I Love You Phillip Morris

3.51 out of 5 stars

I have seen this movie, even though it hasn't officially come out yet. It keeps getting delayed and now they're unsure if it is even going to be released at all.

Anyway, I saw it because I like to watch Jim Carrey when he takes on unconventional roles for himself (like he's done with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Man on the Moon, and even The Truman Show). He's a good actor, and I think that he should win an Oscar someday.

I was kind of confused by the title of this movie because I wasn't sure if it had something to do with Phillip Morris, the tobacco company (it didn't). Turns out, this was based on real-life events, and the guy that Jim Carrey's character loves is actually named Phillip Morris (played by Ewan McGregor). If it wasn't his name in real-life, I'm sure they wouldn't have used it for the movie because, like I said, it's confusing.

But this movie was good, and original, and well-crafted and acted and such. It kind of dragged a bit in spots, but I liked knowing that it was based on a true story, which made the shenanigans all the more exciting.

Date Night

3.17 out of 5 stars

For our date night last Friday night, Vernon and I watched the movie Date Night (again, don't ask me how I do this, for I am not going to tell you). Normally, we have a rule on date night: We are not allowed to watch media of any kind, so we must force ourselves to talk to and enjoy one another (or play a board game or something). But we made an exception last Friday, and I'm not even sure why.

So, the movie Date Night is basically our lives because Vernon is Steve Carrell and I am Tina Fey (really, we are). And our lives look eerily similar (and pathetic) to that of the middle-aged couple the actors are playing. But at least they get out of the house to go on their dates!

I've been begging my mom to move closer to us for eons now so that we could have some semblance of a romantic life (with a regular babysitter), but she will have none of it and is determined to live in Fargo, ND, getting her gallbladder removed and eating out of a crock pot. Whatever.

So, anyway, where was I? Oh, yeah. The movie was funny because it was true to life (except for the parts involving the actual plot of the movie). Which makes it kind of sad. Which makes us and our weekly games of Battleship kind of sad.

We really ought to work on this.