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Machete

score: 
B-
Director: 
Robert Rodriguez
Cast: 
Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Segal, Robert De Niro
Running Time: 
105
Rated: 
R
Author(s): 
Jordan Silverthorne
Robert Rodriguez’s Machete is a film that defies logic. Originally conceived as a fake film trailer, Machete has grown into a full-fledged action film that honors the B-movies of the 1970s. However, unlike those films of yesteryear, Machete relies on some of the biggest names in the industry to star in supporting roles: Robert De Niro is a corrupt politician, Lindsay Lohan is a pornographic website actress, and Steven Segal is a sword-wielding Mexican drug lord.

Awake

score: 
D-
Director: 
Joby Harold
Cast: 
Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard
Running Time: 
78
Rated: 
R
When a newly married young man undergoes a heart transplant he suffers from a rare condition called ‘anesthetic awareness.’ Basically he comes paralyzed but remains awake, fully alert and able to feel everything. Unfortunately he is unable to warn the doctors of his condition and therefore must muster the courage to withstand both the pain and the shocking revelation of events that begin to take shape around him. Unable to move he must somehow piece together the clues and realize that a new heart might be the last thing in the world that he wants or needs.

Good Luck Chuck

score: 
C-
Director: 
Mark Helfrich
Cast: 
Dane Cook, Jessica Alba
Running Time: 
96
Rated: 
R
I feel sorry for any R-rated romantic comedy that is released within the next year, because they will all be compared to the summer blockbuster Knocked Up, and unfortunately Good Luck Chuck is not even in the same ballpark.

Held back by a PG-13 rated script, bad casting, and ever worse acting Good Luck Chuck causes a few chuckles, but falls way short of both expectations and potential.

Love Guru, The

score: 
D-
Director: 
Marco Schnabel
Cast: 
Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Romany Malco, Verne Troyer
Running Time: 
88
Rated: 
PG-13
Known more for his character of Austin Powers than anything else, Mike Myers has created a reputation for his off-the-wall and ridiculously addicting humor. Originating some of the most clever and quotable lines in all of cinema, the ‘International Man of Mystery' knows how to produce.

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