Movie Recommendations

Because Paula took the day off today, we had the opportunity to do something we haven't in a while. We had a Friday night date. 

With the whole area caught up in watching the NCAA tournament match up between Kentucky and Louisville tonight, we figured there wouldn't be much of a crowd at the movie theater. 

We went to see "Non-Stop" a film that's been around for a month. Liam Nesson is the star and Julianne Moore co-stars. He plays a flawed U.S. Air Marshall on a non-stop trans-Atlantic flight to London, being blackmailed by an anonymous terrorist who is murdering passengers every twenty minutes. 

The plot has so many twists and turns that it gets rather "messy" around the start of the 3rd act. It's a bit confusing because so many "dots" are presented that it's hard to connect them. 

Nesson's and Moore's, characters have enough depth that you don't mind the fact that the others are generic and not very threatening. 

But in spite of all of that the movie is a "roller coaster ride" of excitement. The isolation and vulnerability that comes with air travel is the driving force behind it's intensity. 

If you can go see this "popcorn movie" in the theater. It's a lot of fun. But if you don't get the chance, the blu-ray will make a great rental. 

Speaking of a great rental... Last Saturday night Paula and I rented the 2013 movie, "You're Next."  This is a "home invasion/slasher type film that's a bit graphic and not for those who can't handle such content. 

For those who enjoy these types of movies, "You're Next" is a twisted and unique offering. The "fly in the ointment" aspect makes it extremely entertaining. 

Now there are a lot of major releases out in the theaters and on home video right now. If you have seen the ones you are interested in seeing you may want to see them first.    

But "Non-Stop" and "You're Next" are my two "low profile" offerings that I think you may enjoy.