movie review
My Movie Review: The Family that Preys
Submitted by chasedreams on Sun, 09/28/2008 - 3:55pm.
So I checked out the new Tyler Perry movie, The Family that Preys, with some friends last week. It stars Sanaa Lathan (Love & Basketball, Out of Time)
famthatpreys as a newlywed and new accountant in a successful construction company owned by Oscar-winning actress Kathy Bates (Misery, Waterboy) and run by her son Cole Hauser (Higher Learning, Good Will Hunting, 2 Fast 2 Furious).
I knew this movie had to be good considering the star-studded cast which also includes Alfre Woodard (Desperate Housewives, Something New) as Sanaa's mother, Robin [where the heck has she been] Givens (Boomerang, The Women of Brewster Place), and the absolutely scene-stealing Tariji P. Henson (Talk to Me, Baby Boy) who plays Sanaa's sister. The movie starts out with Andrea (played by Sanaa) getting married in her mom's friend's mansion (played by Kathy Bates). Despite Sanaa being apprehensive about accepting handouts from the notoriously rich Cartwright family, she doesn't seem to mind accepting a job at their company. Shoot to a couple years later...and the drama begins.
Sex in the City premiere
Submitted by chasedreams on Mon, 06/02/2008 - 6:32pm.
So I went to check out the long awaited Sex in the City movie on Friday. And I must say it REALLY lived up to the hype. I wasn't really impressed with the previews I had seen on TV. I had been a fan of the show of course but I thought - 'they waited this long to make the movie?'. But I LOVED it. I mean, it just picked up right where it left off with the last season. I was stuck to the screen the whole time. It was just as sexy, funny, and witty as the show.
The movie actually had some interesting and mature views on life, love, and marriage -- if you paid attention. I would recommend it for anyone whose about to get married or who is already married.
Also, I have to mention the environment I was in. Mind you, I live in Ohio of course. But going to this movie felt like you were in a L.A. movie premiere. There was nothing but a bunch of young women dressed in high fashion clothes wishing they were Carrie Bradshaw. It was hilarious. You would've thought we were in a club in L.A. or New York. But I couldn't hate. Everyone was looking good and doing their thang. There's nothing wrong with that. I'm guessing this will probably be the best movie I see also summer. Movies have been so disappointing these days.
