Knowing

If I knew then, what I know now, I would have never watched KNOWING. I don’t know how Nicolas Cage gets involved in these mediocre “save the world” films that have some elements of “I must solve the puzzle”, but he seems to be the best at it. This film is like a NATIONAL TREASURE meets SIGNS meets some other terrible apocalyptic film. Nicolas Cage did give a good performance, but great actors can only do so much with bland writing and a lifeless story. Throughout the film the audience is confused and it’s not the good type of being confused – it’s the kind where the answered question leave you upset and wondering why you spent the last 2 hours watching this film. The ending was probably one of the most redeeming parts of the film. I DID enjoy the final shot of the children in the new-pseudo Garden of Eden. Other than that, there was some good use of the new F150 during the high adrenaline scenes.

Rating: 3/10
RT: 33%

Son In Law

Found this film at Wal-Mart for $5 bucks and it was an instant decision to snatch it up. Haven’t seen it in forever, but there are still lines that we use from it time and again. And it still holds up. The film is the classic fish-out-of-water story and here we see it both ways. First the country girl goes off to college in California and transforms, and then the LA guy heads out to the farm and has his own transformation. Throw in family squabbling, combining, and a botched date-rape stage and you have a pretty interesting flick.

Son In Law Trailer

This is the first film in which a lot of people discovered Pauly Shore. Before this, there weren’t too much mainstream hits attached to his name. Some people really can’t handle him though. And I can see that. He could definitely be an annoying kind of a guy for most. But I really enjoy watching his stupid antics – IN THE ARMY NOW, BIO-DOME, and JURY DUTY – all films that bring a strange smile over my face.

SON IN LAW is a film for certain type of people. If you’re a DUMB AND DUMBER fan and can handle Pauly Shore, check out SIL. It’s an interesting ride.

Rating: 8.5/10

RT: 24%