Hopes rest high on 2010, just as it does for every following year. Every year, our expectations grow and so does the quality of movie-making driven by this fact. The following movies in the making are The Movie Analyst’s Top 20 flicks to watch out for in 2010.
1. The Book of Eli
Director: Allen Hughes, Albert [...]
Language: French
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Christian Clavier, Nathalie Baye, Gérard Lanvin, Géraldine Pailhas
Direction: Alexandra Leclere
Music: Nice. I don’t remember the music much.
Reasons to watch: It’s a funny movie. You might as well be made to think how you would be if all your money was taken away by the giver. And what percentage of your relationship [...]
Language: English
Genre: Rom-Com/Family/Chick Flick
Cast: Lance Bass & Joey Fatone (from NSYNC), Emmanuelle Chriqui
Direction: Eric Bross
Music: NSYNC, Al Green, Britney Spears, Vitamin C, Melissa Lefton, Jessica Folker
Reasons to watch: NSYNC, cute storyline, good music, a mild take on the influence of media
Reasons not to: Weak acting and weaker plot, predictability and mediocrity rules the roost here
Storyoline: [...]
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance/Chick-Flick
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron
Direction: Pat O’Connor
Music: Stevie Nicks, Enya, Robbie Williams, Amanda Ghost, K.D.Lang and more
Reasons to watch: Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves, great supporting actors too
Reasons not to: The acting leaves something to ask for, so do the story and the direction
Storyline: Nelson (Keanu Reeves) is a high-flying, cold, way-too-confident advertising [...]
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Chick Flick
Cast: Michelle Trachtenberg, Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall, Hayden Panettiere, Trevor Blumas
Direction: Bridget Jhonson
Music: Christophe Beck
Reasons to watch: Aesthetic figure skating, good collection of sound tracks.
Reasons not to: Not a very good plot, can become uninteresting to watch in between.
Storyline: Casie, a physics geek, wants to pursue a scholarship for which she does [...]
Language: English
Genre: Chick Flick, Romantic Comedy
Cast: Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman, Edward Burns, Judy Greer
Direction: Anne Fletcher
Music Direction: Randy Edelman
Reasons to watch: James Marsden !!
Reasons not to: Weak and Predictable storyline, Average Background Score
Story: Jane has been bridesmaid 27 times. She pushes herself to any extent to help her friends who get married [...]
Language: English (British)
Genre: Romantic, Chick flick
Cast: Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, Alec Baldwin in a guest appearance
Reasons to Watch: Grant and Roberts at their best, Wonderful dialogues with deeper meanings and Picturesque shots of Britain (and London in general)
Reasons not to: Another romantic comedy with a run-of-the-mill ending.
Director: Roger Michell
Music: Befitting [...]
Language: English
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Adam Goldberg
Reasons to Watch: Matthew McConaughey , Cute Romantic Comedy, Interesting Plot
Reasons not to: Chick Flick, Predictable Story, Sappy Ending
Director: Donald Petrie
Music: Doable. You’re So Vain is a nice song. Moon River is a pleasure to hear.
Storyline: Girl (Andie Anderson) wants [...]
