August Rush

This was a great movie. It's sappy and unbelievable in many ways but I loved the premise. And you have to just believe to enjoy the movie.

Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers play two young musicians and lovers who meet by chance in New York City. After their meeting, they are soon parted and struggle the next ten years with who they are and what they lost.

Their son ends up at a boy's home for 11 years and believes that he can hear his parents through the musical connection we all have to the universe. He leaves the boy's home and heads out on the journey to reunite himself and his parents by composing a song his parents will reconize. Never having played an instrument, Evan learns to play and compose in a short time... Did the stars align to bring this family back together through the gift of song? You'll have to see it to find out.

The music is classical and contemporary and Jonathan is some nice eye candy! I'm getting the soundtrack pronto!

Worth the money: $$$$ (Becasue music really does connect us all)

Beowolf: 3D

This was very interesting. I waited the whole time to see what Angelina would look like as Grendel's Mother. They put more pounds on her in 3D, she's like 100 pounds right now, so that was nice. I remember reading the book but hating the old English and was foggy on the storyline but as the movie played on, it came back to me. This movie was gross, so it you hate gore even animated, then don't see this movie.

The 3D was cool in some spots but it was hard to watch the movie all the way through with the 3D glasses. Just not used to it, I guess. I got tired of the bloodshed. The story was too simple. The CGI was cool but I like real actors... Still, it was fun to see something different to start the holiday movie-going season.

I won't ruin what little bit of the storyline there is for you. If you like stories on heros and lots of gore, this is the movie to see. Be ready to pay $15 to see it. Gotta pay for the glasses.

Worth the money: $$$