The Hunt: Movie Review

One bad deed, many questionable decisions and never-ending consequences.

The Hunt begins with a hunt, in the woods, for their latest animal prey. The hunt continues when one five-year-old girl, Klara, decides to tell the school’s director that her Kindergarten teacher, Lucas (Mads Mikkelsen), made inappropriate advances on her. He did no such thing, but thus begins the hunt of a lonely man’s innocence and second-guessing on everyone's part.		2012 Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg Screenplay by: Tobias Lindholm and Thomas Vinterberg Starring: Mads Mikkelsen

We're the Millers: Movie Review

The fake family brings many laughs, the other elements bring a few groans.

“We’re the Millers” is a stoner comedy, except better than that because it’s written as a family comedy, well, inappropriate family comedy. The additional genre adds a much needed structure to the film and increases the comedy. This is one funny movie. All of the main and supporting actors keep bringing the jokes so you can over-look the ridiculous plot.		2013 Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber Screenplay by: Bob Fisher, Steve Faber, Sean Anders and John Morris Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston

The Way Way Back: Movie Review

Actors deliver the comedy in an otherwise dysfunctional family drama.

“The Way Way Back” is a coming-of-age / dysfunctional family dramedy about Duncan (Liam James) trying to find his way to adulthood. He has a lost mother, her intentionally (but disguising as unintentionally) mean new boyfriend, and his over-sexed daughter. And all the summer brings is an inappropriately over-sexed neighbour and her precocious daughter. But none of them make it easy on him. Duncan just wants to get through adolescence and find a place he belongs. Regular readers will know that I find dysfunctional family dramedies tiring and this one doesn’t start out much better.		2013 Directed by: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Screenplay by: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Starring: Liam James, Steve Carell, Toni Collette and Sam Rockwell