Film: When in Rome, Release Date 1/29/10, Diva Screen Date 1/31/10

More of a romantic comedy and less of a chick-flick (yes, there is a difference and I'll explain it another time) this was just the movie I was looking for!

I thought this was cute, fun, clever and managed to be romatic without getting too corny.

Kristen Bell is really funny and definitley carries this movie. Josh Duhamel is a pretty face but probably needs to start getting a little meat behind his movie roles (you know what I mean if you saw "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton"!) Overall he was ok in the limited requirements of his character. A nice surprise that hasn't been shown in the previews were cast members Danny DeVito and Anjelica Huston.

The movie moved along quickly and although it wasn't a gut buster, it was pretty funny even when they switched to a little slapstick humor through Duhamel's clumsiness.

If you like romantic comedies, you should go see this one.

Film: Sherlock Holmes, Release Date 12/25/09, Diva Screen Date 1/30/10

Finally, a movie weekend!

I didn't go to anything new, we went to Sherlock Holmes. It was good, the more we talk about it the more we both decided we liked it.

In typical Guy Ritchie style the film had a visibly dark look to it and camera shots that seemed both fast and slow at the same time. The fight sequences were crazy and inventive. I loved the fact that they've clearly paved the path to a sequel.

RDJ was great as Sherlock, I'm loving the new twist he's received in the movie. No longer stuffy, he's a slobbish detective with some great one-liners. Whether he is visualizing what he's about to do or breaking down how he interpreted clues along the way, this moving keeps your attention the entire way through.

Jude Law as Watson was a great choice, I didn't expect to like his character as much as I did. I thought it was a great play to have him irritated with Holmes during much of the show and not the simpering side-kick this role could have been.

It took us a while to get to this one at the theater, but it was worth the wait and I'm glad we didn't hold out for the DVD or PPV.