Three Forgettable Movies

The Nanny Diaries http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nanny_Diaries_(film

I saw this fim on cable on Labor Day. It goes with my wierd interest in female oriented fiction lately, at least this film had Scarlett Johannsson as the star. The movie is based on a very popular book that I have not read. Considering the acclaim for the book, I would think there must be a lot more to it than the movie. The characters in the movie was all cliches including the main character's pushy mother, perfect romantic interest, and the rich family that she works as a nanny for. The family that she works for consists of a workaholic father, a narcissistic mother and an attention starved kid. The movie tries very hard to be cute and original, but would have been better off focusing on creating characters that were not so one dimensional. I give The Nanny Diaries a D+.

State of Play http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Play_(film)

State of Play is a political thriller set in DC , with an all star cast, that is based on a British television show. The movie is about a Congressmen played by Ben Affleck fighting a Halliburton type company, whose mistress dies on the train tracks of the DC Metro. Russell Crowe plays a crusading newspaper writer who also happens to have been friends with Ben Affleck's character from school. The movie sounded much better on paper than it was in reality. I actually fell asleep for a good portion of the second half of this movie. I give State of Play a C-.

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_and_Norah%27s_Infinite_Playlist

I watched the film on the computer from Netflix's instant queue last weekend. It is a romantic comedy about an evening in the lifes of a group of teenagers. Michael Cera is the same laidback quirky teenager he always plays. The movie starts out good, but fizzles midway thru. It was only an hour and half film, but seemed longer. I recently watched a similar movie that I have not yet reviewed that was much better. I give Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist a C-.