Nights in Rodanthe

If you’re a women this flick is impossible to resist. It stars the ‘silver fox’ himself Richard Gere along with Diane Lane. This partnership is chick flick gold.

Diane Lane plays a woman recently separated from her husband. She offers to cover for her friend who has a quaint hotel on the waterfront in Rodanthe. Dr. Paul Flanner (Richard Gere) is the only guest. In the midst of a storm they find love and romance.

Sounds cheesey and unrealistic, but hey it’s a click flick,we’d want our money back if it was real life.

Steph’s rating: 7/10

Untraceable

I love cybercrime stories and I really enjoyed the byline in Die Hard 4.0 about ‘Fire sale’, when all the computers in the country go down. Real conspiracy stuff.

So when I saw the trailer for Untraceable I was really keen to see this film. The plot is about a FBI agent who tries to shut down a live website showing people being tortured and murdered. I was very concerned when I bought my ticket and it has R18 on it. It’s pretty gruesome stuff.

However in the light of ‘cyber bullies’ and ‘humiliation by Youtube’ being a plague of the modern age, I was curious as what this film would depict.

I didn’t really enjoy this film, its not the kind of film you’d sit down and watch again, but it was a suspenseful thriller and it did make me think. Has technology gone to far, or is technology just reflecting society and all its woes as it currently is? Deep stuff.

Jumper

David Rice (Christensen) discovers he can teleport (Jump) himself anywhere. He uses his gift to live a global and indulgent lifestyle until he finds him himself being hunted by those who are determined to kill them.

The Good:

I love the idea of being able to transport yourself anywhere, anytime. This movie concept is pure escapism. The action scenes, especially the car and fight scenes are quite cool. I really enjoyed the Rome and other ‘geographical’ location shots.