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That must've been the dumbest and most embarrassing movie i've ever seen. And these are two point some hours of my life that i will never regain. Not to mention the financial loss and moral trauma - cinema workers actually searched through my bag trying to find stashed camera equipment for illegal recording of the movie :).

It's pointless to elaborate more on the topic - just plain terrbile plot, beyond horror acting and simply embarrassing cinematography. I'm glad i was too young during times when Star Wars originally started and became known since now i'm thankfully left without crippling blindness towards the plot holes and character development. I can value the movie free from all prejudices and in my humble opinion the outcome is an absolute trash.

I love Cate Blanchett and also admire Ralph Fiennes's acting skills. They are both superb actors and i was thrilled to see them together in a film. But i do wish they would've picked a more interesting project.

This movie was so mind numbingly slow and boring that it's a disgrace to their careers (in my humble opinion).

Sometimes movie can be a bit of a bore plot-wise, but it might have something in it that makes it worth your while. Actors do a magnificent job with character development; music score is specially outstanding or cinematography very good etc. Well, this movie was completely average. Acting was OK etc, but all in all i consider these two hours a waste of time. The movie left me no emotions - except maybe perhaps a pressing wish to go to IMDb.com and write a warning review.

5/10 points

This movie has quite weak plot. I understand that such movies don't have to be realistic, but they could at least be gripping. I get more thrill in my dentist's office than i got from that flick.

Acting is pretty unpleasant though William H. Macy saves the day. Basinger's skills are fading with her youth and i'm not even going to be talking about Chris Evans, our pretty-boy of the Day.

Ultimately, film is short (1,5 hours) but i wouldn't recommend it even for lunch-break pastime. For short and interesting thrill better pick Phone Booth.

5 out of 10.

I'm all up for romantic comedies, but this one was just bad. Besides personal dislike towards (comedy) acting skills of the leading lady, i also think that the plot was embarrassingly lame. Comedy aspect was more or less missing from the movie and the general flow of it was pretty pathetic. If you want romantic comedy go for Raising Helen etc, at least there you get what you expect.

Watching 13 Going 30 isn't really necessary, just view the trailer of the movie (apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/13goingon30/) and you get all the info you need, since there's really nothing more to the movie.

Score: gracious 4

I love first Mulan. Very good story, nice characters, fine dialogues and good plot-twists. Music was also outstanding.

Watching Mulan II on the other hand was experience near physical pain. Why is such garbage produced? I understand it was a video release therefore not much quality even expected, but i highly doubt that it even brought any profit at all. It's not even so compelling story for small kids. It really lacks all the sparks.

Mulan II story is plain stupid and ridiculous - you can predict everything from the first minutes of the movie and .. surprise .. everything turns out the way you guessed as well, but while doing so it takes the lamest direction available and makes you while watching hide your face/close your ears from embarrassment.

Movie's dialogue is very amateur and not really funny. Even jokes in the style punch-in-your-stomach don't make anybody laugh. You rather feel embarrassed, that such a wonderful story was crippled by this moronic sequel.

Movie offers nothing in music-wise. It slides mostly on the butchered version of first movie's soundtrack. Few song are added but they really give a new meaning to a bad singing/composing.

I'm really all negative about this movie and i'm not even trying to hide it. I was very curious about the release and on top of all very open to give it a chance, but it really doesn't deserve your time.

Though I must admit - there is a huge plus with that movie - and while watching it you will find yourself thanking God constantly for that - the movie is very short. Only hour and some ~15 minutes :). But even then, folks, not worth the waste of time.

Score: 2 out of 10 and that's a really generous offer.

How very stupid movie - and all so much promoted and commercialized. And yet - nothing in it. Nothing at all. Nobody besides Glenn Close can act, specially Kidman. She went back to using her annoying body-language that she was doing in the beginning of her career + deep sighs all the time, shrieks etc. And i'm not sure these were the necessary parts of a role she was playing. I wonder - do even real Kidman/Broderick/etc fans (who watch their idol's movies no matter what) find anything in that movie?

score: 3, out of really kindness of heart, 'cause artists of the movie really did big work with make up, costumes, interiors in the houses etc. But other than that it's worthless movie.

"Raising Helen" is a cute little film that fills exactly these expectations that it set out to fill. A bit unrealistic (but most of such movies are), a bit too sweet (which i see no harm in) - but generally nice watching.

I personally watched the movie because of ever-sweet Kate Hudson. I've always wondered how can a mother (Goldie Hawn) be such a tart and daughter come out so sweet. I find Hudson's acting always very pleasant and if that film didn't give any other special feelings then at least Kate and her performance never fail.

6/10, not really worth the whole 6 points, but since it was so cute and heart-warming, why not.

Like i said on the subject line - Oh my God, how bad movie. ->

So predictable and foolish to boot with bad acting and horrible directing.

Though i must point out that young Topher Grace looks/acts and does everything else exactly like Kevin Spacey. He's like a younger version. Even his face looks similar to Spacey's or at least the way i imagine young Spacey would've looked like. But even that couldn't save the movie. I do hope though that the celebrated lead Mr. Grace will be picking more deeper roles in the future, 'cause this chick flick really isn't his thing.

3/10 and that's a generous score.

Well, the movie is entertaining if you want to see how low can an acting quality sink.

The main male lead - astonishingly horrible :(. But it does support the theory that having good looks will get you already half the way: in his case into a bad comedy with horrible cast.

The female lead - i know that she can even act though not in this particular movie - how did she ever end up in such a production??!

Rest of the cast - .. no comments.

This movie is a must for every wannabe-actor/actress for learning what should they avoid in the future.

2/10 - generous score

Watched the movie, quite average. Definitely not 1 point smth like the mass of users are giving it, more like solid 5-6.

I'd say GIGLI is like reversed LOTR (Lord of the Rings) - LOTR is hugely over-hyped because it was so expected and everybody is supposed to like it. GIGLI is hugely underhyped due to various reasons produced by social media - Lopez and Affleck being a split-up-couple, not very good chemistry between them etc. The bottom line is that this movie is quite OK, far form anything special, but not worth the incredibly low score given in IMDb. It has good supporting cast, occasional nice plot-twists etc. Nothing too cheesy or stupid or any other usual stuff that make movie 1 point smth material.

I'd give it 5,5 points, but due to the IMDb's uncomfortable voting system i give it benefit of the doubt - 6 points.

But with him it's just half-garbage.

Really, you have to be very desperate to call this movie a good comedy. Yes, it has funny points, mostly played by Jack Nicholson, but generally it's a failure as a comedy. It's one of the movies, which's trailer consists of all jokes of the movie :-)

+ i cannot understand why Sandler is still used as a comedy actor. He's not much of an actor at all, though Punch Drunk Love was good (goes to show what a good director can do). But casting him into comedy is same as calling Britney Spears a serious singer. Already an idea is ludicrous.

Rating: 2/10

* NO POSSIBLE SPOILERS .. *

I'll skip the plot outline part and go right ahead to the comments.

This movie reminded me a bit "The Usual Suspects". Not that the movie has the same plot or it tries to copy "The Usual Suspects", but it had a similar vibe - how the story unwraps itself and goes together. Not that the end was surprising or spectacular, but how smoothly everything is running.

The actors are all good. None of them disappoint or annoy. If you can manage to take them out from their usual roles i.e Portia de Rossi as an Sub-Zero Nell in Ally McBeal and Tim Allen as Santa Claus etc, then you might even have a pleasant surprise. Supporting cast is believable, even the bad guys.

This movie is not for people who love bloody action, laughing your head off or deep plots. It's an easy movie for an easy watching. When you feel that watching Anderson's "Magnolia" is will be too tiring or "Road Trip" just too stupid, then go for "Who is Cletis Tout?". The best way is to watch this movie without and special expectations or prejudices. This way you have nothing to disappoint in.

If you take this movie as just a movie then most likely you will like it. I think it is worth seeing and worth spending your 1,5 hours on it.

My rating: 7/10.