Movie Micro-Reviews: Edition 68

It was Spring Break vacation, so of course, we saw some movies.  And I had a few queued up to micro-review since my last Movie Micro-Review edition.  (Can you believe I've now done 68 of these? [Or more, depending on how you count.])

Public Enemies	49	A little too long.  I didn’t know anything about the John Dillinger story, and it’s no surprise they made him a hero of sorts.  I dunno, just didn’t do much for me.
Greatest (The)	76	Carey Mulligan plays Rose, who is an unexpected addition to the damaged family headed by Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon, in roles that show their acting abilities.  Moving drama.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	94	The best yet.  The young actors have grown, and are equal to the task.  The effects are wonderful – especially the final spell battle.  The review in the blog is here.
Stardust	76	A light fantasy that had plenty of interesting ideas mixed in with the comfortable fairy-tale frame.  De Niro was quite good, but I enjoyed Claire Danes even more.
Flipped	74	It’s so rare to see a story about young people which doesn’t treat adults like idiots.  And yet, as you would expect in a real story about 13-year-olds, it was what they were thinking that really mattered to them.
Fool’s Gold	64	This was a silly, fun action/romantic comedy. Cotton Candy.  See it once if you like treasure hunting and attractive actors.  Oh, but the title – it’s bad.
Despicable Me	68	Different than what I expected, and in this case that was a good thing.  Very cute in many parts.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince	92	Oh, they did this well.  Plenty of humor and teen angst, but not too much.  Plenty of darkness, but not too much.  The young actors are growing well.  Harry on Felix – precious!  Hermione crying – very believable.  Ron lovedumb – so silly! The only problem was the way the ending was handled, which was not as dramatic as the story deserved.
The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice	62	A little better than the first one, because of Stana Katic, and because the main character was not quite so over-stereotyped.
Town (The)	77	Some movies are good enough to get you past the fact that their protagonist is a criminal.  This one was.  But it’s not a feel-good caper movie. Well done, Ben Affleck.  A nice surprise – Blake Lively is almost unrecognizable as an addict friend of Affleck’s. Nice job casting and acting, everyone.
Jesus Christ Superstar	91	What can I say.  Excellent music.  Great setting.  I always want to see it during Lent, and it never disappoints.