When I was an undergrad, one of my good friends was the director of the campus radio station and, knowing that I’m a huge movie lover and was taking film classes, too, asked me if I would be interested in hosting a movie review show. I declined because I just don’t feel like I have my finger on the pulse of what other people will like. With that disclaimer, here’s a blip about two movies I saw this weekend.

On Saturday, I saw Stranger than Fiction and would give it an A. My all-time favorite movie is Groundhog Day and this movie kind of feels similar. I think Groundhog Day is Buddhist-ish and is about karma, consequences, working to be a good person, etc. Stranger than Fiction is about the third-person narrative we have running in our heads. It’s about actions and choices. The chemistry between Will Ferrell and Maggie Gyllenhaal is surprisingly good and for me that’s what it boils down to… the romance…

… because all we need is love, which brings me to the movie I saw today, Sunday, The U.S. vs John Lennon. I would give this movie a B. If you are over a certain age (30??), then watching this movie is like reading the Cliff’s Notes for a novel you’ve already read – a review, but no surprises. The thing that I liked best about the movie (sorry Yoko haters) was the relationship between John and Yoko. It was totally apparent that they just loved each other – trusted each other – wanted to be together – could depend on each other – were intellectually and physically in sync. And this was a documentary, so for everyone who says that romantic movies are unrealistic, here’s real live evidence that it does exist.