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Happily N'Ever After (2006)
Glad I didn't pay to see this piece of crap
So predictable and the script was horrible. It has some decent big names (Carlin, Weaver) and I can't imagine how they agreed to do this. I can count on one hand the number of times I laughed. I could anticipate 90% of the dialogue. The animation was fine, but that's about it. I fell asleep, too--even with the sound effects vibrating the theater. Even the guy I take to the movies (a 26 year old with cerebral palsy who liked Material Girls, How to Eat Fried Worms, and Unaccompanied Minors) thought it was HORRIBLE. So please don't waste your money on this. And don't rent it when it comes out on DVD in a couple of weeks.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
better than I expected
My husband rented this movie and I was a little hesitant to watch it. I didn't know what it was about or anything. We started watching it and I ended up liking it a lot (7.5 out of 10). It was much better than I expected and I love when that happens. I like the director's style---everything is exaggerated, but it works. Johnny Depp is very easy on the eyes as well as funny in this movie (the fake arms were great!)...I didn't quite buy Willem Dafoe as the bad guy, though. If you can suspend your disbelief and just enjoy this movie for what it is, I think you will like it. (I'm a 24 yr old female college student and I liked it.)
Swimming with Sharks (1994)
don't bother
I tried to like this movie. I love Kevin Spacey and I knew the other guy from his role as "Big Brain on" Brad in Pulp Fiction. But I just didn't care about the characters at all. Kevin Spacey is a prick through the whole movie and even finding out some horrible things that happened to him, I didn't like him. Especially the ending---that made me hate him even more. This was like watching a bad car wreck. Spacey played a prick well (he does it all well), but other than that, I don't recommend it.
Xing fu shi guang (2000)
different, but surprisingly good
I rented this movie because I am interested in Chinese culture; I didn't really know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised. Not only was the story good, but the acting was also very good. I really believed the characters were involved in the story and I cared about what happened to them---the minimum requirement for a good movie in my book. Parts were funny, parts were sad, overall it was very good. I haven't seen the other movies by this director, but I will definitely look for them next time I rent.