" He's just not that into You "

verdict: 7/10

directed by: Ken kwapis

year: 2009

Based on a book by: Greg Berendt and Liz Tuccillo

Great cast and very typical "st.elmo's fire", light hearted movie.

about love... this flick deals with how we interpret signs in our life, how men and women think diffrently and thoughts about commitment, about getting to know a person, about finding true love. Obviously, some parts are funny and some will leave you teary-eyed but it was quite entertaining.

Ben affleck played it cool, as the guy who doesn't believe in marriage and Jennifer Aniston was the stuck up girl longing to be married to Ben bec. after 7yrs. they're still technically together but not married. One of the actors is played by newcomer Bradley Cooper who's also in the fave sitcom Kitchen Confidential by the famous chef/writer Anthony Bourdain,he played quite a hideous role, he's married to jennifer connelly- who's an O.compulsive freak, He isn't happy about his marriage, he feels suffocated and somehow is attracted to this other girl played by Scarlett johansson as the young chick who likes married men and likes to play around, toying guys she wants and rejects, who is friends with drew barrymore, although she played small parts in this film, she was one of the producers and his ex-boy friend played the part as the guy who owns the Bar,( don't know his name),also, jennifer connelly- who thinks everything is in order with her life but soon realizes that marriage with Bradley seems to be falling apart, as he's cheating withe another woman. Then the newbie ms. Ginnifer goodwin...who is the narrator of this movie.. i have to rewind the last part of the movie bec. i'm not familiar with her name though i've seen her in other flicks before.

the music- ost of the film were catchy from my favorite - keane- somewhere only we know...

to the Ting-Tings..

to maroon 5, James Morrison, r.e.m, corrine bailey rae, lily allen ,

oh! and there's a rendition of Scarlett Johansson- Last Goodbye... never thought she could sing... but nice voice...

My Blueberry Nights

verdict: 5/10

directed by: Wong kar wai

~i've seen Chungking Express and 2046. I think wong kar wai is very imaginative and artistic no doubt about it, but sometimes he tends to be too dramatic,dragging for too much creativity making the real plot of the story boring and flat. This film on some parts are just the same with Chungking express, the storyline with a girl and a guy meeting in a bar/resto, the express train line going back and forward, the narrator, the same music played over and over again...

Wong kar wai... he likes to play with his lenses, up close and zooming out...his colors are so vivid that you'd remember the colors blue, violet, red. It's also like 2046, he had this certain redundant scenes where it keeps reapeating over and over again.

if not for Jude Law or Natalie portman for that matter, Norah jones, well, she is a jazz singer not an actress, that's for sure...i would not like movie at all, i have to forward it on my dvd player... such a waste bec. this could be a romantic movie,it kinda leaves you hanging.