Manic Monday

I was channel surfing this past weekend and I came across the movie Freaky Friday on ABC Family. Not the original with Jodie Foster, but the latest remake with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. I haven't seen the movie in a while so I decided to watch it and I forgot how good that movie is. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan do a really good job. And then it made me sad to see once again how much potential Lindsay Lohan had. She had so much going for her and now she's failed. Miserably. Yes, she's out of jail and in rehab now, but will things ever be the same for her? Britney Spears went from crazy to not too crazy and no one ever looks at her the same. But then again I think about Drew Barrymore and she's just amazing. So it can be done, but which category will Lindsay fall under. Messed up for life or someone who can bounce back and have a normal career and life. It's hard to say. I hope the latter just because her movies are good. I don't think she was in one bad movie until she got crazy. Now she's in some weird movies when people do want to hire her, but her sober movies are good. Mean Girls, Freaky Friday, Parent Trap. Sigh. I guess all we can hope for is a good memory of Lindsay.

Weekend Movie – Whip It

So I saw Whip It this weekend. I heard that it wasn’t doing so hot at the box office, but got amazing reviews so they hoped it would do well by word of mouth. Well, here are the words from my mouth: This movie was awesome. Not only was it a movie about chicks in short dresses on roller skates kicking ass, but it had very good messages.

The movie was also directed by Drew Barrymore and she did a hell of a job. I would see this movie many more times. I hope it does really well from here on out.

The messages in this movie are the feel good messages that make you want to cry tears of happiness, but it’s split up by roller skating awesomeness. Ellen Page plays the teen angst character that has had her life dictated to her and hides the fact that she wants to roller skate instead of be in pageants because she thinks her mom will freak out. Well, you know of course the mom freaks, but then comes to terms with the fact that she can’t change her kid and as long as her kid is happy she can live and be happy as well. Come on, how heart warming is that. I know that underlying story line tends to be cliché, but the way it was presented was just well done.

Ellen Page will continue to be a rising star if she keeps this up. I truly recommend this movie. If you’re planning on seeing it, call me. I will be there.