Movies: Facing the Giants and The Devil Wears Prada
First, I have to mention that I’ve watched all DVDs of the previous seasons of Battlestar Galactica and I’m now wondering how long I’ll have to wait for season 3 (the current season now showing on SciFi) to come out on DVD. *sigh*
OK, now to the movies watched this weekend…
Facing the Giants is a little indie film that got some press last year because of the PG rating it received from the MPAA for thematic elements. What were the thematic elements? The main character is a strong Christian and Jesus as Savior and Lord is mentioned quite a bit as a central theme. We wouldn’t want the hedos to see that without parental guidance.
It’s a predictable, inspirational jasminlive movie with amateurish acting to boot. However, it’s a sweet movie with a character that you care about, a few laughs, a few tears (yes, I teared up a bit - I am a sap), and a good message. We chuckled a bit at the appearance of a football celebrity that we figured had to be somewhat famous in Georgia (the location of the story) even though we had no clue who the dude was. I realize that my comments may make it seem like it wasn’t that good, but it was good enough that we liked it and recommend it.
4 field goals out of 5.
The Devil Wears Prada was not nearly as good as I was led to believe by the hype it got last year. Meryl Streep did not deserve her Oscar nomination, although she was excellent as usual. But Oscar-worthy? Not hardly. Stanley Tucci is great, too. I thought it was cute.