State of Play (2009)

State of Play
Grade: B (Watch it)
Review: Very nice, low budget, no special effect thriller. Good cast (minus Ben Affleck), good acting, good story. Connect the dots with a twist full of suspense story line, is good old fashion film making. Russell Crowe is great in portraying an investigative journalist. Since now days investigative journalism is so rare let me define it: Investigative journalism is a type of reporting in which reporters deeply investigate a topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or some other scandal (the good stuff that CNN and FOX do NOT have). Story is very contemporary with congressman affair, defense contractors, congressional hearing, privatization of war etc.

I Love You, Man (2009)

I Love You, Man
Grade: B (Watch it)
Review: Shallow but funny.

Echelon Conspiracy (2009)

Echelon Conspiracy
Grade: D (Skip it)
Review: Poor imitation of Eagle Eye. Movie starts exciting, but less than 15 minutes in (casino scene - in which the main character in a cool meaner wins jack-pot after jack-pot) starts going downhill. In the end you just want the movie to end - and then you just cannot believe how lame and logically flawed the ending is. Terrible acting from every one. The screenplay is laughable - on more than one occasions you want to throw up from the fake dialog and predictable cliches. To top it off in the end you are supposed to believe that Russians (KGB) are the good guys (yuck!).