The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water; A simple tale with deeper themes, @RealGDT weaves his fantastic magic over a love story between those cast to the margins of our society. Great performances all around add gravitas and genuine sweetness and humour; A-

Turbo

Turbo; Fun voice casting makes bare bones underdog tale seem entertaining. Wastes no time on plot holes as it races to 2 finish line; B-

The Cabin in the Woods

The Cabin in the Woods; Reality TV era update to the horror genre is a clever gift to fans. I wouldn't mind watching this each week. B+

Eddie

Directed by:  Steve Rash
Starring:  Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins
Running Time:  1h 39min

Yet another dumb sports movie, only this time we get to see why sports movies haven't really changed in the years gone by.  The only interesting moments of this movie is when the actual basketball players get to speak.  And when they do they're funnier than Whoopi ever is.  She should stick to being a comedic figure with dramatic movies, where her true talent shines through.  This movie is supposed to be a comedy but Whoopi's energy is so low and draining that she can't carry the laughs on her own.  Another great performance by the assistant coach, who seems to take minor roles and really give them some flavour.  Overall, this movie had about three laughs, none of which came from Goldberg.

Grade: D+

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+