The Truman Show

The Truman Show

Who's in it: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Ed Harris

What's it about: Truman has lived in almost the perfect world all of his life. He has the perfect wife, Meryl(Linney), and the perfect best friend, Marlon(Emmerich). They help for his life to go around in a perfect circle. He begins to have the feeling that life isn't all that he seems though. Truman believes that all of the people around him are actors in a crazy game. Christof(Harris) is the greatest director of the world famous TV series called The Truman Show. Truman is the unknowing star in this show and there are those who like it, and those who don't.

What I Think: Jim Carrey is great. He's funny but can be serious. This was one of his more funny movies. He playing the man who's blind to his own fame is priceless. It's almost like in a play when the audience knows everything, but the characters know nothing. Linney was alright in this movie. She didn't have much of a role and she was supposed to be an actress who was trying too hard and she succeeded. I've seen her in better roles, but she still did outstandingly well in this one.

Love Actually

Love Actually

Who's In It: Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley, Rowan Atkinson

What's It About: A mix of many different love stories showing us just how small the world is. The Prime Minister(Grant) has fallen in love with his maid. Daniel(Neeson) just lost his wife. A boss man(Rickman) is cheating on his wife. Juliet(Knightley) has her newly wed husband's best friend in love with her. Jamie(Firth) has just found out his brother has been with his wife. Everyone is having the life filled with love, good or bad.

What I Think: This all-British crew leaves you wanting more. The love stories are heartfelt and the not-so-love-stories are heart breaking. Keira is absolutely beautiful, as always, and Hugh still has the sexiest voice in the world. The movie makes me laugh, cry, hope, dream, and want to seriously smack Alan in the balls.

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Exocism of Emily Rose

Who's in it: Jennifer Carpenter, Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson

What's is about: Based on a true story, Emily Rose(Carpenter) was taken over by demonic forces. Father Moore(Wilkinson) was left in charge of her life when she got to her worst. On Halloween, he decided to perform an exorcism, with her and her family's permission. This exorcism failed and resulted in her death. Now, Father Moore is in a court case against The People. He starts to tell her story to the jury with help from his non-believer lawyer, Erin(Linney).

What I Think: This movie scared me in a way that other movies haven't been able to. Me being Catholic and all, the thought of having demons inside of my body scares the living daylights out of me. The visions that she had and the things that she experienced were very frightening. The end of the movie was very twisted and I was surprised by it. It makes you really begin to wonder what God has in store for us.