Tagline: No toy gets left behind.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty

Summary: As Andy prepares to leave for college, Woody, Buzz and the rest of the gang find themselves in a daycare with a slew of new toys and have to put together a wild scheme to get back home before Andy leaves

5 Words/Phrases: Fantastic animation; witty dialogue; good depth to characters, both new and old; littered with nifty Easter eggs; thoroughly excellent movie

Most Impressed By: The characters of Barbie and Ken seriously had me LOL for most of the time they were on screen!

Least Impressed By: …nothing!

Comments: Gosh, I bawled like a baby at the end of the film :’(

Overall Rating: 10/10

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Tagline: What if you had a second chance to find true love?

Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Egan, Gael Garcia Bernal

Summary: Sophie (Amanda Seyfriend) volunteers to answer one of the many letters written to the fictional Juliet Capulet in Verona, Italy and journeys with Claire (Vanessa Redgrave) and Charlie (Christopher Egan) on a quest to reunite Claire with her first love

5 Words/Phrases: Absolutely beautiful setting; surprisingly more thoughtful than the typical predictable love story; Gael Garcia Bernal was great as Sophie’s distracted fiance; unexpected level of depth to the characters; really well done movie overall

Most Impressed By: Amanda Seyfried, she’s fast becoming one of my favorite actresses

Least Impressed By: …nothing!

Comments: The first thing I wanted to do once the credits began to roll was book a flight to Italy!

Overall Rating: 9/10

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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

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