December 25

Today being Christmas, Sy and I went to the movies with friends so I'll be

reviewing a first run and a movie presently on HBO and available through

Netflix.

In your local theaters starting today:

Doubt - Once again both Meryl Streep and Phillip Seymour Hoffman turn in

powerful performances. From Momma Mia to The Devil Wears Prada is there any

role Streep can't play? Amy Adams also puts in a powerful performance that

shows her versatility. If you saw her in Enchanted, this is an entirely

different Amy Adams. The title of the movie tells the tale and that's all

I'll say about the content of the film. It is a bit slow and you could imagine it as the stage production is was. Sy was disappointed with the ending as he felt it was unresolved while I thought the result left nothing unsaid. I'd like to hear from others who've seen it and how they felt. A good movie, but out of the three top contenders - Slumdog Millionaire, MILK and Doubt, I put Doubt third. :-):-):-) (for the acting not necessarily the story)

On HBO and available through Netflix:

The Bucket List - I originally had this on my Netflix list and thought it was

too lightweight even for me, but when my Rabbi made reference to it in his Rosh Hoshana sermon, I kept an eye out for it and found it this week. As most people know it is about two older gentlemen who are dying and make a bucket list of things they would like to do before "kicking the bucket." What makes this movie work are the two actors in starring roles; Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. At first I wondered why these two accomplished actors would take a role in such a lightweight production, but as we all want sometime in our lives both professionally and personally we want fun and that is what this movie is. Yes, it has the required reconnections of family, but

hour and forty five minutes. :-):-)O:-)

Within the next few weeks, I hope to get my blog up and running, but for the

"original 30", I'll still send the reviews directly to you as well.

Take advantage of all the great movies out there and go to the movies this

holiday week.

Roberta