Fanaa

2006

Ok. This was my first Indian film (as in from India, not Native American). Let’s start with the positive. . .the colors were beautiful. There was cool dancing. The storyline was decent to begin with. The negative. . .I watched this movie for 2 hours and 45 minutes (past my bedtime, mind you) just hoping that in the end there would be redemption. I don’t want to give anything away here; let’s just say I was disappointed – at the least. Also, the acting was kind of sucky.

I Heart Huckabees

2004 (R)

I’ve seen this movie a few times now, and it’s still just as good as the first time! As one of the commentaries says, the more you watch it, the more layers you uncover. It’s a typical Jason Schwartzman movie. And the cast is pretty incredible – Mr. Jason, Jude Law, Naomi Watts, Mark Wahlberg (who’s HILARIOUS, by the way), Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin. . . I have to say, though, that it’s rated R for a reason. The language is terrible in parts; in fact, right off the bat it’s pretty intense. (And there’s a "love" scene that’s short, but raunchy.) So don't watch this if you're sensitive to this; I could hardly handle some parts. But it's a very creative film.

Stardust

2007 (PG-13)

I really liked this one! It reminded me of Big Fish. Definitely fantasy/sci-fi. There’s some witchcrafty magic stuff in there that I didn’t care for (and don’t promote!), but overall, the love story was awesome. Claire Danes is so cool, as a fallen star, no less. Michelle Pfeiffer is good in it too, but totally freaky at times. Michael even admitted that the movie was better than he expected!