How Do You Know

How Do You Know (2010)
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, and Owen Wilson
Directed and Written by: James L. Brooks
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Grade: B+

I love Reese Witherspoon (as anyone who has read my info will know) and she was great in this movie. She is such a strong, confident woman and she is such a neat actresses to watch. Paul Rudd is equally enjoyable. Owen Wilson...eh, but hey, it's Owen Wilson. Lisa (Witherspoon) is a great softball player, but the coach decides she's too old. So he cuts her. She's kind of going out with a famous ball player named Matty (Wilson), who is stuck on himself and hardly ever listens to her. One day, a couple days after she meets Matty, she meets George (Rudd), who is a lawyer who has just been informed that he's being indicted. Lisa has more in common with George, so when she breaks up with Matty, she turns to him. It isn't long before Matty has talked her into coming back to him, but George thinks he might be in love with Lisa. But, of course, things get worse for George before the get better...much worse, in fact. Oh, and Jack Nicholson is Paul Rudd's dad. Just thought I'd mention...

Movie Review: Drillbit Taylor

Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Starring: Owen Wilson and Nate Hartley
Characters: Drillbit Taylor and Wade
Directed by: Steven Brill
Tagline: You get what you pay for.
Grade: A-

This movie is actually pretty enjoyable...yeah, not the best plot wise, but there are several parts that make me laugh really hard. Owen Wilson is one of the funniest actors I've ever seen and this is probably one of my favorite of his roles. And Josh Peck is in it, which makes it even better, cause I've loved him since Drake and Josh, which I've seen every (and I mean EVERY) episode of. I thought his role in this movie, the bully that torments the skinny, fat, and nerdy kids, was probably a good acting experience for him...because he's played the person on the other end of the bullying so many times. Anyway, the movie is about a homeless "veteran" who is hired by some kids that are bullied all the time to be their bodyguard. (One of my favorite scenes is when they're talking to all of the possible bodyguards. Not only is a guy from Psych one of the candidates, but Adam Baldwin (who plays John Casey in one of my very favorite shows, Chuck) is one, too.) They decide to hire Drillbit and he "trains" them in how to defend themselves. ("I'm going to teach you Judo...as in Ju-don't-know-who-you're-messing-with.") Then they "take down" the bullies in the most amazing and funny fight scene I think I've seen in a movie. All in all, a pretty good movie...I wouldn't exactly call it "family", but it's pretty close.
-MOT