4 out of 5 Blondies

• 2008
• Director/Writer: Marianna Palka
• Stars: Jason Ritter, Marianna Palka

He works in a video store and he noticed her the moment she came in. He is talkative and she is more reserved and introverted. He persues her and they develope a weird sort of relationship involving adult films and him bringing her food.

Here’s what I thought: 

This movie was weird to me. It was the type of movie with characters that you didn’t know ever exist in real life. Although strange, their relationship gives you kind of a happy feeling. I thought it was great. It was slightly intense for the mood i was in. I wanted something lighthearted and it was a little more than that. 

Mermaid (Pусалка)

4 1/2 out of 5 Blondies

• 2007
• Director/Writer:  Anna Melikyan 
• Foreign: Russian 

Alice grows up trying to fill the void of her missing father. She goes through a special education school in efforts to get her to talk. She discovers her power to grant wishes and causes a hurricane in her seaside town. Her family moves to Moscow where she seems to find someone that can replace the emptiness. 

Here’s what i thought: This movie was kind of slow to get into, but it was so strange that I just kept watching. This movie panned out to be quite nice. It was quirky and unusual but it kept you drawn to Alice and her story.The cinematography added a lot to my interest. Simply beautiful. Despite the name i wouldn’t suggest this for anyone under 13. 

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3  1/2 out of 5 Blondies

• 2010
• Director/Writer: J.B. Ghuman Jr.
• Savannah Stehlin

A film about a frizzy-haired, pink-cheeked outcast named Spork who is trying to navigate her way through the annals of junior high. When a school dance show provides a chance for Spork to show up a mean girls gang, her trailer-park neighbor steps up to coach her with some “booty-poppin” moves. 

Here’s what I thought:  It took me while to figure out if this movie was supposed to be cheesy or not. It was to be cheesy and stereotypical of the social group portrayed. I honestly didn’t like that about this movie. I kind of wish it was a “normal” presentation of the situation. I would have gone a different route in filiming this, and i’d go the opposite direction in feeling. That being said, it was an enjoyable movie and had a pretty good storyline. 

5 out of 5 Blondies

• 2007
• Director: David Mackenzie
• Stars: Jamie Bell, Sophia Myles

Hallam’s is a 17 year old boy. He has developed some odd habits of trying to remember his mother, who died two years prior. After this, he stayed alone and watched people from a far. He begins to try to uncover the true cause of his mother’s death, whilst chasing after a woman who had a striking resemblance to his mother.

Here’s what i thought:    At first this movie weirded me out. It intrigued me so i kept watching.The story develops and it’s honestly hard to look down upon his sort of “bad”  habits. I really enjoyed this movie and it’s originality. Jamie Bell makes me smile, so that is a plus. 

4 out of 5 Blondies

• 2009
• Director: David Russo
• Independent

After he loses his high-paying job, Dory takes a gig as a night janitor in order to pay rent. Alone late at night inside a market research firm, he soon discovers the company is experimenting on their other janitors  

Here’s what i though:

I thought this was a really strange movie. As it should be portray. The cinematography is amazing. It’s pretty enough to intrigue you, but weird enough to concern you. It crosses the film genre of comedy and drama very well. It’s not too forced. Great. 

4 out of 5 Blondies

• 2010
• Director: Richard Ayoade

3 out of 5 Blondies

• 2010
• Director:Cory Cataldo 
• Drama

Will just moved into a new “redneck” town where the kids are rotten and the administrators don’t listen and just see Will and his friends as belligerent. Will and his friends are misfits of sorts, but maybe all they really need is someone to listen to and believe in them. Will listening to the negative things over and over again make them true?

Here’s what i thought:

This movie was sad, I won’t lie. That being said, it has given me a lot to think about. The people in this movie were horrible to Will and his friends, and I’m not saying they handled it right but it probably could have been prevented. This movie gave me a heavy heart.