10. CONVICTION
Each year, some films try so hard to win awards that they become mockeries of themselves. “Conviction” was such a movie, featuring a woman trying to exonerate her brother for murder. Like last year’s “Amelia,” no amount of good acting from Hillary Swank could save this film from the wash of award movie cliches that were thrown at the screen.
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Messenger, Valentine’s Day, The Jeff Dunham Show, Invictus and The Spy Next Door
Stinker of the week: Extraordinary Measures
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Rated PG
Opens: January 22, 2010
Studio: CBS Films
Starring: Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell, Courtney B. Vance and Dee Wallace
Directed by: Tom Vaughan
Kevin says Extraordinary Measures kinda sucks!
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On This Week’s Show: While Neil is off galavanting in Park City, Utah, stocking up on watching movies for the coming year at Sundance TwentyTen, Kevin is left alone in the Magical Studio in the Sky. To help keep him company is Fozzie Bare, stepping into Neil’s sizable shoes as guest host. In order to be as true to the spirit of Neil as he can, Fozzie refused to see any movies and just went by the trailers, but this leads to more interesting discussions, like Dwayne Johnson’s possible future in a Pretty Woman remake (in Julia Roberts’ role, no less) and the speculative marketplace for vampire fang dentures for the old and senile.
Films Reviewed and Previewed this Week: Legion, Tooth Fairy and Extraordinary Measures
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