Winter's Bone (2010)

Ebert, I guess called this the thriller of the year, it's far from that. I will say it does possess a pretty good story and in saying that, I didn't think it was that thrilling. The movie is about Ree (Jennifer Lawrence) a 17 year old girl who because of her mother's sickness is forced to take care of her younger siblings in Missouri. The sheriff comes to the door and tells Ree that they are looking for her father and that her father placed a bond on the house. So, now Ree is on the hunt to find her father and she discovers an ugly truth about her father's where abouts. The movie almost seems mafia like, the way most of her the neighbors around her act. It's not a bad movie, butto me it doesn't fit the bill completely.  I give the movie a B- only because Jennifer's acting is absolutely superb and they really found some weird looking people that fit the bill of hicks in Missouri.Talent scouts and casting agents really do a good job finding people to pay certain roles and they achieved that in this film. So a big salute from me to the unsung heroes of these films.

True Grit (2010)

First off, I should start this by saying that if your expecting 3:10 To Yuma or Tombstone, then your sadly mistaken. However, I really believed that this was an excellent story and the real question is would I see it again? In the theater, I wouldn't go again, but I probably would see it again on DVD eventually. The movie stars newcomer Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross, a little girl whose father has been killed and she wants revenge. So,she hires an old drunkard Marshall named Rooster Cogburn (played by the excellent Jeff Bridges) and runs into a Texas Marshall named Laboeuf (played by Matt Damon) who also wants to catch the man who shot Mattie's father for a different reason. Together, these three embark on adventure they'll never forget. The movie also stars Josh Brolin (No Country For Old Men) as Tom Chaney, Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan) as Ned Pepper, and a full cast of interesting characters. I give the movie an A-

Tron: Legacy 3D (2010)

First, I want to start by saying that I loved the film, but there's always a catch to every review that I make. The little disclaimer at the beginning of the film that stated that most of the movie was shot in 2D with some 3D. Thank God, My nephew had a military ID so I was able to see the movie for the price of a regular ticket. So, whether the movie was in full 3D or not it was still worth the money. I saw a lot of reviews stating that you had to have seen Tron in order to understand this one and that's just a bunch of nonsense because the story is simple enough. The boy's father disappears for a long time, the boy grows a resentment towards the dad's company until his fathers partner and best friend discovers that he received a page from his dad, the kid goes to investigate and gets sucked into the world his father is in. Not too hard to understand! Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) is trying to perfect the world and thinks he discovered what might do it until Clu (played by the CG version of the young Jeff Bridges)thinks he has been betrayed and the battle ensues between them in what we are guessing is the 20 years that Sam (Garrett Hedlund) hasn't seen his dad. Sam gets sucked into this world he thought his dad had made up. Now Sam has to try and stay alive in the game and try to save to himself and his dad at the same time. He also has to save what Kevin feels is the cure for earth, a isotope played by the sexy Olivia Wilde (House, Year One). The movie also stars Michael Sheen (Underworld), Beau Garrett (Turistas), Bruce Boxleitner (Tron 82), Anis Cheufra (Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun Li) as Rinzler, and James Frain (The Count Of Monte Cristo). I give the movie an A. Bravo!!!