The Five Year Engagement

2 out of 4 stars. Funny moments but unable to keep the audience interested in story. Drawn out.

The Vow

1 and a half out of 4 stars. Awkward and shallow. Good performance by main stars but the rest of the cast didn't fit.

The Artist

4 out of 4 stars. Easily the best film of 2011. Simple with an abundance of meaning.

Joyful Noise

2 out of 4 stars. Great musical numbers but a weak story. Enjoyable as a fan, not so much as a critic.

NEW FORMAT. RATINGS ONLY

From now on, film reviews will not be posted any longer. Instead I will simply rate the film out of 4 stars as I have since the start of this blog.

I have launched my new Yankees blog and it can be viewed at http://yankeestalkwithmike.blogspot.com/

Thanks for all your support.

The Iron Lady

3 and a half out of 4 stars. Brilliant acting by Meryl Streep. Oscar worthy performance.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

2 out of 4 stars.

New Year's Eve

2 and a half out of 4 stars.

Jack and Jill

1 and a half out of 4 stars.

New Blog Format beginning with films released after 12/31/2011

After much thought, I have decided to turn this Film REVIEW blog into a film RATING blog. What this means- instead of reviewing the films I see, i will simply give it a rating out of four stars with no review. Part of the reason for me doing this is because I have not seen many movies lately and when I do see them, I do not post as much on the film as I used to. Why beginning on films released in 2012? I want to finish the year with film reviews just to be able to give my input on Oscar nominated films. Films that are eligable for 2012 nomination must be released by 12/31/2011. So, I will finish out the year with reviews and will begin the new year with just ratings.

Thanks to those who read my reviews for the past 3 years. I hope you will stick around to see the ratings that I give films.

I will also begin to think about making a possible Yankees Fan blog. I have never pointed out on here that I love baseball and the Yankees. I want to convert that passion into writing and soon.

MikeTheMovieFanatic