Boogie Woogie

The bad news is that this movie is full of self-serving, egotistical, London art snobs. They lie cheat and steal. The good news is that they appear to only prey on each other. They other good news is that there actually IS a story. You just have to wait for it.

The other good news is that there are some great names and wonderful performances. There is also a very disturbing scene involving a removed body part that has little or nothing to do with the story.

Gillian Anderson, Heather Graham, Amanda Seyfried, and Gemma Atkinson lead a strong stunning female ensemble. Danny and Jack Huston, Stellan Skarsgård, Simon McBurney, Alan Cumming, and the legendary Christopher Lee all give the male gender a bad bad name. Very bad name.

The story, as such, is about a fictional painting that everyone appears to want. The story ends with as many questions as it poses. What really happened to the painting? Where did the money go? And where did it come from? Oh, and why do some characters appear to have different names depending on the scene. I clearly didn't have the score card to keep track.

Watch this if you are really really really into art, hard-R for sexual content movies, and vague story lines.

I Love You to Death

When she finds out the extent of his philandering, Tracey Ullman decides to kill her pizza shop owner husband Kevin Kline. The problem is he won't die. Even a couple of amateur hit men fail to get it done.

Don't you hate when that happens?

Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda, The January Man, and De-Lovely) and Tracey Ullman (what hasn't she done) lead a very strong, very funny cast of recognizable faces. Joan Plowright (101 Dalmatians, Last Action Hero, and Dennis the Menace) stars as the scheming mother in law who attempts to poison Kline with her meat ball sauce. What married guy can't relate to that?

The late great River Phoenix (Sneakers, Indiana Jones Last Crusade, and Stand By Me) and Keanu Reeves (same character he has played in everything from Parenthood to Point Break when he got stoic all of a sudden) show up as determined, but luckless hit men. I have to admit being able to relate somewhat to these two guys. Some days are like that. Their dialogue is actually very very good.

Several other familiar faces and a very fast-paced script make this movie a fun story to watch, regardless of whom you are rooting for. Yes, this is a "guys=bad girls=good" movie, but not to the Thelma and Louise extent.

Watch this movie with someone who will still like you afterwards.