June Havens becomes entangled in a government conspiracy when she crosses path with secret agent Roy Miller.

Tom Cruise in his next attempt to reclaim his past glory stars as Roy Miller a secret agent who is in possession of “the zephyr” a small battery that is a perpetual source of energy. While in the airport Roy meets June Haven (Cameron Diaz) a woman who literally bumps into Roy twice at the airport and becomes entangled in a cat and mouse game between federal agent Fitzgerald (Peter Sarsgaard), arms dealer Antonio (Jordi Molla) and Roy. June is not sure if Roy is a trusted spy or if he is in fact a rogue agent who stole the Zephyr for profit.

Knight and Day is the latest attempt by Tom Cruise to rebuild his image and brand. He has put the full court press on his publicity tour and brings many traits from past movies that helped make him the massive movie star we now know him to be including the ever faithful and scene stealing ability to constantly wear Sunglasses.

While I went into this I was not expecting too much. Cruise was overselling the film, which led me to have dubious expectation at best. Cruise, to my astonishment seemed to be having a lot of fun in his role and didn’t take himself to seriously which put me off of him in the first place. I think this is a step in the right direction to righting his past missteps.

Cruise is ten years the senior of his leading lady and clearly for all the nonsense he has spouted the past few years in regards to the knowledge Scientology has taught him, they do know how to keep him looking young. On the other end of the spectrum is Cameron Diaz. No longer the fresh faced flower she used to be, Cameron now possesses the premature aging that lends her gristled visage the look of an outlaw in a Sergio Leone western. Diaz used to rely on cheap gimmicks such as shaking her ass or overly laughing to hide her lack of acting chops, now her looks match her talent. This is the major flaw in the film, there are many a ludicrous action scene that Cruise plays wisely for popcorn summer enjoyment. Unfortunately Diaz does not have a strong enough personality nor the charisma to make Knight and Day a truly fun time.

Go into this expecting some big yet unbelievable action scenes that only a secret agent played by Tom Cruise could pull off and then have your suspension of disbelief come crashing down faster than a Roy Miller piloted airplane every time Cameron graces the screen.

Grade-73

Andy is all grown up and going to College; Woody, Buzz and the gang experience a new adventure in the local day care.

Following up eleven years after the last Toy Story adventure, Andy is going off to college and it’s time to put away the Toys. Soon the gang ends up at Sunny Side Day Care where they quickly realize that the happy room where every toy gets played with is not where they will be. And that the sweet strawberry smelling bear Lotsa (Ned Beatty) is an evil warden and not their friend.

Toy Story 3 has all the charm and heart of the first two and then some. Pixar once again hits it out of the park and shows that the story(Pun Intended) is held above all else. It’s truly amazing the skill with which they are able to create such a visually stunning world and add characters that we actually care about. There is more depth to their work than most studios fit into a summers worth of movies. The all star cast is phenomenal with newcomer Ken (Michael Keaton) creating some truly memorable moments. (The fashion show in his dream house)

The villain Lotsa, voiced by Ned Beatty is a perfect foil to Woody, while woody believes his true duty is to his owner and not to himself. Lotsa is selfish, bitter and vengeful for being replaced by his owner.

Throughout the series the animation has been the benchmark for Computer Animated features and this is no exception. The finale at the dump is amazing and the cinematography utilized for the rainy night where Lotsa gets replaced is stunning.

The thing that Pixar does better than anyone is make a product that is universal in its appeal, I am constantly infuriated at how R rated films are dumbed down and censored to appeal to a broader audience yet Pixar is able to make a film that anyone regardless of age will be able to whole heartedly enjoy.

Pixar is able to craft a fitting ending to the Toy Story trilogy that is both emotionally sad and satisfying at the same time. It has been a long wait for the final chapter but definitely worthwhile.  For one of the worst years in film in recent memory; where almost every film is disappointing at some level, at least one film delivers on its high expectations.

Grade-96

Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) is an aspiring intern who when asked for a game changing idea by his boss Sergio (Sean Combs) he comes up with having his favorite band Infant Sorrow perform a 10 year anniversary show at the Greek Theater, the site of one of there best selling albums. Unfortunately for Aaron, Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) is no longer on the wagon, which cast doubts if his behavior will allow Aaron to get him to the Greek.

Get him to the Greek, is a spinoff of 2008’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Outside of Brands Snow character there is really no connection with Sarah Marshall in Fact Jonah Hills who was in Sarah Marshall as Mathew is a completely non-related character to Aaron Green in Greek.

Get him to the Greek is Hilarious, the film is finely paced with just enough down time to set up the next laugh. Given the cast one would suspect that Hill or Brand would carry the comedic laughs however to my complete and utter surprise the majority of the laughs are supplied by Sean Combs as Sergio, His character which Is an over the top version of himself completely steals the movie there isn’t a scene he’s in that I didn’t laugh out loud. I have never been a fan of diddy but he completely won me over.

Brand balances his out of control Snow character with some actual emotion as he deals with the balance of his failing music career with personal relationships and his drug addicted lifestyle. Jonah Hill has his best role since Superbad playing the uptight green who lets loose with Snow.

This is a film I know I will see again. Between Sergio providing the finer points on “Mind F’ing” and learning about a Jeffrey There are more than enough scenes to require a repeat viewing.

One major point of interest I noticed was that while most films give away the funniest moments in the trailer, the Trailer for get him to the Greek includes a handful of scenes that didn’t even make it into the final cut of the film.

This is easily the funniest movie of the year so far and will be hard to top.

Grade-93