MOH (Made of Honor) 56% C (PG13)

Tagline: It takes a real man to become a maid of honor.

Rated: PG-13 in the US for sexual content and language. (Mostly censored in Malaysia)

Hmmm... This movie reminded me why I never really liked romantic comedies. Not only did the main actor, Tom (Patrick Dempsey) and actress, Hannah (Michelle Monaghan) have no silverscreen chemistry (a big no-no for romantic comedies), they failed to make me laugh and the supporting cast and the plot was totally weak and insubstantial.

Somehow I can't help but think that this is the male version of "My best friend's wedding" (think Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz), but MOH somehow failed to emulate the wittiness and appeal of that 1997 hit. MOH makes a mockery of women i.e. the girls in this movie are either fat (Emily Nielson who plays bridesmaid Hilary), bitchy and hollow (Whitney Cummings as Bridesmaid Stephanie), vindictive and slutty (Busy Philipps as scorned Bridesmaid Melissa) or old and dumb (Selma Stern as Grandma Pearl). They didn't even accentuate the finer qualities of Hannah's character, whereby we are shown that her one and only forte is being able to guess Tom's cake order. I mean, C'mon, there must be more than that to a woman who have captured the heart of a Scottish royalty... and not to mention, tame a serial dater/womanizer!

Only consolation was the beautiful Scotish sceneries and culture exchange. Nothing honorable, but maybe passable as a teenage fairy tale flick.


Storyboard: 20 of 25
Cinematography: 20 of 25
Issues Discussed (connection with viewers): 8 of 25
Casting: 8 of 25

Total Score : 56 C


Source: http://www.imdb.com

The Incredible Hulk 84% A (PG13)

Tagline: This June, a hero shows his true colors

US Rated PG-13 for violence actions, scary images and some suggestive contents.

I love action movies. I love comics. And director, Louis Letterier, have made an excellent job in combining the 2 to bring this Marvel comic's green monster, The Incredible Hulk, to the big silverscreen. He even addressed the mind boggling question as to why his purple pants are still on after the transformation. This movie brings about a bery nice mixture of family, love, politics, crisis management, and overall action, thriller and suspense. All the ingredients of a good comic book. And Louis Letterier successfully transformed it into the silverscreen for us movie buffs to enjoy.

Edward Horton (as Dr. Bruce Banner) and Liv Tyler (as Dr. Betty Ross) gives a good performance to depict the hardship and frustration of their torn and forcefully separated love-life. And the fighting scenes between Hulk and Abomination really kept me on the edge of my seat.

I don't need to say more, just like the speechless Incredible Hulk in this movie, I'll just let the movie speak for itself.

Oh, it's a worthy mention that Stan Lee (creator of various Marvel Comic characters) and Lou Ferrigno (original Hulk for the 1978 TV Series) had special cameo in this movie. And Robert Downey Jr (Tony Stark in Ironman) has a special cameo too. So watch out for them!

Storyboard: 22 of 25
Cinematography: 22 of 25
Issues Discussed (connection with viewers): 20 of 25
Casting: 20 of 25

Total Score : 84 A

Source: http://www.imdb.com

Iron Man 82% A (PG13)

Tagline: Fully Charged.

US Rated PG-13 for violence actions and some suggestive contents.

This comic book adaptation is the typical boy movie with all the mechanical and robotic stuffs. Action packed, highly explosive and totally intelligent, with lots of CGI effects, this movie will defnitely win awards.

This movie addresses some issues regarding the current war-ridden world that we live in now, and how it's not too late to do something about it.

I like the intelligent character of Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) who can inspire children to be interested in Physics, Mathematics and Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Gwyneth Paltrow (as the clever, resourceful, prim and proper, Pepper Potts, personal assistant to Tony Stark) provides something for the girls to look up to in this male dominant comic flick.

The ending somehow is a bit anti climax so I suppose I need to watch out for the sequel.

Another must watch this summer.


Storyboard: 22 of 25
Cinematography: 22 of 25
Issues Discussed (connection with viewers): 19 of 25
Casting: 19 of 25

Total Score : 82 A


Source: http://www.imdb.com/