Green Zone: ★★★☆☆
Matt Damon again teams up with long time collaborator and director of the last two in the Bourne franchise, Paul Greengrass, in Green Zone, a war movie set in Iraq. Damon plays Officer Roy Miller who is sent to Iraq to justify finding of weapons of mass destruction, but soon finds his own side and turning on him. Though over shadowed by that other war movie, that won some kind of Best Picture award? Green Zone does have its good bits. although none deprive to emotion from like Hurt Locker did. With Damon being such an obviously bad choice, fresh of Bourne he should have not done an action film. The story is not really captivating but the action which is high octane (unlike Locker) and should keep the Call of Duty fans entertained.
Leap Year: ★☆☆☆☆
Living in Ireland myself I found this film unbearable, and slow pointless plot, (according to the film, and the title its an Irish tradition for a woman to propose to her partner on February 29, I can tell you know its not.) Adams keeps smiling through the movie (some times you can see on her facial expression "Why the hell did I agree to this movie?) despite her obviously lack of chemistry with fiancée Matthew Goode. In a word, rubbish, just don't bother.
Shutter Island: ★★★★☆
Fresh off his Stones biopic and the Oscar Winning The Departed, Martin Scorsese again teams up with his current protégée Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island, a psychological thriller set on a mysterious off shore metal asylum, called Ashcliffe, were a supposed serial killer has escaped and is hiding on the island. DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo (in a excellent performance) are the detectives called in to find her. With twist after twist the plot ending soon becomes obvious which lets the film town, but a hugely, hugely enjoyable film.
The Blind Side: ★★★☆☆
Sandra Bullock's Academy Award winning role in the Blind Side was given much attention, mostly because of her own personal life struggles. But to be brutally honest , even though I think she is one of the greatest actress on the planet right now, she didn't deserve it. The Blind Side is weak, unmoving film, which fails to pluck on those all important heart string, it so desperately wants you too. With the plot being based on a true story, the movie will become forgettable, her performance of a spoilt The Real Housewife of Tennessee is not convincing, as she is like Damon in Zone, not cut out for the role. Rent it don't buy it you won't want to watch it twice.
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