I have to admit, this movie surprised me a little bit. After renting it & just finishing up watching it, I found myself thinking that it was a pretty decent movie, especially since there's aren't really any deep, moving conflicts or overly dramatic issues. The idea of two people riding around New York City to track down a band doesn't seem like the ideal background for a movie but somehow the performances of the cast made it work. The on screen chemistry between Michael Cera & Kat Dennings is spot & I found myself slowly rooting for them the farther on the movie went. I was really surprised with the acting of Kat Dennings & I think her acting made the movie as good as it was. In her role as Norah, she's intelligent, witty, down to earth, and very easy to talk to all at the same time as being easy on the eyes although you have to warm up to her character a little bit during the first few minutes of the movie. Although the plot starts out a little like a college frat party, it really takes off with the interactions between Nick & Norah. The situations that all the characters put themselves in are not only amusing but the plot is also interesting enough to keep you watching. Keep an eye out for this one because you won't be disappointed after you watch it. My opinion, it's just a good fun movie.
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The Karate Kid
(2010)
Bad scripts & Poor acting
12 February 2011
After renting the movie, I was definitely not impressed with the script, nor with the acting. Being a fan of the original that came out when i was a kid, I'm a little biased but looking at it apart from the original series, it still REALLY SUCKED. Of course, one of the biggest fouls is they're labeling it the "Karate" Kid, the Japanese martial art, when in the movie Jaden Smith's character learns Kung Fu, the Chinese martial art. Even for franchising purposes, it's still pretty stupid. For me, the movie painted several very unrealistic scenarios. The biggest one was the casting of Taraji P. Henson to play the role of Sherry. The whole movie, she presents her character as a complete idiot who knows almost nothing about the world or her son and has somehow miraculously survived layoffs & firings to be transferred to the same job in Beijing. She portrays her character so poorly it makes the plot extremely unbelievable in that no one would ever move someone this dumb to what would presumably be a somewhat important position, or any position for that matter, half way across the world. Somehow they must be short of workers in China and need ours for some reason or another. Another unrealistic scenario was the portrayal of the Chinese students portraying than a group of Americanized thugs completely removed from their parents & their culture. I've been many places in the world but there's no other place on earth where respect & honor are held in such high regard and the extent of their actions are far beyond what you would even see here in the U.S., . Not only that but the script makes it seem like everyone in Beijing looks the other way when this kid is getting the crap beat out of him. It's really an insult to the Chinese culture on many levels. And are to believe that Jaden Smith's Character learned several months, if not a years, worth of Kung Fu & strength training in the matter of days, only by hanging up a jacket on a mere peg? NO, NO WAY!!! It's about as stupid as thinking you will learn a martial art from Diamond Dave, "The Redneck Ninja". I get they're trying to recycle the "Wax on, Wax off" example from the Karate Kid 1 but this is just ridiculous. As for the acting of Jaden Smith, his interaction with every cast member is flaky at best and so was his acting overall, especially with his Chinese love interest which seemed more like two 10 year olds trying to carry out a teenage relationship. As a whole, the script is downright terrible and the acting was extremely weak if not dreadful. Although it was entertaining enough and it's definitely not the worst movie I've ever seen, you should save you money & look for something else.
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