Here's two smaller films worth seeing. The first is 'King of California' starring Michael Douglas and Evan Rachel Wood. This offbeat comedy lets Douglas have sly fun as a bi-polar father who convinces his long-suffering daughter that there's a lost Spanish treasure buried under what's now a Costco store. Seeing Douglas with a beard & longish hair reminded me of Don Quixote pursuing his Impossible Dream, an appropriate comparison. He does a marvelous job as this obsessed hunter on an improbable quest and has earned well-deserved good reviews. Is there really a treasure? I won't tell you but you can watch the trailer here:
The second one is based on a best seller. Watch the self-explanatory trailer here:
Don't dismiss this as another chick flick. There's enough laughs to satisfy everyone and the ending will make you feel good. You don't need to have read Jane Austen's novels since they are explained during the story. Somehow during my college years as an English major, I wasn't required to read any although I've seen some good movies made from them. And what a marvelous cast in a highly enjoyable movie. The big surprise here is Emily Blount playing a mousy teacher. She was so good as Anne Hathaway's co-worker.in 'The Devil Wears Prada' What a complete transformation; my wife & I couldn't believe it was the same actress.
Good smaller films deserve seeing as well as big commercial blockbusters that I also promote. You can always wait for the DVD but there's nothing like seeing a movie on the big screen. I don't care how good is your home theater system; it's not the same experience.
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