Totally a 2 thumbs up!

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