Movie: Gran Torino

Rating: 5/5 stars

Clint Eastwood stars in this movie about changing neighbourhoods in which gangs are very present. 

I know this movie got a lot of hype, and I think it deserved it. It had a pretty simple plot but it told a great, but sad, story. I cried during one scene (I know, I cry too much at movies) because it was so devastating to all the characters. I thought it was pretty intense, and it is definitely worth watching, but be forewarned, it is depressing. 

Movie: Julie Johnson

Rating: 2/5 stars

Set in New Jersey, a high school drop out with two children decides to go back to high school. 

The movie was pretty good, except there is so much more to the plot. It was almost too much. Not only does she kick out her husband and therefore has no money to go back to school, she turns out to be a lesbian, and then she's a computer genius....It was certainly interesting, and the acting was believable, but the plot line was so random.