Weekly Roundup - Opening 11/26

The weekly roundup comes early this week thanks to all the movies opening up on Thanksgiving Thursday instead of Friday night. Picking a movie to recommend isn't too hard this week, considering that there's a highly-hyped but falling-short epic (Australia), a sure fire Oscar contender (Milk), a generic crapfest Christmas movie (Four Christmases), and an unoriginal trashtastic action sequel (Transporter 3).

Weekend Suggestion:

Milk is the choice of the week. It's been getting rave reviews and will be a sure bet around Oscar time, so go see it.

Australia

Movie Info

Directed by: Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!, Rome + Juliet)
Written by: Baz Luhrmann, Stuart Beattie, Ronald Harwood, Richard Flanagan (screenplay)
Starring: Nicole Kidman (Eyes Wide Shut, Cold Mountain), Hugh Jackman (X-men, The Prestige)
Genre: Drama/Action/Romance/Adventure/War/Epic
MPAA Rating: PG-13 - [See Full Rating] for some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language
Runtime: 165 minutes

Reviews

RottenTomatoes Score: 52% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 53/100
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
My Response: This film has been anticipated for quite some time, and it has promised to be a big epic war movie that transcends its time period and all the genre's it adheres to. But, the earlier reviews say that it is just too long and falls far short of these lofty expectations. Rent it.

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