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Bedazzled (2000)
Somewhat disappointing yet slightly worth the money - Contains spoilers
After highly anticipating the release of this movie, I still waited a week before I went to actually see it in the theater. The previews made this movie out to be a slapstick humor with the sex-appeal of Elizabeth Hurley in her fascinating wardrobe.
Unlike what others have said, I was fairly disappointed with the performances of both Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley. Although, I would blame that mostly on the roles that were scripted. No matter how good the actor is, they cannot do a good job playing a poorly written role. The character development was not thought out very well, the choices that Fraser makes are illogical (anyone would figure out that extremes don't work after two or three tries, not five), and Hurley plays too sweet of a devil. That's not all together a bad thing, the sweetness of her character adds to the seductive nature of Satan, but I don't feel like it fit. It almost seemed as though the film portrayed God and Satan as old chums, not enemies.
If you don't want to spoil the ending, don't read on.
I feel that the ending in this movie does allow for the fairy tale "they all lived happily ever after" feeling, but I'm still not happy with it. Having a clause in the contract that says truly benevolent wishes void the contract is a cop out. Well, perhaps not entirely, but how Hurley reacted to his wish was very disappointing. I'm sure Satan would have been furious that someone had escaped being damned into Hell. The ending gave you a feel that Hurley and Fraser would now be friends.
Maybe it's just my religious beliefs that kept me from truly enjoying this movie. Despite all the disappointments, I would still rate this with 8/10. The guy in me tells me it deserves 10/10 just for the outfits Hurley wears, but the critic knocks it down to 8/10, mainly due to my disappointment in the script. Overall, spend your money on this one, you'll probably enjoy it.
Lost Souls (2000)
Save your money, seriously, don't even rent it.
Throughout the movie I was rather entertained. Granted, there were cheap thrills and a few startling moments, it was a humorous movie. I think that about all horror movies so nothing is special about this one yet. Truthfully, I don't have much to say about this movie. The ending sucks, it is the biggest let down of any movie I have ever seen. The whole audience had no choice but to boo this movie as the credits began to roll. I would not recommend you see this movie, ever. It's not worth the money, go buy a can of paint, I guarantee you'll enjoy watching it dry more than this movie.
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
At least I only spent $4.25 on the matinee ticket.
This movie has so many problems within it. It has become the "Ethan Hunt Show" rather than "Mission: Impossible." Where the old shows revolved around the team effort of the IMF members, this movie does use them, but they are so minor in the action. Mission: Impossible was not meant to truly be an "action" film as portrayed in this movie, but it is more of a suspense type of show. The first movie did a wonderful job of keeping you guessing. While MI:2 did not keep you guessing, they did try to confuse you as much as possible. The rubber masks were overused way too much and made you feel cheated when they revealed who the character really was. There is no way of knowing if that person is wearing a mask or not. Overall, i'd have to give this movie a 3/10, and that is still generous. For an action film, it was fantastic, for a Mission: Impossible film, it was way below par.
The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
Great movie with laughs from the get-go.
The Whole Nine Yards really tops the charts in my book. Matthew Perry's performance is great. His crazy antics had me laughing through out the show, but it was not over done. I never thought of Bruce Willis as a comedy actor, but he mastered the role in this movie. However, he still keeps to his standard character by playing a character that uses serious comedy to get laughs.
I highly recommend this movie. Go see it. I give it 9/10 stars.