We went to our traditional Thanksgiving eve and Thanksgiving afternoon movies. It's what you can do without kids at home! And the movie offerings were traditional as well. There is usually one holiday movie in the style of the "Trains, Planes, & Automobiles" where things go wrong. Then there's the big movie with big sets, big actors, and big story. Both were present this year. They are not academy award movies but they weren't planned to be.
The first was "Four Christmases". It is a fun movie with a great cast from the leads to all that play the families. It is fun. Tim McGraw, the country singer, will surprise with his role. But Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon are good together. I give it **1/2 stars.
The second was "Australia". (Kidney alert: 2 hours and 35 minutes not counting trailers and adds) This stars Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. It is long enough to be three movies. The first part is fairy tale w
ith comedy. The second part is western. The third part is action/adventure. It has one part "Indiana Jones", one part "Quigly Down Under", one part "every western that you've seen" and one part "Pearl Harbor". Oh yes: One part chick flick.
It has something for everyone and then they even say the "F-word" one time (out of the blue)just to get a PG13. I will say that I am not a Nicole Kidman fan (I think she really is high maintenance!) Here is why I say chick flick. I give it ** maybe **1/2 stars, but Carol gave it an enthusiastic ****1/2 stars.
They are good practice movies. The biggies are on the horizon.
The first was "Four Christmases". It is a fun movie with a great cast from the leads to all that play the families. It is fun. Tim McGraw, the country singer, will surprise with his role. But Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon are good together. I give it **1/2 stars.
The second was "Australia". (Kidney alert: 2 hours and 35 minutes not counting trailers and adds) This stars Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. It is long enough to be three movies. The first part is fairy tale w
ith comedy. The second part is western. The third part is action/adventure. It has one part "Indiana Jones", one part "Quigly Down Under", one part "every western that you've seen" and one part "Pearl Harbor". Oh yes: One part chick flick.It has something for everyone and then they even say the "F-word" one time (out of the blue)just to get a PG13. I will say that I am not a Nicole Kidman fan (I think she really is high maintenance!) Here is why I say chick flick. I give it ** maybe **1/2 stars, but Carol gave it an enthusiastic ****1/2 stars.
They are good practice movies. The biggies are on the horizon.
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