Still down with a sinus infection but the good news is that it appears to be breaking up...and I'm getting LOTS of reading and movie watching done.

We saw a predictable but enjoyable pop-corn romance today, Lucky You with Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana.  Nothing earth shattering but I've been playing a lot of video poker lately, so I enjoyed the plot about a professional poker player who "plays cards the way [he] should lead [his] life" and leads "[his] life like [he] should play cards."  There was one great line, having to do with the difference between competition and relationships that was worth the price of admission.  I can't find it in the movie quotes but it goes something like "Maybe there's more to forgiveness than winning and losing."

I also saw a fairly bad horror film, Silent Hill, which I wouldn't even recommend to horror fans.  Love the actors in it (Rahda Mitchell, Sean Bean).  Hated the film.

The best news here is that both films were free with my Cox cable On Demand/DVR.  One was on HBO (which we pay for and thus get free HBO movies on demand).  The other was on the mystery channel. 

Still, I'm looking forward to getting off the couch in the next few days.  Free mediocre movies are okay for sick time...but there's nothing like being healthy and paying to see mediocre movies in a theatre.

 


Comments

Kenneth R. Morefield

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:33:46

Sorry you aren't feeling better, but glad that you are getting a chance to watch some movies.

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I'm assuming you've seen <i>Rounders</i>? Now that's a great poker movie...about more than poker. (But it can be painful to watch if you've ever known an addict.)

 

Laura

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:18:29

Serendipitously, Rounders is playing on On Demand...so I may check it out this afternoon.

Liked your review of Lucky You...hadn't really twigged on what was off with the love story but agree that Barrymore's performance was a big part of the problem. I also found it painful, as a recovering co-dependent, to watch her attempts to rescue him.

I kept saying, "Run away!"

 



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