On Saturday I went to go see Scoop. I happen to be a fan of Woody Allen’s comedy and this movie was a good bit of fun. It’s definitely not one of the best movies of the year or anything like that but I found myself giggling through a good portion of it. Scoop stars Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Woody Allen and Ian McShane. Once I heard that Ian McShane was in the movie I was excited to see it. Ian is absolutely the best thing about HBO’s excellent Deadwood series, this man just has such a presence it’s hard to take your eyes off him when he is on the screen. Unfortunately he is vastly under used in the movie, his screen time is probably under 10 minutes total, probably closer to 5 actually. Scarlett is quite good in her role and her and Woody make a good comedy pair. Hugh Jackman is fine in his role, nothing real special or bad about his performance. Woody is hilarious playing the role that he always does, the insufferable neurotic.

If you want to go see something lighthearted and funny I would recommend Scoop, but only after you see one of the best pictures of the year: Little Miss Sunshine.

P.S. Scarlett Johansson in bathing suit, yummy.

On Sunday I went to go see Little Miss Sunshine which just happens to be one of the funniest and quite possibly the best movie I have seen this year. Little Miss Sunshine tells the story of a dysfunctional family on a road trip to attend a beauty pageant that the little girl is competing in. Little Miss Sunshine stars Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell and Alan Arkin. I don’t really want to tell you much about this movie because you should just go see it for yourself and bask in its awesomeness. I laughed so hard at points that my side was hurting and at one point came close to crying because it was so touching (if you see it, I bet you can pick out which seen I am referring to). Do yourself a favor, just go see it.