Zoolander

Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor

Directed by Ben Stiller

Rating: C

Derek Zoolander (Stiller) is a model and famous for his look "Blue Steel". Mugatu (Ferrell) is looking for the perfect dumbest model for his plans to assassinate the Malaysian prime minister who is trying to outlaw child labor laws. A snoopy reporter (Taylor) tries to help Derek from becoming Mugatu's next victim.

Zoolander is one of the better comedies of the 2000's. While maybe not a laugh-out-loud film of the year, it's enjoyable and Stiller is the best part of the movie. Zoolander is an over-exaggerated look at how models are conceited and have no brain cells but it pokes fun at them in harmless way. The movie isn't predictable because there's not too many modeling movies out there. This movie isn't Ferrell's shining glory but he does a good job at portraying an evil clothes designer.

Overall, Zoolander ranks itself among the movies like Dodgeball. It's a fun film to watch and maybe worth buying to watch every once and a while. For those fans of Alexander Skarsgaard from the hit HBO show "TrueBlood" should be excited for the small role he has in this movie.

Little Fockers

Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson, Teri Polo

Directed by Paul Weitz

Rating: 4 stars

When Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) starts experiencing heart problems, he realizes he needs to appoint a new "successor" to be the head of the family. He decides to appoint Greg Focker (Ben Stiller), the only one who is eligible. When the Byrnes visit the Fockers for the Focker's twins birthday party, Jack does some reconnaissance on Greg because he comes to believe Greg is cheating on his daughter. Greg has no idea what is going on and must face (again) Pam's (Teri Polo) ex-boyfriend, Kevin (Owen Wilson), who is fighting for her attention.

Little Fockers was an enjoyable movie. Though I have yet to see the sequel to Meet the Parents, this third film doesn't confuse you as to what has happened in between. There are some memorable scenes like the traumatizing experience Greg's son witnesses between Jack and Greg. Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller make great pair and bring humor to the father-and-son-in-law complexities that occur, especially with Jack Byrne's background of being "top dog". The only main problem I had with this movie was Jessica Alba's character. I thought that they could have chosen a different actress to play this role of the woman after Greg, causing Jack to have suspicions of Greg having an affair. I would definitely recommend this movie to those who enjoyed Meet the Parents and to those who enjoy a good comedy.