Genre: Romance/ Comedy/ Drama

Rating:15A

Run Time: 118 minutes

Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa 

Actors:  Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Emma Stone, Julianne Moore







Plot:Cal (Steve Carell) thinks that he has the perfect life until his wife Emily (Julianne Moore) asks for a divorce. Now he has to figure out how to be single. During his singleness he meets a bachelor; Jacob (Ryan Gosling) who helps him pick up girls at a bar.

Comments:As far as comedy movies go, this movie is a great. The acting is great, Steve Carell is a great actor and will always bring his comedic ways to the screen. There are some twists at the end which are unexpected. This movie is a humorous and insightful way into the lives of single peolpe.

Genre: Comedy/ Drama/ Musical

Rating: 12A

Run Time: 123 minutes

Director: Adam Shankman

Actors: Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russel Brand




Plot:Set in 1987 in Los Angeles, Sherrie is a small town girl who wants to face her dreams in the city. She meets a boy and it becomes love at first sight. This film contains many well known songs from 'Don't Stop Believing' to 'I Love Rock n Roll'. A group of religious protesters try to shut down a rock n roll club and they show their anger through music to each other. It shows the lives of a group of people making it in the world of music. 

Comments:This movie contains many famous actors that will surprise you in many ways. The songs and the acting make this movie special and one of the best musicals this year. The songs contribute to the movie and make you want to sing along to great rock n roll songs. This is a new type of movie that creates a new standard for musicals.

Genre: Music/ Comedy/ Romance

Rated: 12A

Runtime:  112 mins

Director: Jason Moore

Actors: Anna Kenrick, Brittany Snow, Ben Platt, Skylar Astin, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson



Plot: Beca (Anna Kenrick) is a freshman in university and joins the Barden Bellas, an all-girl singing group. After miserably failing last year's final, they are forced to re-group and find new people. Beca is independent and has no interest in college life. But after she meets Jesse, from the rival all male a capella group she starts to see a new outlook and finds a way to make the Bellas get back on top.

Comment: This is just great, it has everything from music, drama, comedy, to romance. The cast members have amazing voices and work well together. Each song is catchy and it has every kind of humor and is perfect. Rebel Wilson steals the show being hilarious. I would defiantly recommend it because it's not a chick-flick and is for everybody.

Genre: Musicals/ Romance

Rating: PG

Runtime: 117 mins

Director: Adam Shankman

Actors: Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes, Queen Latifah & many more fantastic actors



 
Plot:Set in Baltimore during the 1950/1960’s Tracy Turnblad dreams to be a dancer on the Corny Collins show. When Tracy lands a spot on the Corny Collins show she cannot believe her luck! But other dancers on the show such as Amber are not willing to let Tracy succeed!

Comments:Hairspray is a refreshing realistic  & witty musical! The characters are vibrant and full of personality. Nikki Blonsky did a fantastic job at taking on the role of Tracey. John Travolta was also a very convincing woman! The songs were catchy & the dance moves which accompanied the songs made the audience want to get up and dance along! If you are looking for a feel good movie then this is the movie for you!

Genre: Fantasy/ Romance/ Comedy

Rated: 12A

Runtime:  98 mins

Director: Johnathan Levine

Actors: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich, Rob Corddry




Plot: R (Nicholas Hoult) is a young zombie who feeds on humans. Their brain is the best part because they can retrieve the humans memories and feel a little human. R meets Julie (Teresa Palmer) on a feeding encounter. R instantly  has a feeling to protect her. The beginning of a strange relationship begins and they fight together to find a better world.

Comment: 'Warm Bodies' is originally a novel written by Isaac Marion. Don't be turned off by it being a zombie movie. The director does a great job to capture the teenage awkwardness. This movie is funny with a little bit of gore but has a romantic side to it which makes it a great movie.  You don't see a romantic comedy involving zombie's these days so I would defiantly recommend it.

Genre: Comedy/ Adventure/ Fantasy

Rated: 12A

Runtime:  2 hr 17mins

Director: Rob Marshall

Actors: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush, Astrid Bergés-Frisbey, Kevin McNally




Plot:
Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, once again acts in the fourth movie of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Strangers Tides’ is a comedy and an adventure all in one with the movie now in 3D which makes it all the better. Captain Jack Sparrow meets Angelica (Penélope Cruz), not sure at first if it’s love or if she is just using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. She forces him aboard the ‘Queen Anne’s Revenge’ the ship’s pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane). Jack Sparrow goes on an unexpected adventure and finds people whom he shares a past.  

Genre: Comedy/ Drama/ Romance

Rating: 15A

Run Time:  95mins

Director: Marc Webb

Actors:  Joseph Gordon Levitt, Geoffrey Arrend  & Zooey Deschanel 



Plot:Summer doesn’t believe in true love or that anyone can fall in love with her.  Meet Tom- a man who fell totally head over heels in love with Summer. .  With help from his friends McKenzie & Paul, he falls in love with Summer- and can’t imagine his life without her. This movie is a step back in time- examining each aspect of their relationship- all 500 days of it

Comments:A stereotypical romantic comedy, lacking in substance. I will admit that this movie had it’s fair share of laughs however unfortunetly it only momentarily distracted us from the poor plot line. A good attempt – and a quirky storyline however for me, something didn’t work – which made the movie off- balance. But if you are looking for a movie to lift your spirits or give you a chuckle then this movie is for you!

Genre: Drama/ Comedy/ Romance

Rated: 12A

Runtime:  122 mins

Director: David O' Russell

Actors: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro




Plot: After being put into a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.

Comment: 'Skyfall' is part of the Bond movies but you don't need to see the other movies to see this one. I thought the beginning was quite weak but it got into the James Bond style. Daniel Craig is very good in this Bond movie. It is a great action movie, which of course has a car chase and things blowing up and a it of 007 romance.

Genre: Drama/ Comedy

Rating: 12A

Run Time: 109 minutes

Director: David Frankel

Actor(s): Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrienne Grenier



Plot:Andrea Sachs comes to New York to follow her dreams of becoming a newspaper journalist, so when she gets a job for Miranda Priestly, editor of Runway magazine she feels as if her dream is coming true but when she soon finds out that her boss is a monster she tries to treat the job as a temporary arrangement, however her first assistant Emily convinces her to change her appearance & personal life and dedicate herself to the job which causes tension between  her and her boyfriend but will that stop her achieving her full potential?

Comments:The classic storyline of good versus evil is the main theme in this movie. Streep is the perfect actress to portray Miranda she has an air of mystery about her which keeps the audience guessing. This movie gives a clear insight into the lives of those in the fashion in the industry. It is a movie which shows the transformation of Hathaway from ‘ innocent duckling’ to ‘cunning swan’. 

Genre: Comedy/ Drama/ Romance

Rated: 12A

Run Time: 115 minutes

Director: David Frankel

Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson





Plot:This movie follows the busy lives of John and Jennifer Grogan, two aspiring journalists as they deal with a boisterous Labrador, Marley. Set in sunny locations all around Florida, this movie has an upbeat feel to it. Marley, who was named after the famous Bob Marley allows his sunny, positive attitude to appear throughout the movie. 

Comments: As I always say, it is hard to make a movie as good as a book however in this case, I believe Frankel has somewhat succeeded. I believe the actors play a big part in making this movie a success. When I imagined what John and Jen Grogan would look like, Wilson & Aniston seem to fit perfectly. Their acting brought alive the plot line and both were easily relate -able to the viewers. This movie in my opinion was a huge success because it stuck closely to the story being told.