A Few More to Add

16 Blocks - three stars
Solid, but I think my expectations were too high. I will see almost anything with Bruce Willis in it, but there is something that lacks for me when he plays a "aging burnt-out cop" - although he was good. Mos Def was good, although the way the character speaks was pretty annoying to me. David Morse as Bruce's ex-partner - solid also. Good movie, and it went pretty quickly. There is an alternate ending, which according to the director, was the original ending before it was switched with what is the actual ending. To me, the ending that's in the movie is the better one, especially with the song over the closing credits.

The Devil Wears Prada - three stars
How can Meryl Streep not be great? Well, she is, again. Anne Hathaway is good, as is Stanley Tucci. The plot flows pretty well, and the story is pretty light with some good and funny moments. It's a chick-flick, but not a sappy romance-type - definitely watchable, and I didn't feel my masculinity seeping away by the minute.

The Marine - two and a half stars
A decent way of passing the time, but the movie was corny and predictable. John Cena certainly isn't horrible in his first movie, but I don't know if he has the same potential as The Rock - maybe if they can get past the WWE-produced corn. Robert Patrick has the moment of the movie, reacting to a comment about the Terminator. Everything in the movie is pretty cliche, over-the-top, and it's easy to figure out what will happen, but overall, it was ok.

The Guardian - three stars
I've been jonesing for a good Costner movie. He and Ashton Kutcher do well in this one, about a salty, legendary USCG rescue swimmer coming out of the fleet (because of a disasterous rescue where he lost his crew) to teach at the A school, and Kutcher plays a cocky, well-reputed relay swimmer with baggage of his own. The movie sticks to the "old vet/young rookie" playbook, but is pretty decent anyway.

Invincible - three and a half stars
Good movie done well, sort of in the same was as The Rookie with Dennis Quaid. Marky Mark plays a 30 year-old bartender, down on his luck, who tries out and makes the Philadelphia Eagles. The story is a good one in a feel-good sort of way. The soundtrack, if you're into classic rock from the seventies, is FANTASTIC. I would have liked to have seen more in-game football shots, but nonetheless, the movie is enjoyable.

Two in the queue: Little Miss Sunshine and Fearless.