The Hot Chick

Rob Schneider, Anna Faris, Rachel McAdams, Matthew Lawrence

Directed by Tom Brady

Rating: B

A popular young high schooler trades bodies with an older man and learns that her popularity has cost her quite a bit with her mean comments on students. Jessica (Schneider) reveals herself to her three close friends and they help her track down the person responsible for causing the switch, along with a few tough lessons on how to be a better person.

"The Hot Chick" is the movie to watch if you grew up watching TV shows in the 90s. This movie has a range of familiar characters from Anna Faris, who is no stranger to these ridiculous comedies, to Tia and Tamara Mowry from the Disney channel show "Sister Sister", to Matthew Lawrence who played older brother to Shawn Hunter in Disney's "Boy Meets World".

"The Hot Chick" is like your typical Adam Sandler movie (who also cameo's in this film). It's slapstick humor yet if you've been a high school girl, you can sympathize with Jessica's problem. It's humorous because as a girl you can sympathize with her having to adjust to a man's body, especially one who is older than her.

Rob Schneider steals the spotlight with his comedic impressions of being a young teenage girl. He portrays a believable character of a girl stuck in a man's body. Though his performance may not be "Oscar" worthy, Schneider does a pretty good job with his role.

Overall I think the movie had some pretty funny parts, albeit some were kind of gross. It's definitely worth watching and I think it fits more with the younger generation.

Midnight In Paris

Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cottilard, Michael Sheen, Tom Hiddleston

Directed by Woody Allen

Rating: A-

Gil (Wilson) just wants to enjoy Paris without having his soon-to-be-wife Inez (McAdams) flirting with her old professor, Paul (Sheen), the whole time. While Inez spends her days and evenings with Paul and his girlfriend, Carol, Gil takes to roaming the Parisian streets at midnight. Little did he realize it would take him back to the time he wished he could have been a part of -the 20s- where he meets F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemmingway, and a young French woman whom he falls for.

"Midnight In Paris" is an enchanting movie that captures Paris in a beautiful way. Watching this movie, you can't help but fall in love with the city as Gil does. Woody Allen did an amazing job with this film. Gil is a character most people can relate to, or at least those that wish they had lived in a different time period. When Gil discovers he can go back to the French 1920s at midnight, at first you question whether he's just dreaming or maybe it won't happen one night. Each night he is transported into the time where he meets up with F. Scott Fitzgerald and Adriana, who tends to date the artists like Picasso and Hemmingway.

I was really pleased with how "Midnight In Paris" turned out. While it had its slow moments, it's definitely a movie I'd like to buy someday. This movie may not fit everyone's tastes but I would definitely recommend it if you are in love with life other than your own culture and exploring the past. If you're looking for a fast-paced action movie, this is not the movie for you. If you're looking for romance, wonder, and losing yourself in the moment of the film, this is the movie for you.

The Time Traveler's Wife

Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams

Directed by Robert Schwentke

Rating: B+

Claire Abshire (Rachel McAdams) has known Henry DeTamble (Eric Bana) since she was six years old when she met him in a field behind her house. Henry has come in and out of Claire's life in different ages because he is a time-traveler. Somehow, his world seems to revolve around Claire by the fact that he mostly reappears around her. It isn't until she reaches her twenties that Henry re-appears again. This time their relationship changes to a more romantic one, now that Claire is old enough. Only, being a time-traveler, Henry gets a sneak peek into his future and it's not as pleasant as it should be.

The Times Traveler's Wife is a really good book. The movie did a good job and as you can probably tell from the title, it's a chick-flick. I believe most girls would enjoy this movie. It's got romance, drama, a bit of a teary-eyed ending; if you like any of those things in a movie you will enjoy The Time Travelers Wife. I thought it deserved a B+ because it's got good quality and like I mentioned before, I think most people will like it. I did read the book after I watched the movie and there was some things I wish had been included but I took the movie as it was. If you liked this movie, I would definitely recommend reading the book because you will enjoy it even more than you did the movie. In my opinion the book is rated young adult while the movie has a PG-13 rating, the movie is not too inappropriate (though there is cursing). Not to pick on the stereotype of girls, but if you need a girls night out, invite the girls over and watch this!