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In My Humble Opinion
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Updated November 3

Jackie's Movie Review Archive


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Score Definitions
TITLE SCORE(1-10) RATING
Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

5

PG-Rude humor

Repetitious plot won’t hold the interest of adults but kids will love it
Armored

6

PG-13-Violence & Profanity

A heist movie that delivers more action and suspense than you would expect
Avatar

10

PG-13-Violence & Profanity

Movie of the year & possibly of the decade; this is groundbreaking moviemaking
The Blind Side

8

PG-13-Mild Violence & Profanity

Bullock shows her acting skills in this uplifting film that entertains all
The Box

7

PG-13-Profanity & Violence

Just eerie enough to remind you of “The Twilight Zone” and that’s a good thing
Brothers

9

R-Violence & Profanity

A war movie, brilliantly directed & beautifully acted, that hits home
The Damned United

7

R-Profanity

Sheen is amazing as a soccer/football manager/coach in England with a huge ego
Did You Hear About The Morgans?

5

PG-13-Profanity & Mild Violence

Grant/Parker have chemistry but this is basically a TV movie on the big screen
Disney's A Christmas Carol

5

PG-Violence

Too dark for little kids and too dull for adults; the 3-D helps but not enough

Everybody's Fine

5

PG-13-Profanity & Adult Situations

De Niro’s acting is fine, but everything else is second rate
The Fantastic Mr. Fox

3

PG-Mild Profanity & Violence

Another clunker from Clooney and this time it is only his voice on screen

Invictus

8

PG-13-Mild Profanity & Rugby Violence

Freeman and Damon soar in this tightly directed Clint Eastwood film

It's Complicated

5

R-Profanity, Sexual Situations & Brief Nudity

With Streep/Baldwin/Martin heading the cast it ought to be funnier than it is

New Moon (The Twilight Saga)

5

PG-13-Profanity & Violence

Perfect for pre-teen and early teen girls but not much appeal for others
Old Dogs

5

PG-Mild Profanity and Adult Situations

Travolta & Williams are the “old dogs” & there are no new tricks in this movie
Precious: Based On The Novel PUSH By Sapphire

6

R-Profanity & Violence

Brilliant acting by all involved but the movie is bleak & depressing
The Princess & The Frog

6

G

Beautifully made but lacks the emotional & singable songs of other Disney hits
Sherlock Holms

6

PG-13-Profanity & Violence

A different look at the crime solver, not bad but not traditional either
2012

5

PG-13-Violence & Profanity

Pretty awesome special effects but a plot that is dead on arrival
Up In The Air

5

R-Profanity & Sexual Situations

Clooney plays Clooney in a depressing film about people losing their jobs
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