A Wrinkle In Time
Let me just start by saying I looooooove this book. This book is in my Top 5 favorite books. I read this book for the first time in 5th grade and have loved it ever since.
The movie, however, was not good. I would have just given it 1 star - but Jordan seemed to enjoy it - so I gave it 2. This movie just didn't seem to draw me in as the book did. The 3 women (Who, Which, and Whatsit) did not seem believable - especially Mrs. Who, played by Alfre Woodard. I know she is a good actress - but this was not her best work. I guess my main problem with this movie was that I had played and re-played this book over in my mind while reading it over the years - and the movie did not live up to my expectations at all.
With the help of a neighbor boy, Meg Murray and her brother, Charles Wallace go in search of their missing astrophysicist father. Along the way, they are helped by three celestial beings: Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which and Mrs. Whatsit. Meg is an insecure yet smart girl who has to save her family when the trio ends up on the strange planet of Camazotz and Charles Wallace falls under the spell of a strange, hypnotic power.
The Soloist
This movie was amazing. This is worth watching for the beautiful music alone - but Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx do an unbelievable job in this true life drama. I was watching this while at work - and I feel that if I had been at home, giving it 100% of my attention - I would have been in tears. Downey and Foxx's performances were so believable and touching.
Los Angeles newspaper writer Steve Lopez (Downey Jr.) meets Nathaniel Ayers (Foxx) living on the streets of L.A. and discovers an unbelievable musician hiding behind this broken, mentally ill man. The unique friendship that builds between the two transforms them both.
Switchback
This movie wasn't that bad...I just had this feeling the whole time that I had seen it before (which, since it was made in 1997 - is very possible). Dennis Quaid gives a decent performance as an FBI agent in search of the serial killer that kidnapped his son. As a Quaid fan, I enjoyed it - it just didn't have me biting my nails wondering what was going to happen next.
FBI agent Frank LaCrosse (Quaid) tracks a serial killer that has kidnapped his son to Texas - where he believes he has committed more murders. While he searches for his son, the murders become an issue in the local sheriff's election. Danny Glover and Jared Leto also star.
