The Dark Knight Rises

Title: The Dark Knight Rises
Playtime: 164 min.
Genre: Action Drama Thriller
Release Date: 20 July 2012

As soon as TDKR-tickets were released for sale, I asked my friends in skype: "Who's up for some Batman?!" Most of them said yes. In a total we were eight mates taking up half of the 3rd row. Some may say that it's too close to the screen, but we fancy it's perfect. There's always a seat (since none picks them first) and you're several rows away from annoying little runts talking loudly during the film.
This is the sum of the feelings I had while watching TDKR, enjoy.

The 3rd installment of the Batman-trillogy begins 8 years after Batman defeated the Joker and thereby set Gotham free from organized crime. Bruce Wayne lives as an injured hermit in his great mansion, and batman is merely a legend of the past. Albert is concerned about him and asks him to take contact with the outside world again, not as Batman, but as Bruce Wayne.
When a new mastermind criminal enters Gotham and spreads his terror, Batman is forced to return. Bane spreads terror throughout the city and sets a plan in motion that would change Gotham forever. In addition to that, Batman faces a new masked vigilante, resembling catwoman (never referred to as in the film). In order to destroy Banes' plans, he must overcome his physical boundries and take help from a few old, aswell as new friends. The Batman-films have never been darker than this, and there are several parallels to draw from the film and real-life. After doing some research on the characters from the comic, I'd say that TDKR really gives the fanboys what they want. It's an interesting mix of new characters and old, portrayed by many great actors.
- So.. will The Joker reappear?
Unfortunately not. Christopher Nolan wants to honor Heath Ledgers memory by leaving The Joker where he belongs; In the 2nd movie.
There were a few complaints I had in mind though.. I really missed Batmans gadgets while fighting. Instead we got a boxing-match vs Bane. Good anyway, but not really Batman.

Christian Bale is the best Batman so far in my opinion, and he always delivers when it comes to an actionmovie. Nolan digs deeper than ever into Batmans' personality, and Bale does a great job portraying that. I love how they kept his dark voice and let him scream ferociously with it, in the fashion of "Where are the drugs going!?"

Tom Hardy as Bane.. I never knew while watching the film. He did a great job acting as a cool-headed criminal-boss that barely shows his face. It's amazing what the body language does to a character. Bane was an awesome villain, and I was pleasantly surprised. But.. the voice was.. comical.. and kinda disturbing.

The rest were also amazing as their characters; Morgan Freeman as Fox, Gary Oldman as Gordon, Joseph-Gordon Lewitt as Blake, Anne Hathaway as Selina (Truly surprised how well that went) and of course, let's not forget Michael Caine as Albert. Everybody loves Albert, and especially in this film.

This was truly a worthy ending of the Batman saga, and even though the end left a few hints of more to come, I'm satisfied even if that's the end of it. None can successfully remake this film during this century.
Anyone who has seen the Batman Begins and TDK should definately go see TDKR.

I rate this movie 9 out of 10.

God bless america

Title: God Bless America

Playtime: 105 min.
Genre: Comedy Crime.
Release Date: 6 April 2012

I know I've said it before, but here I go again. Another triumphant return to my blog lies before me as I've been asked to continue writing. I thought about it for a while, and then I decided it would fun to do something productive for once. When I started working, I made a pact with myself to start nourish my interest in films/movies (not sure which I prefer). Once a day, after working ever so hard, I downlo.. *cough* acquire a seemingly interesting movie. Today I'll be reviewing "God Bless America".

Frank is a middle-aged man who has yet to find his place in society. Everything in his life seems to be going to hell without him being able to fix it. He's divorced, his daughter resents him, and he hates his job. Frank spends most of his time in front of his television, channelsurfing in hope to find a program suitable for him. But he cannot find anything in his taste since it's American television, and Frank's an intelligent man who doesn't find joy in the humiliation of the "weaker".
- Then... why is he watching?

Oh, I forgot to tell you that one. Franks' neighbours recently got a baby that won't stop crying and the walls separating their homes are paper thin. This makes Frank unable to sleep at night, which, in turn, makes him watch the TV. Not only do the neighbours disturb his sleep, they are also very unfriendly.

So? let's get to the story!

Fair enough. Frank is informed by his doctor that he's terminally ill and has but weeks to live. Frank takes this very hard, and decides to take his own life. But the second before he shoots himself, he sees an ingrateful teenager yelling at her parents for not getting the right car on her "sweet sixteen". In the heat of the moment, Frank pulls away the gun and decides he will murder the young girl before killing himself.

After executing the girl, Frank is confronted by Roxy, a young girl who admires his doings. She persuades him to continue this killing-spree of people who are "unworthy" of living in this world - That is, they kill those annoying bastards we all hate! Just remember, it's with a comical touch, and we shouldn't get inspired by this movie, only amused.

Joel Murray is very convincing in his role as Frank. Even though he's a completely newcomer for me (Haven't seen him before), he really made an impression on me. Good ol' cranky man.

The movie was amusing, but not brilliant. It will make you laugh and think about the world we live in today, or perhaps you will just enjoy people being shot because they suck. I really don't have much more to add in this review, so it's up to you to decide whether it seems worthy of your time or not.

The rating for "God Bless America" is 6/10.

In time

Title: In Time
Playtime: 109 min.
Genre: Action Sci-fi.
Release Date: 28 October 2011

Ah! Finally the long-awaited return of my movie-blogging. It's been two whole months since I wrote my last post and published it. I understand clearly by now that I don't have many.. or any readers left, but that can always be rebuilt from scratch.

Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) lives in a future where biologic technology is so advanced that mankind is able to stop aging at 25, giving an eternal lifespan to those who can afford it.
The United States are divided into different time zones, each ranking its' financial situation, with a large slum in the bottom. I'd like to say that it's much alike the dystopian future seen in Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games.
- Hey, eternal life sounds great! ...but what's the catch?
Yes, with all scientific progress in movies, there always has to be a catch large enough to make the idea seem distant and scary.
   In this case, it's the fact that at age 25, a biological clock starts to ticking, and with a years time at hand, one might not think it's much of immortality. To keep on living, one has to work hard to earn their time, which also happens to be the currency used in this future - It really takes the term "Time is money" to the test.
Will Salas who happens to live in the slum discovers one day that the government is plotting against the whole population of the slum. "For a few immortals to live, many people must die."
With a few years at hand, and with the help of some new friends, he tries to overthrow the system and make it collapse completely with both his life and money at stake.
The only thing standing in his way is a stubborn time keeper destined to catch anyone messing with the system.

I've read many complaints about Justin Timberlake as an actor, but I don't quite understand what they're getting at. It seems the only argument they can find is "He's a musician, not an actor, DUUH", but I beg to differ. Justin Timberlake is funny, serious and is getting more popular in the movie-business than earlier.

Olivia Wilde is a talented actor who's made a real success in just a few years concidering she was basically unknown before joining the show House M.D.
That and because of her looks, it was funny to see that she only had a minor part as Will Salas mother, despite being younger than Justin Timberlake.

Amanda Seyfried is another young beauty climbing the steep Hollywood-steps, taking her higher and higher within the industry for every movie she makes. I know I'm not the best at reviewing actors and actresses, but I think she's certainly got talent.

Parts improving the movie:
1. The concept (Who doesn't love future-themes?)
2. All the characters (The Minutemen)
3. The "bad guy" wasn't really a bad guy, but more someone fighting for what he believes in.

The film was in its' way unique and very interesting in many ways. Some things that annoyed me though was the unconditional love that ALWAYS has to be in movies nowadays.
Those who enjoy future-themes or who are longing for the Hunger Games-movie should definately go see it.

This movie gets the rating 8 out of 10.

Being John Malkovich

Title: Being John Malkovich
Playtime: 112 min.
Genre: Comedy Drama.
Release Date: 22 October 1999.

The whole reason why I chose to watch a "random" movie from 1999 was because my philosophy-teacher recommended watching it before doing an assignment he gave us.
With a title I've never heard before, but with many famous actors, I had no expectations at all, and could only hope that the movie wasn't all trash.
So there I was, all bunkered up in my girlfriends basement with a soft blanket and some sourcream snacks!
We both had the same assignment, so why not watch it together and at the same time discuss about the films' philosophical questions.



Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) is a failed puppeteer who's living an unexiting life with his wife Lotte Schwartz (Cameron Diaz), who happens to run a zoo, or something close to it.
With loads of animals living in their apartment, and the fact that Craig can't get a job as a puppeteer is very stressful for both of them, so Craig decides to get a new job.
He eventually finds himself working at an office with little space from floor to roof, located between the 7th and the 8th floor in a large building.
Away from his miserable home, he falls in love with a strange girl named Maxine (Catherine Keener) , who doesn't seem to pay much attention to her new fan.
It all becomes more complicated when Craig discovers a portal in his office, which leads directly into John Malkovichs' brain!
When being in Malkovichs' brain, you get to see, hear and experience everything he does for 15 minutes, before you're thrown out next to the highway.
Craig and Maxine becomes business-partners as they decide to merchendise the portal, offering people to become Malkovich for 15 mins at the price of 200 dollars.
Soon, they realise that he can be controlled if you just put your mind to it, creating a horrific experience for poor Malkovich, who doesn't have a clue of what's going on.
But what happens if John Malkovich himself finds out about everything and decides to travel through the portal to his own brain?


Cameron Diaz was nothing like her more recent roles, where she often plays a dumb bimbo or a beautiful woman. It took be about 15 mins to figure out that it was actually her in the movie, and I thought she did a great job portraying her character.


John Cusack... I remember him not being so good in "2012", and during the movie, I mistook him for Edward Norton several times (I guess they look alike).
Despite the fact that he made one half-bad movie, I must say he's a great actor, that can play a large variety of roles.


Lacking parts of the film:
1. If it's supposed to bring up some philosophy, they could've gone further.
2. I hate to say this, but old movies have their disadvantages today. The quality was poor and the picture dark.
3. Weird sudden love interests? Even though it made the movie flowing.


It's a very unique film and least said amusing. I would recommend it to people who can take a mind-blow and enjoy the same type of weird and "derpy" humor as I.


This movie gets the rating 6 out of 10.

Cowboys & Aliens

Title: Cowboys & Aliens.
Playtime: 118 min.
Genre: Action Sci-Fi.
Release Date: 29 July 2011.

By reading my blog, I think that you're starting to believe that I'm a regular customer at the cinema, but that's not the case, you s... Okay, that's exactly the case, I really enjoy going to the cinema with either friends or my girlfriend.
I try not to waste away too much money there by only going to the bigger movies and by not watching any swedish films at all... at least not at the cinema. (I have a thing against them.)
Anyway, this time I went with my girlfriend, since it was only fair that she, instead of the guys, enjoyed my company for a change.
Dispite having its' grand premier in Sweden, there we're large gaping holes in the audience. I guess that's how it's like when you live in a town like Sundsvall... it can't be alive everywhere at the same time.
Despite the lack of audience, I found the experience none the same as any other film.

Jake Lonergan (Daniel Craig) wakes up in the middle of the desert, with a large number of bruises and a metal object stuck to his wrist. After numerous failed attempts to remove it, he *cough* get's a horse and rides away.
He does not remember anything about himself that has happened, and wanders into a small town, unknowing of his past.
There, he interacts with people in both peaceful and violent ways, depending on who started the interaction. Soon, Jake Lonergan finds out he's a wanted man in the states and that a mysterious woman named Ella Swenson (Olivia Wilde) seems to be interested about his past.
A cranky old cattle owner, Woodrow Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford) causes some ruckus in the town after hearing that his son has been held prisoner without Woodrow being told about it.
In the middle of everything, some large lights appear in the sky, causing everyone to go silent and wonder what it might be. Before they can react, their whole town has been bombed to dust by some alien lifeforms in large ships.
Now, all seperate factions have to unite to get revenge upon the aliens and restore peace to their lands.
The only questions are... How will they defeat them and why are they here in the first place? Will Jake ever learn the truth about his past?

For some reason, I think it's entertaining with tough elder men being the protagonist. It sort of makes them more vulnerable and weary instead of being some kind of human meat-machine that never stops.
Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig are examples of this type of character. In the movie, they're both careless of their actions, while displaying a bad-ass attitude.

Olivia Wilde is probably as successful as she is because of 3 different factors:
1: She's in House.
2: She has the looks ;)
3: To be fair, she's not a bad actor.
I also enjoy her action, and she doesn't act as most of the female actors, being just a normal girl living a normal life. Her characters are always sort of mysterious and clever in some ways.
I haven't seen Tron yet, but I'm guessing she's doing well there as well.

Things out of the ordinairy:
The ending wasn't all sunshine and rainbows.
The intense action mixed with humorous moments <---Now that's all a good movie needs.
Cowboys and Aliens, duuuh?

I did not expect seing scary-looking aliens. (Same goes for the one sitting in front of me.. I Could have swore it was Michael Fox at some points.) ;P

I think the movie is very unique with its' story and I enjoyed almost every part of it. There were some times when you just thought: "Oh no.. here comes the predictable part", but it wasn't so often.
I read that some reviewer thought the aliens ruined a good western-film... I think he should go home and watch his classic Clint Eastwood-films and cry about the new era of movies.

This movie gets the rating 7 out of 10.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Title: Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Playtime: 105 min.

Genre: Action Drama Sci-Fi.

Release Date: 5 August 2011

Yet another Hollywood movie has had its' grand opening, with all its' glory and fame, plus the loads of cash that comes with it.
Starring actors arrive one-by one at the red carpet, eager to see the result of their hard work, not only in front of the camera, but also every challenge they've had to face on the way. Getting into shape, learning to know your character, and interracting with new people.
They sit there, waiting for the crowds' praise and the critics' approval while watching themselves act in front of greenscreens or through take 21 in that funny scene they never nailed.
I could go on writing about my dream-job forever, but I'm not that certain I'll experience it some day...
Enough of my sad hopes and dreams, I have a movie to review, and hopefully, you're waiting to read it!

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (RPA from now on, the swedish title "Planet of the Apes: (R)evolution" was more fitting) is supposed to be a prequel to the classic film Planet of the Apes.
It's a story about the fall of human and the rise of apes, and gives the audience a whole new perspective on how it all happened.
Admit it, all you knew about the old movie was that some intelligent apes had taken over the planet after the human race somehow went near-extinct. Kind of diffuse information you haven't had confirmed.
Anyway, as the movie begins, we're thrown into the jungle somewhere around Africa (I presume), and the hunt for primates has just started.
Some apes are caught and brought in to a lab, where they will be test-subjects for an experimental drug called ALZ-112. This very drug has been created by Will Rodman (James Franco) as a cure for alzheimer's patients, and amongst them, his own father.
Some things (I don't want to spoil the movie) go wrong and the project is being cancelled while Will Rodman is threatened to be fired.
Will aquires a baby ape, the only to survive after the lab-shutdown, and notices how fast the primate is developing intellectually. Will and his father decides to name him Caesar, after the roman emperor.
A drama sequence begins where we see how Will is teaching the ape sign language, taking IQ-tests of it, and letting him climb freely in the redwood park.
There's a very beautiful timeskip of 5 years, and the ape is now fully-grown and full of energy and power.
An accident causes the ape to be locked away with other primates in chance that he will calm down and get to know his fellow kind.
Caesar quickly grows from being the bullied one with few friends to a respected leader amongst the primates. He does this with his cunning intelligence and the respect from a few apes. The longer Caesar is imprisoned, the madder he becomes at Will and the rest of the human race.
An adding factor to this is the pranking punk Dodge Landon, displayed by none other than Tom Felton. (Oh yes, it's Malfoy).
How will Caesar react to his treatment? and will the drug enhance the human braincells as it did to the apes?

James Franco is an actor rapidly growing on me, and I've come to respect him as an outstanding actor. I really like how he's not the typical actor, who can only play the same role in every movie.
I hope I'll see him in other grand films in the future.

Tom Felton... may the gods take him, he's easy to hate. To not get misunderstood, I don't hate the actor, but every part he plays, as a punk who has a nasty habit of teasing everyone. I think he plays that role very well, but as I believe that's all there is to him.

I really enjoyed some "hidden" references in the movie, (e.g. have in mind that Caesar is played by the same actor as the one playing Gollum in Lord of the Rings).
A certain crew missing in space is also mentioned throughout the film.

Moments not quite in my taste:
The stupidity of humans.
Not as much action as one could hope.

Best Quote: NOOOOO!

I think this is a well-worthy sequel to the Planet of the Apes films, and it contained everything to make it clear how the first movie started and everything between it.

This movie gets the rating 8 out of 10.

Hanna

Title: Hanna.

Playtime: 111 min.

Genre: Action.

Release Date: 8 April 2011.

Hanna is a film I've been meaning to see for a while, but just never took the time to watch it. Ever since my girlfriend saw it at the cinema, she's been urging me too watch it, and in later days, review it.

So, here I am, writing a review of a film I normally wouldn't be attracted to, mostly because I had heard about some german dude whistling a jolly tune in it.

While the cause was kind of... wierd, my means were pure, and with a bowl of potato chips and some dip I sat down and enjoyed a different kind of film.

Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is a 16-year old girl who's been raised in the forest and have trained to live like an assassin and a hunter. She knows everything anyone has to know about adapting and surviving alone, making her the ultimate soldier. Boy, we can already expect some saucy action scenes!

Hanna doesn't know much about the outside world, other than what her father has told her, by reading from a book, keeping her updated of science and culture. She has a large database of knowledge in her brain and could outsmart the most adults. 

Despite her knowledge, she has never heard any kind of music, seen any other human beings, nor has she witnessed the power of electricity.

As everyone know, none can keep a such large thing as the outside world hidden for a young child forever, which is exactly the case in this movie.

Hanna is ready to fight off any danger and survive all on her own, but what happens when she interacts with a world she's never seen before?

Saoirse Ronan is an actor I've never seen before, but I can see that she's talented both in acting and staging a fight. I can definately see her acting in future films.

Eric Bana (displaying Erik) constantly reminds me of a man I used to know, and it makes me expect him to do something funny, since the man I knew always made some random funny gestures. It's sad that I can't take him seriously, but I thought he was the right man for the role.

Cate Blanchett is this films most famous actress and she has a very important role in the film as the devious main villain. 

I did not like her character at all, which I'll have to guess was the point with it, but still, I nearly hated her character, even though she acted well.

Not as good things with the movie:
It felt kind of B..
The scenes where she does impossible things. (truck, bed).
Too little time for the story... everything just got wrapped up real quick at the end.

Bottom line, it was an enjoyable movie, not because of its' super-blockbuster effects, but instead for its' charm and interesting plot. I liked the beginning more than the ending, and the action scenes were kind of "meh", while some were more bad-ass.

This movie gets the rating 6 out of 10.

Green Lantern

Title: Green Lantern.

Playtime: 114 min.
Genre: Action Fantasy.

Release Date: 17 June 2011.

Yet another grand superhero-movie is to be reviewed, and I'm afraid I don't listen to the critics when it comes to these movies. Almost every single hero-movie gets a low grade, since it has so much to live up to. It must be filled with great action scenes, love, story and at the same time be acceptable for the comic-fans.

Not many films can pull off such a difficult task, and it is partially seen in this particular movie.

As usual, I took my seat close to the screen, where no audience can be in the way of my experience.

So.. with my ultimate movie-snack combo (Sourcream Hotsnacks, Cola and Menthos Liquorice) I watched with normal expectations, as one should not expect too much from superhero-movies.

Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is a "normal" guy, who's working with aircrafts, and is sort of an expert on flying.

He's a daring, irresponsible man who doesn't care for much more than his own happiness and wealth.

As almost every other superhero, Hal Jordan is missing one family members, since his father died in a flying accident. That's quite an interesting discovery I accidently made... I've never thought about how all the heroes have a sad past with dead parents or no parents at all. (Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Ironman, etc..).

Anyway, Hal Jordan witnesses a powerful Green Lantern-officer die, right before his eyes, and he discovers that he's about to replace the officer and become a Green Lantern in his place. Since it was the ring that chose him, he has to swear an oath to a lantern, since it's the only way to become an officer.

Hal Jordan is sent to training on the Green Lantern corps home planet, but after giving up on his training, he returns to earth and pretends like nothing ever happened.

After saving some people from an accident, his identity is revealed to his closest friends, and they urge him to continue his training in order to be able to protect the galaxy.

My personal opinion about Green Lantern in general is that his powers are ridiculous. Making a hero who can "create" anything he likes with a ring seems like you've run out of imagination and just come up with the first best thing.

Even worse, is that the main character has a huge lack of imagination and the coolest thing he ever creates is a minigun, which wasn't of much use...

Ryan Reynolds is an actor, which talent I cannot rate bad or wrong, since he's not doing anything impressive, while not screwing the role up completely. Bottom part, I don't find him as charming as the role should be, and he kinda looks like Earl Hickey from My name is Earl, just without a mustache. (seriously, look it up).

The love of his life, Carol Ferris, who is displayed by Blake Lively barely has any long scenes with need for tough acting, so I find it hard to "evaluate" her performance. Still... I'll forgive the director since she's eyecandy.

Bad things with the movie:
The speed in which he grew stronger.
The forced love... yes even in this one.
"Oh, noes, Parallax will doom us all!" "Whoops, the newcomer beat him in 5 minutes".

This is definately one of the worse superhero-movies, but I don't think it was so lousy none should ever see it, cause I wasn't completely wasting my time.

This movie gets the rating 5 out of 10.

Captain America: The First Avenger

Title: Captain America: The First Avenger.
Playtime: 124 min.
Genre: Action Adventure Sci-Fi.
Release Date: 22 July 2011.

Yesterday, me and my friends decided to go watch the new Marvel-movie; Captain America: The First Avenger. As the time passed that day, more people were interested in seeing the film, so at the end, we were 9 people marching for SF in Sundsvall city.
The time was approxamately 8 pm when we ordered our tickets at the third row, counted from the front. Yes... we do have large movie-lounges in Sweden, and no, we didn't snap our necks off by sitting there.
It's actually a much more thrilling experience when there's no large crowd in front of you, but rather in your rear. (That may have sounded dirty.. nevermind).
But anyways, it's very relaxing to be close to the screen with your feet up the empty seats in front of you, and no annoying kids, whom have to comment on every single event throughout the movie.

The movie begins with a real-time discovery, and before we know too much, we're being sent back to 1941 in Norway, and the ww2 is on-going.
There, a scientist is searching for some kind of ancient power, said to belong to the gods of asgard. At this point, we know we're about to see a little mythology, science, loads of action, and of course, the ww2.
If you've seen all the Marvel-films, you know that each of them connects to the other, making all events intertwine in each new movie that comes. The same thing goes for this moive.
A special, rare artifact seen in Thor is retrieved in Captain America, and an old friends grandfather is there to join him. (That didn't sound as intriguing as I wanted)
There's loads of that witty humor I bet everyone gets and likes, as the whole crowd was laughing at some points in the film... some more than others...
I was not dissappointed with the action scenes, and the story was quite interesting unlike many other superhero-movies.
But if there's one thing I've learned from watching these types of movies is that they're all so darn predictable. I mean... from the first scene in the film, I got a hint of what the end might be like, and I'll be damned if I weren't right! While the younger audience might go "Oh, wow! I didn't see that coming!" at the end, some others think "Yep, that's exactly as I predicted."
We get to follow our beloved Captain America (Chris Evans) from bootcamp, where hard training pressures his slim body. He makes it through just barely and is selected to become the next generation-soldier, imbued with unhuman strenght. He will crush the nazis and bring an end to the long war.
This is the allied idea of changing the course of the war, but something goes wrong and someone stands in their way...

Chris Evans usually plays kind of "player"-roles, where he's a real ladies man and strutts around saying cheesy punchlines. This is not the case in this film, and I think he acts his role really well. There's something with his voice that adds seriousness to the part, and finally, he's not so good with the women, despite having ridiculous muscles.

There are also other familiar faces in the movie, that adds to it's quality, actors such as: Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving and of course, Samuel L Jackson, even if only for a moment.

Things I didn't enjoy were:
The obvious ending, (even though it was quite amusing).
The forced love... I hate those things in a movie. Can't they all just forget about it and focus on story and action?
The... final... battle...???

Although, this is one of the better marvel-films I've seen, and I definately think people who are interested in these types of movies should watch it!

This movie gets the rating 7 out of 10.

Valentine's Day

Title: Valentine's Day.

Playtime: 125 min.

Genre: Romance Comedy

Release Date: 12 February 2011

Okay, I know what you must be thinking about me watching this film; "He was probably forced to see it by his girlfriend." Well let me tell you that It was nothing like that! I, myself offered to watch it together with her... after being urged to see it a number of times :)

I can honestly say now, afterwards, that it was not as cheesy and boring as I thought it would be, and I probably will watch the second one (New year's eve), as it's a chick-flick even guys can enjoy.

As I love to think about what's really going on while watching movies, I always enjoy multiple main-characters with a story bound to one another's.

We get to follow more than 10 totally different people, and watch as they celebrate Valentine's day in their own special way, mixing both comedy and romance to display it.

Holden Wilson (Bradley Cooper) spends most of the day on a plane, Reed Bennett (Ashton Kutcher) proposes to his girlfriend (Jessica Alba), Kelvin Moore (Jamie Foxx) does a repotage about this very day, and Kara Monahan (Jessica Biel) is planning her anual "We who hate valentine's day-dinner".

It is, least said, amusing to watch the different characters affect eachother's own story, and at the same time figure out what's going to happen next.

Some are left happy and filled with love, while others are simply left alone, with a large gap in their heart. Who will stay happy at the end of the day, and how will things settle for the intertwining couples and singles?

To the male audience's... and maybe some women's delight, the two sexiest Jessica's in Hollywood have a part in this film, and one quickly discovers that it contains loads of famous and talented actors.

I must say that I wasn't dissappointed with the acting of any actor in this movie, but then again, they are very experienced within their job. (Though I never expected to see Taylor Swift in a movie).

If I were to find a less good attribute with the film, it would be the lack of suspense and the feeling of a new surprice waitng around every corner. Instead, I found the film quite predictable, and not many events came unknowingly, apart from one...

Apart from this movie not being able to escape my extreme sense of knowing what will happen next (lol), I thought it was a well written work with loads of laughs and mixed feelings for the different characters.

For all you guys out there being unsure whether this movie actually sucks or not, I say you should give it a clean chance... Because after all.. it has your favorite actresses in it ;)

This movie gets the rating 7 out of 10.