New in Town

New in town is a cute, no frills movie. Do I think it is the best romantic comedy, no. Do I think it is the worst romantic comedy, absolutely not. It is a decent, entertaining comedy. Zellweger returns to comedy and does it well. She plays the role of Lucy Hill, a Miami executive forced to spend the winter in a Minnesota small town. Zelweger does this with great energy and comedic timing. After watching this movie, I think I enjoy Zellweger as a comedic actress more than a dramatic one.

Harry Connick Jr plays Ted Mitchell, a broken-hearted widower raising a teenage daughter. Lucy and Ted have decent on-screen chemistry. I found the Lucy's relationship with herself and the town was much more important to the storyline than her romance with Ted. This was the part of the movie that I found to be much more enjoyable, and actually realistic. The movie did not completely revolved around whether Ted and Lucy would end up together.

In reality, it was a spoof on Minnesotan stereotypes. Which I found funny and a bit endearing.

This movie is perfectly for a relaxing, feel-good night in!

Tron: Legacy

I am going to start of by admitting that I am a Tron virgin. I have never seen the original However, I do not think that effected my review of this movie at all.

I think there were elements of this movie that were amazing. The visual effects were stunning. This including the reincarnation of a young Jeff Bridges. Yes, Bridges reprises his role a Clu, a computer generated game piece, identical to Kevin Flynn's young character. Since the computer generated character does not age, neither could Bridges. Bridges does double time, playing Flynn and Clu; one old and one young. Excellent transition, I was stunned how how realistic the young Clu resembled a young Bridges.

The score was the second amazing element of Tron: Legacy. It was truly enjoyable and completely relevant to the story! Daft Punk, the French electronic duo, connects the music perfectly with the movie. In many movies, the score is a side note that really does not make or break a movie. In Tron: Legacy, the movie would be ridiculously lousy, the score completes the movie. I would be seriously surprised if Daft Punk does not get a Oscar nomination for this score. It is essential to the success of the movie.

Now for the downside of the movie. The story was weak and predictable. Even without prior knowledge of the

Tron story, I could almost predict the complete story as it unfolded. Not much in terms of anticipation or excitement. There are times, when a weak story can be saved by good acting. This is definitely not the case. Even a Oscar winner, such a Bridges, could not save the story. I felt the acting was weak and forced. Garrett Hedlund, who plays Sam, the mourning son of Bridge's character, never made me believe he missed his father at the beginning of the movie, or was happy to see him when the met.

Overall, this movie was just alright for me. It would be a good rental. I absolutely do not think it is worth the 15 dollar ticket price for 3D.

BURLESQUE

BURLESQUE

So, it is no big surprise that this was my most anticipated movie for the year. Cher, Xtina, glitter, glam and singing....what more could a boy want? Oh wait, there is also shirtless Cam Giga

ndet.

Overall, the movie was quiet entertaining. The writing was more on the campy side, then serious, but that is exactly was I expected from this movie. It allowed you to sit back, enjoy the music and laugh a little at the writing without getting to deep or tie you in too emotionally.

I did think that the movie tried a little too hard to copy recent successful movie musicals (i.e Moulin Rouge and Chicago). There is an instance where a Burlesque girl is singing "Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend" and a star struck Ali (Christina Aguilera) longs on from the audience, and then

the next minute she was finishing the song on stage, but only through her imagination.

For a movie debut, Christina Aquiulera was excellent. Of course, the musical numbers were amazing. Her incomparable voice did not let us down here either. More importantly, she was able to deliver the

dialogue as well.

Cher was campy and wonderful. This performance will not earn her another Oscar, but I do not think that was the point of this movie. Her solo, while a

little forced in the story, was beautifully performe

d! One of Cher's best song

If you like Cher, Christiana or campy musicals this is a must see movie. If you dislike any of the three, I would recommend not seeing this movie!