Willie's Latest Reviews

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  The Green Zone

  3 Waffles (Out of 4) - Don't worry. Despite having the word "Green" in the title, Matt Damon is not some eco-warrior trying to destroy an evil polluter, save the dolphins or attempting to take down Toyota (they seem to be doing that all on their own). It's a war movie, so stuff is going to blow... more

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  She's Out Of My League

  3 Waffles (Out of 4) - It's funny, and kinda sweet, but they shouldn't classify it as comedy. It's sci-fi/fantasy. more

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  Remember Me

  2 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - The ending is one you will either love or hate, so put me in the hate category. I hate the ending. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it with the passion of 1000 burning suns. I hate it more than Kim Basinger hates Alec Baldwin. I hate it more than... more

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  Brooklyn's Finest

  2 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - In the 1970's, 80's and 90's, New York City and Brooklyn were portrayed in movies as dens of iniquity where evil (and rats) lurked in the shadows of every alley. That's why we believed each case on Cagney and Lacey, NYPD Blue and Law & Order could really happen (and often... more

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  Alice in Wonderland

  2 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - Poor Tim Burton. When his name gets attached to a film, the expectations and the hype explode beyond the stratosphere, and you can't live up to it every time (kind of like having a date with Megan Fox and finding out she's a nice girl who needs to be home by 11 PM). more

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  The Crazies

  3 Waffles (Out of 4) - You know how much I hate nepotism and would rather mock the rich and the famous than laud them or even give them the faintest of praise. However, I can't deny the obvious (and it is killing me to my core). The spawn of Michael Eisner can direct. He must have made a second... more

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  Cop Out

  1 Waffle (Out of 4) - It's like Beverly Hills Cop meets Die Hard, except we like those movies. more

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  Shutter Island

  3 Waffles (Out of 4) - This is the movie where Leonardo DiCaprio proves he is committed to recycling. After practicing, studying and spending all of that money on lessons to speak with a Southie Boston accent in The Departed, he brings it back for Shutter Island! more

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  Valentine's Day

  1 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - Call it the romantic in me, or label me a sap, but I didn't hate it. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it. more

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  Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief

  1 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - The people behind Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief are trying to follow the Harry Potter formula to make some box office magic (even bringing in the director of the first 2 Harry Potter movies), but this film is not even as exciting as a rabbit being pulled... more

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  From Paris With Love

  1 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - From Paris With Love is a movie that shows you better have good writing if you want to be a traditional action thriller. Otherwise, just blow stuff up with a vengeance and let people enjoy the ride. more

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  Dear John

  ½ Waffle (Out of 4) - Dear John is a movie that shows you how shallow people have become in 2010. This isn't a movie about a man and woman falling in passionate, life-changing, mesmerizing and everlasting love. It's a movie about a great set of abs falling in lust with a great pair of ... legs. more

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  When in Rome

  1 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - Stop me if you have heard this one before (and, you have). Kristen Bell stars as Beth - a hot young blonde in New York City who works so hard, she doesn't take time for love. Suddenly, while preparing for the most important art show she will ever put on for her employer,... more

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  Edge of Darkness

  2 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - Forget about Dirty Harry or Chuck Norris being your go-to tough guys when the audience wants to see some slime ball agents of evil get blown away with a vengeance. Mel "The Australian Madman" Gibson is ready to kick some booty. Do you feel lucky, mate? Do ya? more

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  Extraordinary Measures

  2 ½ Waffles (Out of 4) - If you see the ads for Extraordinary Measures, you quickly realize the marketing team isn't sure what they have and they don't trust the product they must sell. Sometimes, I see ads that make Extraordinary Measures seem like a potboiler of a thriller where two guys go... more