Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

Who's in it: Adam Sandler, Courteney Cox, Jonathan Heit, Laura Kesling, Keri Russell

What's it about: As a child, Skeeter(Sandler) and his sister, Wendy(Cox), lived in their father's hotel. After is was overtaken, Skeeter was promised to be the head of it someday. 25 years later, he's still only a technician. Wendy is leaving for Arizona for a job interview and needs Skeeter to help watch over her children, Patrick(Heit) and Bobbi(Kesling). He takes the night shift while their teacher, Jill(Russell), takes them during the day. He tells them bedtime stories at night, but realizes that the stories come true somehow during the day. In an attempt to fix his life, he Skeeter tries to work their stories around to helping him.

What I Think: First off, Russell Brand was in this and I love Russell Brand! Anything with Russell Brand in it is worth watching. He's hilarious! Anyways, Sandler is also great in this film. I love the story and way that it works out. Heit and Kesling did pretty well for being children in this movie. Russell was great onscreen with Sandler. I enjoyed the plot and the different parts of the stories they told and the reenactments of the stories. They were all funny and I think that Sandler loved being all sorts of different characters during the movie.

August Rush

August Rush

Who's in it: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Robin Williams

What's it about: Evan Taylor(Highmore) parents Lyla(Russell) and Louis(Meyers) conceived him, but weren't allowed to be together. She gets hit by a car and her father tells her that the baby died. She finds out when her father is dying and now she wants him back. Evan is now living in an adoption center. He escapes to New York one night and meets a man by the name of 'The Wizard'(Williams). 'The Wizard' lets him live with him and many other children as long as he makes money on the streets by playing music. Evan has his name changed to 'August Rush' but he runs away. He gets discovered and sent to Julliard. One night, he performs a rhapsody that he put together hoping his parents will hear him.

What I Think: The plot in this movie was very interesting. I enjoyed the performance by Highmore. He's a great actor in the making and I'm sure that we will see more of him as time passes. Robin Williams never ceases to amaze me. He can act out every character thrown at him. From funny to serious, he's possibly one of the greatest actors of all time. I love Meyers mostly because of his accent and good looks. He did some great acting here though. The movie, as a whole, moved me in a way that most movies can't.