the moving picture shows

hello, there - it's been a while.
not much. how 'bout you?

last night we went to see marley & me, and of course, it was a sob-fest. my old man, mini-me, and junior were all crying. i held it together for the most part, but that is b/c i have a heart of stone. bwah! it's a good movie. not like the greatest movie ever, but a good, solid movie. jennifer aniston is really a great actress - she keeps it real, whether it's happiness, joy, contentment, exasperation, impatience, anger. any emotion, you feel it with her. owen wilson's good, too... really good, but sometimes his accent gets in the way. the low point in terms of acting was the kids. jeezumpete, they could not deliver a single line in a realistic fashion. it consistently felt like they were reading off cards & crying on cue. i cannot believe they could not find some child actors who can act. their performances were a distraction for me. of course, the dog was the center of the action, but the story was about two people making a life together, the passage of time, the everyday decisions & struggles we all go through trying to make a go of it as a couple. it was a good, solid movie. one important point about this movie is that it is not a movie for kids. there are parts that are funny and would make kids laugh, but overall, it's not really what you'd call a funny movie, and it's definitely not for kids.

when we got home, we happened to catch jerry macguire from nearly the very beginning. my old man & i had never seen it, and mini-me had never seen the whole thing. i didn't realize that it is more a love story than a business story. and, it's not only a love story between two people, but it's a story about love, about loving, about how to open up & feel love. it's about building a life & a family, but not an examination of the entire saga, like marley & me - just an examination of one particular couple getting started building a life & a family. another good, solid movie. cuba gooding's performance was super, and of course, he won the oscar for that, but the kid that played renée zelwiger's son was superior. just absolutely darling and right on target with how kids actually behave. and, one of the nicest things about the whole movie was that renée's eyes were open. not sure what is going on with her squintyness these days. perhaps she needs spectacles. anyhootle - jerry macguire = good movie.

that's all i have for now. if anything else comes up, you'll be the first to know.