The following are movies that are well worth renting if you missed them on the big screen.
April - It's a tie - Water for Elephants and Jane Eyre. Water for Elephants is the story of a young veterinarian who leaves his home when his parents are killed in a car accident. Jacob joins the circus and travels around the country taking care of the animals. He also falls in love with the owner's wife (Reese Witherspoon). This causes the owner to become jealous and plans on throwing Jacob off the train. Very good period piece.
Jane Eyre - One of my retired teacher friends and I are suckers for English nineteenth century films based on novels by Bronte and Austin. Jane is played by Mia Wasikowska who is fantastic in this role. The panoramic shots of the Moors is breathtaking and adds to the isolation of English country life.
May - Again, we have a tie - Rio and Bridemaids. Rio is a animated story about Blu, a Brazilian macaw, who lives with his owner, Linda. Linda is asked to bring Blu back to the rain forest for breeding purposes.
Soon after arrival, Blu is birdnapped by bird smugglers. He escapes but can't fly and must rely on his bird buddies for assistance. Rio is a great family movie.
Bridemaids - One of the funniest, if not the funniest, movie of the year. The scene where the bride and her bridesmaids go shopping to try on dresses is one of the funniest scenes ever filmed. The audience was doubled over in laughter. It is crude and vulgar but it is fun.
June - Midnight in Paris. Owen Wilson is the star of Woody Allen's latest film. Gil is a writer vacationing in Paris with his fiancee. He longs for Paris in its heyday and one night finds himself in the company of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda. This is one of Allen's best works/
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