I wanted to so much to like this movie. I love movies about dancing, and I love to watch tap dancing, so I thought this was going to be a fantastic show. I was very, very disappointed. The writing was bad, the acting was bad, and the dancing not bad, per se, but not overly impressive either as there wasn’t really enough of it to go around. It is about a young man who works in a steel factory but who really wants to be a dancer. Cliche? Yes, I think so. I think it was based on a real person, but I have a feeling the story was changed to make it more Hollywood-y (even though it is an Australian show). Actually, speaking of Australia, this show reminded me of their cheesy soap operas (Neighbours, Home and Away) more than anything. Too bad. (*)

This movie tries to be clever, but is really just an average action flick with an unbelievable plot. John Travolta is excellent in his role and Halle Berry is gorgeous, naturally, but the movie itself lacks a certain something. The basic idea seems to be that you have to fight terrorism with terrorism, but the actual execution of the plot is so twisted that you are left at the end saying “huh?”. I think the writer was aiming for a “Usual Suspects” kind of ending, but fails rather spectacularly to achieve anything remotely that brilliant. (*)

This is a wonderful movie documenting the life of Muhammad Ali. I don’t even like boxing, but I would have to say that I admire Ali. He’s got an incredible amount of charisma, it’s almost impossible not to like him — or at least respect his character. Geoff told me to watch this movie, and he was indeed right to recommend it. It was especially interesting to watch it after seeing Will Smith’s performance in Ali. (****)