While May offered a number of fun films, June’s looking a little slim.
I managed to see Iron Man 2 (good, just not as good as the first one), Letters to Juliet (quiet charmer), Prince of Persia (more fun than I expected), and I hope to see Robin Hood this weekend.
So here are the few movies hitting theaters this month that I may go see:
Killers:Starring Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher, Killers opened June 4. The trailers look good: A woman meets the man of her dreams, and he turns out to be a hired killer. I’m having a bit of a problem with Heigl and her attitude toward the world, so I may skip this one. Killers is rated PG-13.
The A-Team:Loosely based on the 1980s television series, the film stars Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharito Copley, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Jessica Biel. If the movie has even half the fun and charm of the series, it should be good. I’m looking forward to this one, to tell you the truth. Partly because I adore Liam Neeson, and Bradley Cooper is a favorite since Alias. Rated PG-13, The A-Team opens June 11. Expect a lot of explosions!
The Karate Kid:Another “remake,” this re-imagined version stars Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith as Mr. Han and student Dre Parker. Again, definitely not the 1984 movie we all remember fondly. Reviewers, however, have given it generally favorable marks, particularly for young Jaden, the son of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, and for Chan. Might be worth the trip to the theater. Rated PG, The Karate Kid opens June 11.
Toy Story 3:The toys are on the move. As Andy goes to college, they are shipped off to a daycare center where, of course, hilarity ensues. Returning voices include Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, John Ratzenberger, Joan Cusack, and new voices of Ned Beatty, Wallace Shawn and Michael Keaton. The third installment in the series is in 3D, so be forewarned, and its running time is only an hour and 20 minutes. Rated G, Toy Story 3 opens June 18.
Jonah Hex:Based on a popular graphic novel, the film stars Josh Brolin as the scarred gunman, Megan Fox as his love interest, and John Malkovich as his nemesis Quentin Turnbull. While many movies created from such source material have fallen flat, this one might be an exception. With Brolin in the lead and a supernatural twist, I might give this one a look. Rated PG-13, Jonah Hex opens June 18.
Knight and Day:I like the trailers for this movie, starring Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise, but I haven’t seen any reviews yet. Cruise portrays a secret agent (or is he) who kidnaps Diaz as a woman caught between unknown forces. As they travel the globe, the pair soon learns that with the confusion surrounding their situation they can only rely on each other. So far unrated, Knight and Day opens June 25.
And that’s all I have for this month, folks. Kinda sad, isn’t it? Are there other movies I need to be seeing? Anything on your must-see list? Let me know: I’m going through movie withdrawal.
See ya at the movies!
