Based on a true story, The Bank Job pays off big with action and intermittent comedy. I loved the cast, which has great chemistry together, and the direction keeps the group likable and interesting. The movies coming from the Brits have been great entertainment during this slow period of the year.

10,000 BC, the first exciting dramatic adventure flick for 2008, has arrived and it’s an earth-shaking winner.  The film hits the bull’s eye for its action-addict target audience.  I loved the blend of mythical fantasy and historical implication in 10,000 BC’s captivating storyline.

A stand-out performance by Amy Adams, and spectacular costuming, saves Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. Spooling out like a Broadway play makes the film seem a little flat, but rest assured the romantic situation comedy has substance. If you’re a legitimate theatergoer, or you enjoy a feisty romance, this film will fill the bill.

Winner of the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, The Counterfeiters brings to the screen a true story with an astonishing plot, great acting and amazing cinematography. I was drawn into the sorrowful story from the very beginning, to its revealing ending. Whether you are a child of the times, a film buff or a historical student, it’s a must see.

After being arrested by Nazi Inspector Herzog (Striesow) for counterfeiting, Salamon “Sally” Sorowitsch (Markovicks) gets sent to Mauthausen, a brutal concentration camp, where he survives on his artistic skills. After many years of doing portraits for the Commandant, Sorowitsch suddenly finds himself on the way to Sachsenhausen, a concentration camp run by Herzog.