Movie Micro-Reviews: Edition 102

Frozen	78	Excellent music. A “fairy tale” with a modern approach to relationships, love and princesses. Definitely worth owning.
Divergent	71	Sci-fi allows us to examine aspects of humanity very directly. Here: classes and labels. Broadly done, visually interesting, with a few well-considered surprises.
Noah	64	If you’re going to retell a well-known story, decide what points you’re trying to make. Some enjoyable additions (e.g. the Watchers). The effects were great. The acting was good. But if the directors had an ultimate point to make, it got muddled.
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World	57	The world will end in three weeks. What do you do? We see many different and believable answers swirl around Steve Carell’s character as he deals with the void his life has become.  It was OK.
Mud	73	You’re a teenage boy. Your parents are not getting along. You meet a stranger who has given up everything for the love of a woman. Which way do you turn? What do you learn?  Really liked this one.
Avengers	94	Wow!  Such a good comic book movie!  OK, if you had not seen the previous movies, maybe you’d be a little lost.  But, of course, I HAVE seen them, and this movie is a fantastic result. Heroes with big egos fighting each other – because that happens in comics all the time!  Heroes dealing with their personal issues, both as strengths and weaknesses – a Marvel hallmark.  And action-upon-action.  Yet none of it would make the movie great without the humor.  So much humor!  Loved it!