River City Writer

You may not be aware of this, but Edmontonians watch a lot of movies. I mean a lot. I remember reading, once, that we watch more movies in the theatre than any other city in North America (per capita). The Cineplex Odeon at South Edmonton Common is, apparently, the flagship theatre for the continent.

For this reason, I will be writing movie reviews from time to time. Today, I’ve got a couple of quickie reviews of some of the movies I’ve seen recently.

The Bourne Ultimatum: If you’re looking for a good action/suspense movie, this is definitely one of the best I’ve seen in a while. I’ve heard the Bourne series referred to as “the thinking man’s action movies,” and, while I’m not a huge of fan of describing things as “the thinking man’s something or other,” I think it fits in this situation. The Bourne Ultimatum is definitely one of the smartest action flicks I’ve seen in a long time, and it’s a great ending to the trilogy. (Rated 4 out of 5.)

The Simpsons Movie: I had expected that the Simpsons Movie wouldn’t be very funny. It turns out that I was correct. It was, essentially, a regular episode of the TV show, except that it was stretched out over 90 minutes, and couldn’t really sustain itself for that long. They didn’t take any risks, and didn’t do anything that would be worth carrying over to the TV series. It had some chuckles, but I’m glad that I saw this movie during a matinée and didn’t pay full price. I recommend waiting for this movie to come out on DVD. If you insist on seeing it on the big screen, wait a month or two and go see it for cheap at Movies 12. (Rated 3 out of 5.)