Iron Man 2

Starring: Robert Downey Junior, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Gweneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke

Rated: R

Currently: In Theatres

Rating: 3.0/5.0

Reason: Story

Comments: These are all great actors, Mickey Rourke is in fact very much alive and acting again, and they do a great job.  I like Robert Downey Jr.'s sense of humor, and I like the chemistry between he and Gweneth, among others.  If there were an actual story, or any surprises, or a little subtlety then this movie could have been a 4.0, but this was an entertaining movie with enough really funny one liners and enough chemistry to make it worth staying for, just.

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Robin Hood (2010)

Starring: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett

Rated: R

Currently: In Theatres

Rating: 3.5/5.0

Reason: Casting, cinematography

Comments: If not for the casting, too many of the same folks that make you wonder where you have seen them, and then once you figure it out takes a while to get that out of your head, and for the pace early, a bit slowish, this movie would be a must see.  It probably still is just for the one scene near the end where the cinematography is amazing.  Call me old fashioned, and I liked Avatar more than I thought I would, or wanted to, but I still believe that nothing can beat an amazingly beautiful location filmed exquisitely.  This one is probably worth seeing in the theatres.

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