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June 29, 2003

Tin Cup

Silly movie, but a must-see golf movie. Pretty good tension between Kevin Costner and Don Johnson. Chemistry between Costner and Rene Russo, on the other hand, seemed somewhat unrealistic. Cheech was good. All in all, a good light movie.

Tin Cup (***)

June 25, 2003

The Sum of All Fears

Average thriller, not too intelligent. A nuclear showdown with Russia. I'm not sure what they should have done to improve this movie, but it really didn't keep my full interest. Not very realistic.

The Sum of All Fears (**)

June 11, 2003

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

Ever since I had read Underworld by DeLillo, I've been interested in finding more out about Lenny Bruce. I feel like I know a lot more about him now. But the documentary itself I thought was only okay. I'm not sure what fell flat for me, but it just kind of fizzled out as it got to the most interesting part of his career, the end. Maybe more archival footage would have helped, but maybe it wasn't available.

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (**1/2)

June 07, 2003

Ice Age

Cool animation, good voice acting, smart enough to keep the parents interested. Very standard plot (like Shreck, big guy and little annoying/funny guy go on a quest), but made me laugh quite a few times, especially the John Leguizamo character.

Ice Age (***)

June 01, 2003

The Matrix Reloaded

This movie was way deeper than I expected. I imagine a lot of people would be frustrated by the heavy dose of philosophy, but the awesome action scenes should satisfy. I found the movie very entertaining and want to watch it again as soon as I can. I really hope that the final movie resolves the many questions in a reasonable way.

The Matrix Reloaded (****)