movie madness

Friday we rented three movies one was a dramedy, another a sci-fi fantasy set in 1800's and the last a horror movie... all were passable and not a waste of money or film... The dramedy had Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffmann and I like it greatly it was worth watching and buying in the future I like sentimental movies I am just a simple slub and sentiment plays well with me... And the cast was great the leads were personable and great in their roles and a supporting cast with high wattage in ability....Will Ferrell and Maggie Gyllenhaal made a believable couple without the plastic or overly beautiful looks that actors now days need as a prerequisite to work, they look like someone you would meet at a bus stop... I have seen Maggie Gyllenhaal in three movies at least and in each she has presonified another personality type and is able to fill out diverse characters shoes in her understated way she is a young Meryl Streep or Helen Mirren honing her craft instead of playing the glamour game of hollywood. The second film was The Prestige a dark and bitter look at obssession and great in Hugh Jackman descent into madness.... But unfortunately there was no one in this movie to cheer for literally...It underscores the victorian view of men and the importance of women in their personal universes they(women) are used with an offhanded regard someone to love but not important in the scheme of things....I can not say that among the men their was any to root for or to like and treatment of the women smacked of emotional sadism it was uncomfortable, in the end, movie experience.(DAVID BOWIE was great, rock and roll's gain was motion pictures lost.) The third movie The Return was a woman's horror movie little gore, alot of emotion and star-crossed love I enjoyed it, my husband found it lacking in action and gore and so slow, I thought that the end redeeemed the movie... ////The actors were not really very TExas maybe they could have fit in Austin.,, And the scary farmhouse bedroom was too shabby chic for good ole' boy.