Night at the movies

Am always in search of a good movie .....

1. 1408
Should have been good - John Cusack in a Stephen King short story adaptation. JC's mug was in every shot, and he did an admirable job of conveying a range of emotions, but the movie itself was missing something - direction? editing?

2. I am Legend
Am a Will Smith fan - and you are not - do not even bother to read further. His mug is in every shot - a sci-fi post apocalyptic story - where it turns out that everyone is incredibly clean and pulled together. I mean if you were in this scenario, would you seriously be concerned about shaping your eye brows? A huge disappointment, and I really wanted to like it. Again missing good writing, direction or something.

3. The Namesake
Enjoyed the book, and was looking forward to this Mira Nair movie, but again, not quite what I expected. A good story about Indian immigrants and their struggles. The loss of culture as kids are raised in the diaspora, and the strange things that work out and don't. Still, felt that it was a movie for the west, not for the Indian diaspora.

4. Love Comes Softly
Remember Little House on the Prairie? If you do and loved it, you might enjoy this movie. Not sure how I stumbled upon it - and watched it to see the sure thing ending really. Not hard hitting or though provoking in any way, but a movie one could watch with kids.

5. Juno
What a gem of a movie - loved everything about it.

6. A Jihad for Love
An interesting documentary I saw at a local film festival. Would recommend it - how do gay Muslims reconcile their sexuality with their faith? The Imam in the movie was at the show to answer questions - really inspirational. I hear that theatrical openings are scheduled in NYC this week. Go check it out.

7. The World Unseen
Another movie at the MFA film festival. An interesting POV on apartheid in South Africa. Beautiful photography, but the script was rather juvenile, and that was too bad, as the story was anything but.

Any movies you would recommend?