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Tagline: A love story. More or less.

Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway, Topher Grace, Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Jamie Foxx, Eric Dane, Bradley Cooper, Julia Roberts, Taylor Lautner, Queen Latifah, Carter Jenkins, Emma Roberts, Taylor Swift, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Bryce Robinson

Summary: A series of interconnected stories about relationships, romance, and love on Valentine’s Day

5 Words/Phrases: Cute; decent intertwining of each story; nice depth to the dynamics between Reed (Ashton Kutcher) and Julia (Jennifer Garner); fell flat in some areas; lacked that special “something” every good movie has

Most Impressed By: The fact that I was able to keep track of all the stories between the characters (there were quite a few!)

Least Impressed By: The lack of a “wow” factor I was hoping this movie would have

Comments: Love Actually > Valentine’s Day

Overall Rating: 6.5/10

Tagline: You’ve got a very important date.

Starring: Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover

Summary: Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical Wonderland of her childhood to be reunited with her old friends such as the Mad Hatter and learns of her destiny to end the Red Queen’s reign of terror throughout the land

5 Words/Phrases: Fantastic interpretation by Tim Burton of Wonderland; good adaptation of both Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass; beautiful sets and costumes; excellent use of CGI/3D technology; lovely cast performance

Most Impressed By: Helena Bonham Carter’s interpretation of the Red Queen, as she was phenomenally despotic

Least Impressed By: …nothing!

Comments: Even though most people that have seen this movie dislike it, I absolutely loved it!

Overall Rating: 10/10

Tagline: Be Italian.

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson

Summary: Famous film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) struggles to find inspiration for his latest movie project while juggling dramatic relationships with his wife (Marion Cotillard), mistress (Penelope Cruz), muse (Nicole Kidman), agent (Judi Dench), and mother (Sophia Loren)

5 Words/Phrases: Visually stunning; beautiful song and dance numbers; stunning, scene-stealing performance by Marion Cotillard as Luisa Contini; somewhat disjointed between scenes; some of the female roles were underused/did not mesh well with the rest of the story

Most Impressed By: Marion Cotillard was by far and away the greatest thing in the movie – her performance was powerful yet understated

Least Impressed By: How ill-fitting Guido’s muse Claudia (Nicole Kidman) and the American reporter Stephanie (Kate Hudson) were with the overall dynamics of the cast

Comments: I really loved the soundtrack of this film

Overall Rating: 7.5/10