The Hangover

Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zack Galifianakis, Justin Bartha
Comedy, 2009 (Rated R)

A Bachelor Party in Vegas turns into a wild night of jail, musical cars, impromptu weddings, and various injuries that not a single one of the guys can remember when they wake up hung over in their trashed Vegas room. They find a baby and a stray tiger in their room and that is just the beginning of the clues they discover from their wild antics the night before. They must piece everything together, do some damage control and and get back home within 48 hours or else the Groom is going to miss his wedding.

• I've been waiting a while to see this one and have heard some very good things about it. It did not disappoint.
• This movie was freakin' hilarious.
• If ever there was a bachelor party from hell this is it.
• I loved all of the four characters in the movie. They were each interesting and funny in their own way.
• Heather Graham & Mike Tyson have small roles.

All About Steve

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper
Comedy, 2009 (Rated PG 13)

Mary (Bullock) is a talkative, quirky, and too smart for her own good crossword puzzle creator. She goes out on one single kind of date with Steve (Cooper) and her oddness is immediately apparent to him causing him to run for the hills. The thing he doesn't understand about Mary is that if she wants you she will follow. Steve finds himself stalked all over as he works as a TV Channel camera man and they find themselves in all kinds of unusual situations.

• Mary is so obnoxious that within the first 10 minutes I kind of wanted to shut the movie off just so I didn't have to hear her voice anymore.
• I found myself asking repeatedly "What in the heck is wrong with her?"
• Kudos to Bullock for totally embracing this unique weird character.
• It is a funny, fun movie and has a very cheesy ending.

3 Stars

Yes Man

Starring: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, Molly Sims

Comedy, 2008

A man in a rut attends a seminar and then decides to say yes to everything in his life that he would normally say no to. What follows is a path and an adventure that he would have never been on had he stuck to his isolated routine ways. It even leads him to love.

• Deschanel is definitely the go to girl for quirky off beat characters. It's almost like she plays the same role but just in different movies.
• This movie was FUNNY! I found myself laughing out loud over and over again.
• Jim Carrey is so engaging and just so good at what he does.
• I caught this one on Cinemax originally not ever intending to watch it but boy was I wrong for passing it up.
• It has a great message about the word yes that I liked. Open yourself up a little and good things may come to you that you didn't think possible.

4 Stars