All About Eve - IMDb

An oldie but a goodie, this story of Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter), who is obsessed with a over-the-hill actress Margo Channing (Bette Davis), and showers her with praise, before becoming her assistant, understudy, and eventually competition. A tale of lies, betrayal, friendships, and loyalty, the apprentice-master relationship story has never been so good.

The performance of a lifetime is by Bette Davis, who portrays the vulnerability to flattery and shame of being undermined to perfection. Anne Baxter is also very pretty and convincing as the title character, and while some people find fault in her performance, I felt very attached to her Eve. Also delivering well is George Sanders as the narrator and 'knows all the drama' columnist and eventual partner for Eve. Hell, there's even a small cameo by Marilyn Monroe where you can't help but stare at her. Seriously, it's impossible to watch anyone else when she's on screen. Try it - I dare you.

The movie seems to drag on at a few points, but it is all for the sweet payoff in the end. Wit and objectivity are in every word of this movie and the praise for the screenplay is well deserved. Also, a great ending that shows what goes around comes around.

If there's one thing to be learned from this, take note that things are rarely what they seem.

Rating: 9.5/10

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous - IMDb

I'll admit the first movie was watchable and I'd give it a 6-6.5. Unfortunately this sequel was dull, predictable, cliche, sloppy, and terribly acted.

Sandra Bullock can't act. Regina King was good in 'Jerry Maguire,' but playing a tomboy is not something she should do again. Ever.

The movie was 30 minutes... wait, 90 minutes too long, and if I hadn't been multitasking I would've sent an angry letter to Warner Bros. asking for my money back, even though it was on HBO.

Rating: 3/10 because Heather Burns is kinda cute.