The Great Escape

Over the holiday week I saw three movies, so I thought I would review them all in one post.

The first one I'll talk about is Doubt. I really liked this movie and would recommend that everyone see it. The acting was great of course, and even if you don't like the story it's worth seeing for Philip Seymour Hoffman's sermons alone. The plot revolves around whether or not his character has an inappropriate relationship with a twelve year old boy. I thought the ending was quite clear, but my cousin (who I saw it with), came to the opposite conclusion regarding his characters guilt. If you do see it be sure to let me know what you think.

I also saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This was my least favorite of the three. The acting was good, but the movie was very long. I also find it frustrating that the characters are in love but do everything in their power to mess it up. People ruin their love lives enough in real life, I don't need to watch a three hour movie about it as well. If you see it could you explain the juxtaposition between the story and Hurricane Katrina? I don't get it.

Slumdog Millionaire was the best movie I have seem in a long time. It was well acted, beautifully shot, and had great music that really enhanced the story. The story itself was wonderful, and it was told in an interesting way. Unlike Benjamin Button, Jamal fought for his love and would have died for it, instead of giving up on everything he ever wanted.