Plot: The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre. (courtesy IMDb.com)
Noodles' Thoughts: Another one that I thought would be good and ended up being a stinker. Matt Damon, good director, interesting premise--none of it works. And it's way too long. Yopu can pass on this one, too!
Plot: A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions. (courtesy IMDb.com)
Noodles' Thoughts: Pointless and a waste of time. This one is just bad from the beginning and never gets better. I watched it so you wouldn't have to. Consider this my gift to you.
Plot: An adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world--a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler. (courtesy IMDb.com)
Noodles' Thoughts: I didn't think I was going to like this one---classic book--doesn't need to be made into a live action movie--but you know what---It was OK! Not great, but OK. It's got some deep meanings and you can read a lot into it or you can just watch it as a story. Decent soundtrack, too. Worth a watch!
Plot: A comedy centered around three characters: an everyday guy who comes to believe he's a superhero, his psychiatrist, and the teenager he befriends. (courtesy IMDb.com)
Noodles' Thoughts: Not really a comedy, not really anything else either. I know it's a joke, but not a very good one. In the end, you realize it's just pretty sad and not funny at all. I can't recommend this one either. Skip it--you'll be better off.
Plot: Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants. (courtesy IMDb.com)
Noodles' Thoughts: This movie is a mess and is best watched in 2 parts. It isn't very good at all and all over the place. It doesn't even do justice to New Orleans. Nic Cage struggles through and is almost laughable at times. I don't think that is what the director was going for.
Plot: A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969. (courtesy IMDb.com)
Noodles Thoughts: Nice tribute to the Woodstock experience, however, without any of the music from Woodstock it's just kind of empty. A little long--almost feels like it's done in real time. Too many strylines are truncated to squeeze them all in. Woth a watch--but there are better tributes to see.
Plot: A young man comforts his older brother's wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan. (courtesy IMDb.com)
Noodles' Thoughts: Kind of hoped it would be better than it was. The expected fireworks never develop. Kind of tame, considering the subject matter. Don't worry, everything ends up OK in the end. Can't really recommend.
