Things heat up when these two spies attempt to seize the heart of the same woman.  While the boys try to dazzle the girl, Lauren consults her sexually frustrated best friend, who’s married with three kids, Trish (Chelsea Handler.)   Obviously, director McG utilized Chelsea as the film’s comic relief.  McG went to war with the MPAA, the group that decides film ratings.  The result, a watered-down PG-13 comedy.  They should have just went for the “R”.   The same thing happened to “Couples Retreat.”  It was set up for adults, but a PG-13 rating prevailed & it was a yawner.

McG says there will be a director’s cut of the film.  He admitted, Handler’s wit was way much to quick & way too raunchy to garner a PG-13 rating.  I think women will love how these guys attempt to WOO the girl, the dating is nothing short of spectacular.  Trapeze jumps, racing cars & paint-balling.  These courting adventures were almost as thrilling as one dream-date on “The Bachelor.”

In regards to the “Paintball” date, Reese Witherspoon’s character accidentally shoots Tom Hardy square in the nuts. I mean, square in the nuts.  I asked Tom Hardy, ‘How was that?’ He answered dryly, “I got shot in the nuts, what do you think.”  I also asked Witherspoon, “Since you’re an Oscar Winner, did you want to get the scene right with multiple takes?  She said, she shot Tom five or six times, mostly because she was laughing so much.

Be on the lookout for the “This Means War” DVD.  There’s going to be an alternative ending.  In this unused ending, Tuck & FDR end up falling in love.  Again, that would have been refreshing to see two guys getting together, leaving the girl at the curb.  At the end of the day, you have to go with this movie as a straight action romance comedy fantasy.  The situations are quite unbelievable.  The misappropriation of C.I.A resources is out and out staggering. They have dedicated teams of agents executing 24-hour surveillance on  Lauren Scott.  Wait. Aren’t there bad guys out there?

I think women will be into “This Means War” for the eye candy dudes and the hot pursuit.  Are you kidding me?  My mom will flip out watching Chris Pine & Tom Hardy. In my opinion, they shoulda went for the “R” rating.

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Something happens to Andrew and his cousin, Matt Garetty (Alex Russell)  and a guy he knows from high school, Steve Montgomery (Michael B. Jordan).  As you’ve seen in the Chronicle movie trailer, the trio soon begin having telekinetic ability.   At first, this new talent is only used for practical jokes & insane juggling.

Didn’t Marvel’s Stan Lee write, ‘With great power comes great responsibility.’  It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that these accelerating powers, Andrew would soon be going to the Dark Side.  There’s a steady build the does indeed have a payoff at the end.  There were shots in this film that were so clever and well executed.  This is pure Sci-Fi fun.

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Rachel Kramer (Drew Barrymore) works for Greenpeace and is the film’s conscience. Adam Carlson (John Krasinski) is an aspiring reporter in Alaska who first broke story about the trapped whales.  When the plight of the whales catches the eyes & hearts of the world, a media blitz ensues. Soon, the sleepy ice town of Barrow Alaska is crawling with 150 of fish-out-of-water reporters and their crews. One of which was L.A.’s own, Jill Jerard (Kristen Bell).

The thing I liked most about Big Miracle is, the filmmakers kept the movie grounded in reality.  Original ‘whale watch’ updates were plentiful.  So who’s reporting the news here, the likes of Dan Rather & Tom Brokaw.  Original rescue footage was also mixed into to newly shot footage.

The effort to saves these California Greys was extraordinary.  The only way to free the whales was to cut individual holes in the thick ice every 50 feet for five miles to the open ocean.  The local Inuit natives were unlikely allies as they are whalers by trade.  Big Oil also supplied cash and resources as well as the American military. Finally, the Russians also joined the fight for the whales freedom & were a key component in the rescue.

At the end of the day, you’ve got a true story told with original news footage & a sound environmental message.  What’s not to like!?!  Big Miracle is good family entertainment.

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