Footballers' Lives: Review for "Leatherheads"

Set in prohebition era 1925, Leatherheads stars two of the biggest stars in Hollywood: Renee Zellweger and George Clooney. It also stars John Krasinski, whom you may know from NBC's The Office. Clooney plays a pro football player, Dodge Connelly, during an age where pro football had no rules and almost no audience. the public's eye was on war hero/boy wonder Carter Rutherford, who, it is said, single handedly made a troop of German soldiers surrender. He happens to be a star at his college. He's handsome, a college football player, and a war hero (nicknamed "Bullet"). But Chicago Tribune writer Lexie Littleton (Renee Zellweger) and her superiors suspect that this guy isn't all he's made out to be. Dodge, meanwhile, wants to set up a brand new team. He thinks hiring Carter will bring money and people to his games.Under the public's scrutiny is hard for a kid that young. He fesses up to Lexie one night and she writes all about it. It becomes a big scandal and Carter vehently denies the allegation. Clooney and Zellweger trade funny repartee. At the end, there are rules in football, much the Dodge's dismay. Enjoyable, though not perfect, film. Sports fans will enjoy. The script was written by two writers from Sports Illustrated. Kransinski does much better off in his second film than his first, the turkey called License to Wed.
Grade: B

It's Just Buzz: Review for "Bee Movie"

I'm very sorry to say this, all you Seinfeld fans, but Jerry Seinfelds voice is boring. And it is this which caused me to dislike the filme Bee Movie. Okay, fine, I didn't dislike it, I just thought it could be btter. Barry Benson (Seinfeld) is a happy bee getting to get a job in his enourmous hive. He is shocked to find out that when you take a job, you keep it for the rest of your lie, with no days off. He decides o go out into the world to find new things. He then meets Renee Zellweger's waxy looking character, Venessa, a happy-go-lucky florist and defender of all God's creatures. Barry becomes smitten with her and they embark on tthe most awkward "relationship" ever. When he sees that Ray Liotta has his own honey company, Barry sues the "human race" for stealing their honey. What follows are several puns and guest witnesses (including Sting, being interrrogated by a bee on the use of his stage name). It is an odd premise for a film which seems too self concious, as if it's trying to make as many corny puns as possible while maintaining a script. The hypocritical part, in which Barry wins the case and the bees do nothing, thus making the flowers in the world wilt and die, is rather stupid. It seems the whole film was wasted on the case against the humans, while only in the last few minutes, Barry realises his folly. The film is cute enough, but the constant use of "b" and "bee" is irksome to the max.

Grade: (you guessed it) B