Movie Review to come soon are:

*22 Jump Street
* Locke(independent movie)
* A Million Way to die in the West
* Edge of Tommorow
* Blended

And many more to name a few…

Brilliant and charming together, Chris and Paul Weitz “About a Boy” is hysterical and fun for parents and their teenagers. It is an honest comedy about why it is important to grow up and have a strong work ethic and Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult both are a knockout in this comedy/drama/romance flick.

Will Freeman (Grant) is a lazy man with an easy life who inherited so much money given that his father was famous for writing a song. Since his father’s passing, Will has never worked a day in his life. Meet Marcus: a twelve year old who lives with his chronically depressed mother Fiona (Toni Collette) and does not have many friends at all. Both Will and Marcus want to be happy in their life somehow. Only difference though, is Marcus is practically poor, and Will is really wealthy but does not have to do anything to make money.

As soon as Marcus and Will meet, Marcus starts hanging out at Will’s place twenty-four, seven. They watch shows, go to stores, and horse around consistently. Marcus is doing this though, because he is aware that Will is into dating single moms. Marcus knows that Will is wealthy. Therefore, in Marcus’s hopes, he is praying that Will meet his his mom (Marcus’s) as a single mother and be together with her.

The message from “About a Boy” is that life is not all about setting relationships up. As soon as Will starts to be against Marcus’s idea, he starts to go into detail about why that does not work. Marcus though, has his reasons as well. That all Will does is seek entertainment and live the high life and is not motivated. The film has the right ending though, to the right answers of what to do if people are ever faced living their lives like these two gentlemen are.

Grant is touching in this film. He is known to play the laid-back characters and upper-class gentlemen in most of his movies. In “About a Boy” though, the laid-back characteristic comes back to haunt him.

This film is brilliant and touching to the point where you do not want it to end. Four stars.

Denzel Washington is not only a brilliant actor, but is also an auteur director of a film that gears on the challenges of a debate team in harsh times. “The Great Debaters” is an extraordinary drama that left me in tears. Washington is at his best. It also stars Nate Parker (as Henry Lowe), Jurnee Smollet-Bell (as Samantha Booke), Denzel whitaker (as James Farmer Jr.), and Forest Whitaker (as Dr. James Farmer Sr.). “The Great Debaters” is such a triumphant adaptation, and is one that will be talked about for years.

“The Great Debaters” follows the true story of Melvin B. Tolson (Washington): a professor that taught at Wiley College Texas. The year is 1935, and he captivates the school to form a debate team. The three teammates are Henry Lowe, Samantha Booke, and James Farmer Jr.

The debate team is an experience that the students look forward to, but are put to the test to see if they can compete with all of the issues that are around them. The issues include a crucible by Jim Crow, Sexism, lynch mobs, affairs, jealousy, and the biggest portion of them all…the big debate being played around on a national radio audience.

James father is proud of James, but sees that his son is putting himself in danger. James saw a lynching happening, and almost got himself killed. Also with the segregation problems, his father sees that they may be an undefeated team, but judges could judge against them when they debate a white college. This makes James have most of his subjects be on how awful life is for how different races are treated. The response from the audience is them being surprised.

I was astonished by “The Great Debaters.” At one point in my life I remember wanting to try out for a debate team. I never did though. The intensity of the subjects in “The Great Debaters” makes viewers realize that debate is not a joking matter. “The Great Debaters” is heavy with preparation. When I saw this film, I realized that it would be too much pressure for me to do a debate team. “The Great Debaters” really defines the courage it takes for young students to debate serious topics.

Washington also promotes this film positively. He even donated a million dollars to Wiley College the week before the film’s release. For Harvard University (the white college that Wiley has debated), this film was the first film to be screened at Harvard and they have not screened a movie since 1979.

“The Great Debater” is amazing. Many will not forget the experience.