Everything Is Illuminated-Funny Yet Powerful

'Everything is Illuminated'is a very quirky movie. The movie involves Elijah Wood as a odd child who collects everything...and I do mean everything, from crickets to Ukranian potatoes. He sets out to learn about the woman who saved his grandfather. What happens from that simple premise is a movie that is very funny, but still packs a emotional story. I for one didn't know as much about the Ukranian side of the war, they weren't the pretty side of the war. Watching the visuals in this movie left me wanting to read the book to see if the book was as adept at conveying that sense of scenery. Great movie, but VERY odd. I'm sure that if your looking at this website you may or may not have a appericiation for quirky films that are different but aren't boring. If you do watch this movie, if your favorite movie is XXX or anything with Vin Diesel in it do yourself a favor and skip it.

Charles Critique- Watch it(disclaimer: if you like quirky, visually intriguing movies)

In The Mix- Not Original, But Not Bad

In The Mix isn't a great movie, and it's not a horrible movie either. It hits all the generic "______ meets(or knows) _______ and slowly they fall in love. But _________ tries to keep them apart, yet they still make it through." I really liked the fact that Kevin Hart(Paper Soldiers, Soul Plan-ugh) was in the movie. Hart is a really funny comedian. Usher does the usual singer/actor job of trying their best not to stink up the screen next to "real" actors. The main girl is ridiculous. I've seen her in 'Snow Day' 'Entourage' 'National Lampoons Adam and Eve' etc. She's just beautiful. This movie overall didn't make my stomach turn, but wasn't far from it. Sometimes you want to turn off your brain and just sit back and watch two pretty people get together.

Charles Critique- Rent it

Squid and The Whale:Utterly Forgettable

psuedo intellectual jerk off movie. hides it's horrible script by wrapping it in dialogue that doesn't go anywhere. As a aspiring writer the 1st thing that comes to mind is the fact that this movie got nominated for basically fooling people into thinking this is actually a movie. I guess if Junebug can do it they can too. Show this to anyone you know who rambles off in a fashion to make themselves feel smart and point at them and say : "You see how painful this peice of #$@$ is? This is what it's like to speak to you on a regular basis."

CHARLES CRITIQUE- Pass on it.