First off, we have Limitless, an action movie starring Bradley Cooper. From reading that description, it sounds like something to stay away from. However, this movie was shockingly decent. It had an interesting concept about being able to use your full brain capacity and although the ways it used this gimmick were somewhat limited and typical, it did a decent job of keeping me interested. Cooper was decent in his first real leading role after years of being a comedy and romance sidekick and this film will probably lead to more lead roles in his future. If you have the chance to see it, go for it but personally, I'd never try to seek it out.
Next, I saw what is probably my favorite movie of the year so far, Cary Fukunaga's adaptation of the classic Jane Eyre. Starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender, this movie is acted perfectly and looks beautiful the entire time. Having been only slightly familiar with the original tale, I felt this film was a perfect introduction to the story and helped to present it as one of the most beautiful love stories that exists. Wasikowska has so much potential that is put to work in this movie that I'm excited to see where she goes with her career and the same for Fassbender and Fukunaga. Definitely see this movie when you get the chance.
Source Code was the next movie I saw and I will admit that my only motivation to see it was to witness Jake Gyllenhaal all over the big screen. Luckily, the movie had a lot more to offer than his beauty. It was a very interesting story, even though I don't tend to go for science fiction films. It was a lot smarter than you'd expect a movie in the genre to be although at times, it could have delved deeper into the issues presented. However, its approach to the concept was much more profound than Limitless. Vera Farmiga gave a great supporting performance and Jake was fantastic as always. I definitely recommend this one too.
I was very excited to see my next movie from this year, Hanna. I am a huge fan of Atonement although I had not seen any of Joe Wright's other films and I was excited to see what else he has to offer. Luckily, he, Saoirse Ronan and Cate Blanchett did not disappoint in the slightest. This movie is both action packed and slowly paced but the quick changing of pace is exciting and not tiring. The script is very good at examining the character of Hanna and still offering witty banter and intense action sequences. It's a lot smarter and much better made than your typical action movie and for that reason, I have to recommend it instead of any other action movie.
Scream 4 was by far my most anticipated movie of the bunch as I love the franchise and had faith that they could bring another fantastic edition to the series and they didn't disappoint. The script is just as witty and self-aware as the first three movies and it offers enough scares and laughs to keep the audience continually entertained throughout the movie. All of the new actors gave good performances and helped to bring this franchise to a new generation. I definitely recommend watching the other movies first and then seeing this one for the best possible experience with it.
Since I dragged my dad to see Scream 4 with me, he took me to see Arthur. I had really low expectations and while it kind of was better than I expected, it really wasn't anything special. For a comedy, I barely laughed but then neither did my dad. I guess Russell Brand's style of comedy isn't so much making jokes but just his general attitude is supposed to be comedic. Personally, it didn't do much for me. Overall, the movie was just dull, clichéd and pretty boring. It's probably my least favorite of this bunch of movies.
Finally, I saw Water For Elephants which I was very excited to see. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to my expectations. It wasn't really too bad but there was definitely something lacking. A lot of the script felt clunky and the dialogue didn't work well. Robert Pattinson proved that he really can't act as he just barely gave a performance at all and was just basically there for Reese Witherspoon, in one of her weaker performances and Christoph Waltz, in a performance proving why he is an Oscar winner, to act circles around him. Besides the beautiful visuals and the two good supporting performances, the film didn't really offer much. If you are interested, check it out but otherwise, it's not really worth your time.
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