Stephanie Leary

Writer, WordPress consultant, recent MLIS grad

Superquick movie reviews

Sky Captain: Pretty. Wait, isn’t that a gaping plot ho—ooh, shiny. Whee!

Mean Girls: Kind of like Heathers, only not.

13 Going on 30: Awwwww.

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  1. Confession time: My 10-year-old niece made me watch 13 Going on 30 last week and I cried at the end.

    Looking forward to the shiny wheees of Sky Captain.

    —robin (just discovered your live journal feed and added you to my friends list!)

  2. isn’t it nice that Jennifer Garner can kick ass and still make a cutesy movie? ha! I thought it was cute, got it for Meg but apparently it was over her head because she went to play in her room after the first ten minutes and I found myself sitting there watching the whole thing.

  3. 1) Sky Captain – Yea, very much an eye candy movie. However, it did nothing to pull me into the story. I knew what to expect going into it, and it was exactly that, just didn’t do anything for me.

    2) Mean Girls – Loved this one. Tina Fey and Tim Meadows were great. “That’s why her hair is so big, it’s full of secrets.”

    3) 13 Going on 30 – Better then I expected. Jennifer Garner plays a 13 year old amazingly well.

  4. I had a nearly identical opinion of Sky Captain. Mean Girls was good, but the middle section was painful to watch. I’m avoiding 13 Going on 30. I did watch Ladykillers last night, though, and I’m very glad all I spent on it was two hours of my life. Bleh.

  5. I loved 13 Going on 30. I may have cried a little at the end too. Even SCott liked that movie, and for him to giggle through a chick flick is something. ;) I still want to see Mean Girls.

  6. You know me, I can’t abide a plot hole no matter how many shiny things appear on screen. Given a choice I’d prefer not only to see the strings but also the sticks the strings are tied to if I could get a tightly woven plot.