Movie Review: Just Go With It

On Saturday, we watched Just Go With It with Adam Sandler & Jennifer Aniston. I expected it to be predictable and corny but was pleasantly surprised! This was was predictable but it was really funny!

In typical Adam Sandler fashion, he played himself and of course, found a way for the film to be set in Hawaii. Remember 50 First Dates?? Anyway, I thought that Aniston & Sandler had some good chemistry and were funny together. Jennifer Aniston is so pretty but she is also pretty funny!

The unexpected best actress was Bailee Madison, who played Aniston's daughter.

This girl is 10 and already has an impressive film resume. She was very charming & natural. I'm sure we'll see a lot of her in the future. If you want a cute, lighthearted, funny film - check this movie out!

Casino Jack

Last week, Erik and I watched two interesting movies. First up, a documentary titled Casino Jack and then a movie with the same title.

The movies tell the story of lobbyist, Jack Abramoff. Abramoff basically scammed the crap out of people & charged exhorbitant fees which pocketed. With the money, he opened restaurants, bought a casino boat, wanted to open a school, and the list goes on. What is awful is that he was charging American Indian tribes MILLIONS of dollars to get them on the agenda in Congress or promised them a meeting with President Bush.

The scam finally came crashing down and Abramoff was sentenced to jail for six years. The men he was in cahoots with also either served time or are still 'cooperating with Officials'. Some Republican representatives also resigned over this. Remember Tom DeLay on Dancing With the Stars? Yeah, he was on DWTS because he doesn't work for the government anymore!


Both movies were really interesting & it was helpful to see the documentary first - it explained everything in a clear way which doesn't always come through in a film. If you want to see how corrupt the lobbyists can be, check these films out!

Movie Review: Bridesmaids

The other night was Movie Night and we saw Bridesmaids. It was hilarious. Kristen Wiig(from SNL) was so funny. The movie is about Annie (Wiig) who is best friends with Lillian (Maya Rudolph, also from SNL). Annie is tapped to be the Maid of Honor in Lillian's because they were childhood friends. However, Lillian also has another good friend, Helen, who is a newer friend, in her bridal party.

Things get ugly when Annie and Helen try to prove who is the better friend to Lillian and who can plan better events for the wedding.

The show stealer and the person who made this movie is Melissa McCarthy aka Soukie St. James from Gilmore Girls. McCarthy is getting rave reviews for this movie and in this article, she mentions another role and possibly writing a film. LOVE HER!



I would totally see this again. It was hilarious!

Chilled Out Sunday

On Sunday, it was another gloomy/sunny day. But, it was warm-ish out which was strange. Anyway, I hit up the local bookstore yesterday and got a new book. It looks good & can't wait to start it: Girl In Translation.


We also watched a movie, Frozen River.

This movie is from 2008 but I just got around to watching it. Marisa Leo stars in it & she just won an Oscar for her role in the Fighter earlier this year. She did a great job in this film, too. This movie is about a desperate Mother trying to support her two kids while living in a trailer & working at the Dollar Store. She lives in upstate NY near an American Indian reservation where she meets an American Indian who is a "Smuggler." The "Smuggler" knows an area of the CN/US border that is not patrolled where she helps bring in Illegal Aliens to the US for cash.

In order to get through this area, you have to drive over a frozen river, hence the name. This movie was very interesting and showed what people will do when they are desperate. I recommend this one!

I also got a manicure yesterday and met up with Betsy for a beer while Erik was out surfing. It was good to catch up and talk wedding stuff! I'm excited to say that we have found our wedding photographer through another friend who just got married. The girl takes beautiful photos and her price is amazing! Woohoo!