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Movie Review: DOUBT

Allie:



An interesting look at truth. It's hard to know what is true these days - with so many people saying so many things. I loved the costumes in this movie and especially loved Amy Adams, she plays this kind of character perfectly. It's not a must in the theatre for me - but definitely rent it.

Bradley:

Hoffman, Streep and Adams give excellent performances in this brilliant argument over religion and truth. Each phrase carefully crafted, each word precisely calculated, this story provides just enough information in stages for the viewer to form gut instincts about each character, and then adds something new to cause you to doubt them. This film doesn't have the typical ending that is wrapped up in a pretty bow, and that's the point. It's an experience in doubt itself, and causes you to ask yourself some interesting questions long after the credits have scrolled, which is the best kind of movie.

Movie Review: MILK

Allie:



I really liked this movie! Out of all the movies we saw this holiday I was especially touched by the true stories. {I didn't know anything about Harvey Milk before I walked into this movie} I also loved seeing all the familiar places in San Francisco. Sean Penn and James Franco were SO good - there really are and have been some amazing people in this world - and by all accounts Harvey Milk was one of them.

Bradley:

Possibly the best film as well as best actor performance this year. Its wonderfully shot with an aged, grainy feel and often mingled with actual footage, that gives it a documentary like truthfulness. Penn is brilliant, capturing Harvey's strengths as well as his flaws, which brings to life his admirable humanity and ideals. It has a great unifying message, which makes it even more worth seeing

Movie Review: GRAN TORINO

Allie:



Lame, Lame, Lame, Lame. {No offense to Clint Eastwood who I really like} The thing is, I can only see so many movies where Clint plays an old, cranky man only to find out in the end that he really does have a heart - seriously- no big surprise...he turns out to be the hero.

Bradley:

I've seen student films better than this. This is the crappiest crap that ever crapped. Horrible acting, ridiculous writing - calling it cliché would be falsely elevating to average crappy movies. Clint, what happened?

Movie Review: THE READER

Allie:



Love Kate Winslet!!! As always, she was brilliant in this movie. This is such an amazing story {not your typical WWII story line} I loved the way the story was seen through so many eyes in so many different stages of the characters lives. You will not be disappointed- trust me, go see this movie!

Bradley:

Great performances, acting and writing. Unpredictable, tragic, thought provoking. I really enjoyed this movie and how it puts pride on trial.

Wearing Daddys Shoes

Our little Lucy lady

Taylor's new favorite place to play... Lucy least favorite place for Taylor to play

Taylor laughs the entire time she is in there... and yes she crawls in and shuts the door herself

Salt Lake Happenings

Last week Taylor, Dusty and I went to Salt Lake. Dusty had a full week of work and meetings. Taylor and I spent out time playing with Grammie, Papa and Auntie Caitlin.

Birds Eye View

Have you seen these pictures? AMAZING. A birds eye view of the inauguration. No, those are not ants they are the thousands of people entering the capital to see President Obama.

Monterey {and other things}

This weekend Brad & I took off for a little getaway in Monterey. Neither one of us had been there before and we both LOVED it! We had a great time we went sea kayaking, to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and ate some really yummy sea food. {next time we have visitors we are going to Monterey for sure!}

The first thing we did was sea kayaking - we went all over the bay and out on the cost.

Brad was the captain - as you can see from his pose.
The water was SO clear and beautiful we could see everything - TONS of giant jelly fish and swimming seals {they were so cute playing with each other} you could see them right under our kayak.

plus...we saw tons of sea otters {they were the cutest - we made friends with this one}

If you live in the bay area and you haven't been to the aquarium you must go - SO cool!
we saw a giant octopus - really gross actually

and tons of jelly fish

plus they have a ten story tall kelp forest full of all kinds of cool things like schooling fish, sharks and bat rays.

Last weekend we took a little hike on Mt. Tam. {the steep ravine trail: an 8 mile loop on Mt. Tam all the way to Stinson Beach}

So steep - it even had stairs!

Holiday Movie Review: REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Allie:

So sad! I told my boss I that Brad and I were on our way to see this movie and she said, I quote..."why in the world would you take your boyfriend to a movie about how terrible your life becomes after marriage? Big Mistake!" Well, she wasn't too far off the mark - while the performances in this movie were amazing - the story is heartbreaking. I was just SO sad for both of them. {but so happy I saw it}

Bradley:

Man, we're on a tragedy streak of movies, but you shouldn't miss this one. This film is extraordinarily ordinary - The writing and performances are so real, you can't help but connect with them; your heart goes out to them even more. Don't miss this one.

a little behind....

So we have been on a serious movie blitz - we've seen about 10 movies in the last week. Reviews are on the way...I promise!!