MOVIE REVIEW - Grand Canyon (1991)

Nice Lawrence Kasden film, starring Kevin Kline, the excellent Mary McDonnell, Danny Glover, Steve Martin, Alfre Woodard, and Mary Louise Parker. Great cast, good story about a lawyer and a tow truck driver helping each other, about feeling insignificant… and many other things. Nothing incredibly deep here, but nice. I loved Mary's near-insanity, when she found (and almost kept) the baby. She was great, as always.

MOVIE REVIEW - Mrs. Winterbourne (1995)

Not a bad romantic comedy, if not for Ricki Lake's bad acting. She (the actress) looked uncomfortable the entire movie. Her character was supposed to look uncomfortable and out of place, but instead, Ricki did. Also, the "love" between she and Brendan developed much too quickly, unrealistically. A decent attempt, but unsatisfying overall.

MOVIE REVIEW - Satisfaction (1988)

Julia Roberts' first credited movie. Similar to Girls Just Want To Have Fun, set with a girl rock band (starring Justine Bateman). Nothing here to see.

MOVIE REVIEW - Cold Creek Manor (2003)

This movie is much like Pacific Heights and House of Sand And Fog that came before it, and not as good as those just-ok movies. Other than Sharon Stone's mannequin-like performance, nothing was really wrong here. It just felt too derivative.

MOVIE REVIEW - View From The Top (2003)

Romantic, um, comedy? Starring Gwyneth and Mark Ruffalo. Mark brings depth to movies that don't deserve his depth (including this one). And Mike Myers was his typical (but funny) self in an ultra quirky role - a flight attendant instructor with a crazy eye. Gwyneth, however, brings the movie down to a flop (as usual), preventing any feeling of romance between her and Mark, and eliminating the possibility of emotional pull to her character. She's quite plastic, and quite stiff as an actress. Since there isn't much material here to begin with, it just isn't worth watching.