The Men Who Stare At Goats

Apparently "more of this than you might expect" is based on a true story. It didn't seem to be sure what it wanted to be -- quirkily sincere but off-centre? Tongue-in-cheek wink to the audience? And did they write all the jedi master references before or after they cast Ewan MacGregor to say the lines, and once he was cast did they not care that stretching out such dialogue would pull the audience out of the story every time? Verdict: Movie Rental if You Must

The Fourth Kind

Spooooky ... there was much apres-show discussion regarding the veracity of claims surrounding this movie. My decidely jaded companions were unmoved by any suggestion of sincerity within its running time. True? Hoax? I enjoyed the scare. Verdict: Movie Rental

Paranormal Activity

This is either the worst acted, the worst improvised, or the worst written movie I have ever seen -- I'm not sure which, and ultimately don't care. The night-time spooky bits are spooky ... the rest is so painful to experience I don't even have the words. Rating: Run! Run Like The Wind!

Brothers

I had high hopes for a real moving and emotional story here. I felt like they approached all the right notes, but didn't really throw caution to the wind to actually touch them. Left with a sense of being shown potential emotion without being allowed to experience any of it. Rating: Movie Rental if You Must