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Sleeping with the Enemy1991 3/5 - worth watching
Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Kevin Anderson
I have seen this many times.
Laura and Martin have been married for four years. They seem to be the perfect, happiest and most successful couple. The reality of their house- hold, however, is very different. Martin is an abusive and brutally obsessed husband. Laura is living her life in constant fear and waits for a chance to escape. She finally stages her own death, and flees to a new town and new identity. But when Martin finds out that his wife is not dead he will stop at nothing to find and kill her.
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Spoilers.
There's a part at the end, when Martin finds her and Ben tries to help. Just before Martin hits him Ben spits out at him, "Fuck you." He says it with such hatred and disgust, it's almost comical now. 'Fuck' is said so freely now, at any random thing and moment that it has lost all meaning.
Enough2002 3/5 - worth watching
Jennifer Lopez, Billy Campbell, Tessa Allen, Juliette Lewis
I've seen this movie a few times.
An abused woman discovers that the dream man she married isn't who she thought he was. She and her daughter try to escape (aided by her previous boyfriend), but he pursues her relentlessly. Fearing also for the safety of her daughter, she decides that there's only one way out of the marriage: kill him.
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Did anyone come away from this movie thinking this was okay? She killed him. It was premeditated murder if you've ever seen it.
The Help2011 3/5 -worth watching
Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard
Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives -- and a Mississippi town -- upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen (Davis), Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up -- to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter's life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories -- and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly -- and unwillingly -- caught up in the changing times.
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I didn't care for this movie. I can't quite put my finger on why because I liked the book. I guess it just comes down to the book is always better than the movie.
50/502011 3/5 - worth watching
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick
Adam is a 27 year old writer of radio programs and is diagnosed with a rare form of spinal cancer. With the help of his best friend, his mother, and a young therapist at the cancer center, Adam learns what and who the most important things in his life are.
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I don't know why I torture myself with these movies. Not only is it just sad, it really makes you think about all the shit people go through. If you can relate in any way to anything Adam says, it's kind of overwhelming. I was depressed all day after watching this.
Midnight in Paris2011 3/5 - worth watching
Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen
Gil and Inez travel to Paris as a tag-along vacation on her parents' business trip. Gil is a successful Hollywood writer but is struggling on his first novel. He falls in love with the city and thinks they should move there after they get married, but Inez does not share his romantic notions of the city or the idea that the 1920s was the golden age. When Inez goes off dancing with her friends, Gil takes a walk at midnight and discovers what could be the ultimate source of inspiration for writing. Gil's daily walks at midnight in Paris could take him closer to the heart of the city but further from the woman he's about to marry.
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I enjoyed watching this. I am Gil. Paris in the 20's in the rain. Swoon. That being said how could someone like Gil be with someone like Inez?
Mad Love1995 1/5 -bad
Drew Barrymore, Chris O'Donnell
Casey and Matt are high school kids in love. They run away together Casey's parents check her into a mental hospital for trying to kill herself. Matt sneaks her out and on the road Casey starts to have Mental problems.
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This was sufficiently boring.