Yes.
Everyone’s favorite actor, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, stars as a 27-year-old battling cancer in a film that finds that delicate balance between laugh-out-loud comedy and personal, touching drama.
Should I Go See It?
You Ask. I Answer.
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Moneyball
Yes.
The script, performances, and historical context are so strong it was able to captivate me throughout (even though it is about a sport that tends not to).
Drive
Yes.
There are one of a kind movie-going experiences and then there are one of a kind movie-going experiences… this is the latter.
Contagion
Yes.
Not every subplot really works, but the whole is better than the sum of its parts and Soderbergh succeeds in telling a story that stays with you long after the credits roll.
Warrior
Yes.
Not only are there plenty of thrills (as you’d expect from a movie centered around mixed martial arts) but also some damn good storytelling and performances.
The Debt
Yes.
Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson have top billing in this time period jumping thriller about a Nazi hunting mission gone awry, but it’s Jesper Christensen as the eerie villain who is the real star here and worth watching for.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Yes.
Andy Serkis’ stunning motion capture performance, combined with WETA’s mastery of effects, is reason enough to see this genuinely entertaining summer blockbuster.
Cowboys & Aliens
Yes.
Daniel Craig stars in this above-average summer actioner that lives up to its name; nothing more, nothing less.
Friends With Benefits
Yes.
While the script tries to do too much and falls into some of the same tropes as the rom-coms it decries, the chemistry of the stars is undeniable and the level of humor is a cut above most in the genre.
Captain America: The First Avenger
Yes.
Not my favorite origin film in Marvel’s roster (see X-Men: First Class) but the story of Steve Rogers certainly makes for entertaining summer fare and is worth seeing… if only to be better prepared for The Avengers.
