Reese in a rut

I just saw the latest trailer for Reese Witherspoon's new movie This Means War, after seeing the preview I couldn't help but wonder if this was something I had seen before. Let's go back to December of 2010 the movie How Do You know (a terrible title for a movie) Reese was caught in a love triangle between Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson can I take any bets as to who she ultimately ends up with, it rhymes with small smudd.  A seemingly interesting movie that apparently no one went to see.

Next up was Water for Elephants a movie that I was excited to see. Reese dressed in 30's garb sounded like a great idea. Yet once again we find her caught in another love triangle this time with Christoph waltz and Robert Pattinson. Based on previews and trailers many people thought that her and Robert Pattinson had real chemistry but after seeing the movie it looked like a mother trying to woo her son completely unappealing. Now we cut to present day with her current film. Once again she is stuck in another love triangle with Chris Pine and Tom Hardy wagging war over this women's affections. And sorry to say but not for a single second to I believe this. In real life I have seen what both these guys can pull and they never looked anything like reese. I am not saying that reese is ugly because she is not. She is not your typical A-list beauty that is true but she is a cute girl none the less.I am not sure if reese is thinking highly of herself or if her agent told her that these films would be a good idea whatever the situation may be she really needs to give it a rest. Maybe she is going through a mid life crisis and wants to be seen as a hottie and if that's the case someone needs to tell her she needs to reevaluate her career. So here is hoping that Reese's next movie has nothing to do with her trying to find love at all.

The Grey & Underworld

Back with another set of reviews for the month of January generally considered to be the worst month out of the year for new releases. And it is easy to see why with films like Joyful Noise or the Devil Inside there isn't a whole lot to choose from but I made an exception with two film Underwold: Awakening and The Grey. My sole reason for seeing the Underwold films is that I have seen the 3 previous so why stop now.

Kate Beckinsale is back as Selene she didn't appear in the third film in the franchise. Truth be told it was good to see her back in character again. The story picks up with Selene years later attempting to run off with her lover from the first two films Michael who happens to be a werewolf. Their plans are soon foiled and instead Selene finds herself in a lab. She quickly comes across a young girl who turns out to be her daughter. The story quickly goes from there with lycans now several feet tall. This is an ok film nothing truly memorable about it. The introduction of new characters that are easily forgetable, this isn't the best in the series but it certainly isn't the worst that title goes to Rise of the Lycans.
My Grade C-

The next film is The Grey the latest January release from Liam Neeson. He is quickly becoming that go to guy you see to start your year off. Little information is given about his character Ottoway all that we know is that he is missing his wife and he works in Alaska killing wolves. He is a man who doesn't have much to live for. He is headed back home when the plane hits turbulance and crashes in the middle of nowhere. The men who survive band together to fight the cold but most importantly fight to stay alive against some very angry wolves. After seeing this film all I wanna say is that if I am ever stranded in the Alaska wilderness I want Liam Neeson by my side. There has been a debate about what was real and what was not and the ending of the film which I personally wished had been different but I won't say why you will have to see the film to understand what I mean.
My Grade B-