Holiday movie reviews
Every Holiday Season, we try and get away to catch a new flick on Christmas Day.
This year was no exception, although (in truth) we actually caught three new movies over the weekend, each of which I can recommend.
The first one we saw was “The Pursuit of Happyness,” starring Will Smith. This is a sobering yet very good movie that I can highly recommend. I’d give it a 4 out of 5, and the only reason I don’t give it a higher rating is that it’s a bit slow at times. Otherwise, I liked it a lot.
The second movie we saw was “Night at the Museum,” starring Ben Stiller. What a fun movie. Kids of all ages will like this silly fantasy. I’d give it a 3.5 out of 5.
The last movie of the weekend (seen by 5 out of 7 members of the Politis family) — wife Allisha begged off as she hates most sports movies, while daughter Melea was with her fiance – was “We Are Marshall,” starring Matthew McConaughey.
Call it a movie trifecta, but we won again with this moving look at the events leading up to, surrounding and following the devastating plane crash in 1970 that took the lives of 75 players, coaches, administrators and supporters of the Marshall University football team. This one gets my highest rating for the weekend — a 4.5 out of 5.
Whether you’re a sports fan or not, I think you’ll like “We Are Marshall” and it’s thoughtful take on the “winning is everything” mantra that is found too often outside of professional athletics. Go Thundering Herd!