The Other Guys (2010)

The first half-hour is so RIDICULOUSLY hilarious. But then it gets weird. I mean super weird-weird. I'm not even sure of the vibe it was going for. Bums having "screw parties" in a Prius? A running joke about event ticket bribes? The police captain moonlighting at a Bed Bath & Beyond?

I'm not saying that there weren't jokes to be had even in the midst of the weirdness, but it felt more like a series of skits than a cohesive story.

C+

Red Road (2007)

I'm embarrassed to admit that the Scottish accents were so hard to decipher at times that there were entire scenes that left me baffled.

Still, it's an involving movie concerning a woman who's employed to scan cctv for signs of criminal activity and who inserts herself into the life of one of the people she sees. The story unfolds slowly and effectively; we spend quite a bit of time in the dark as to her motives. It's probably not quite as cathartic as it was intended to be, but it was still pretty dang good.

B+

Megamind (2010)

This hit everything *just right* for me. I found Megamind, the character, to be so incredibly endearing -- I just loved him. I laughed quite a bit early on and had great affection for the entire production by the end. His childhood flashback even made me tear up a little. It's that kind of wonderful.

I seriously cannot believe that the inept How to Train Your Dragon was given a best animated picture nod while Megamind was ignored. That makes me mel-AHN-cully (start @ about 1:06 below).

A-