The Dink

The Dink; A comedy in the manner of a 90s Adam Sandler movie, with a cast that elevates the execution of such a simple premise. Even though the plot points are telegraphed and story beats as old as time, it is fun & enjoyable to watch these tropes in the hands of the actors who are down to clown; C+

Happy Gilmore 2

Happy Gilmore 2; Light on laughs, relying on nostalgic moments & golfer cameos to elicit a reaction. It seems designed to provide the Sandler family w/acting experience (they’re actually not bad) and give his pals some funny moments. The return of Shooter is wildly over the top, as it should be; C-

Beastie Boys Story

Beastie Boys Story; A fun way to hear a history of the group. A film of the stage show works but last 10 minutes makes a case for a straight up documentary as well. Like the Boys themselves, one genre/way of telling their story isn’t enough. Glad to have this one among others; A-
 

Being Canadian

Being Canadian; Entertaining cavalcade of famous Canucks can't rescue a sad rehashing of Canadian stereotypes. Lacks any depth or insight; C

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb; Sad seeing the great comedians gone from this film. I'd rather watch Rebel & Ricky in part 4; C+

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty; Charming call 2 live life fantastically instead of daydream.Stiller knows how 2 hit humour & heart beats; A

The Watch

The Watch; Genre mash-up makes alien invasion funny. If you like the stars the film delivers. Otherwise, not much new territory here; B

Flirting with Disaster

Directed by:  David O. Russell
Starring:  Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Tea Leoni, Mary Tyler Moore, Richard Jenkins, Lily Tomlin, Alan Alda
Running Time:  1h 27min

No other film has captured the realm of comedy like this one does.  This film has all the actors playing on high with each one given enough screen time to produce a multitude of laughs.  The layers upon layers of funny material make for non-stop laughter.  Underneath it all is a funny situation.  On top of it are hilarious, interesting, beyond stereotypical, unique characters.  Those characters are saying funny lines, in funny ways, with hilarious physical comedy on top of it all!  Then add to that the fact that there's usually two to three people on screen at the same time doing all these funny things makes for an easy equation.  This film is the definition of comedy.  This is the worst review for one of the best movies ever!

Grade: A+