Fountain of Youth

Billed as a National Treasure and Indiana Jones genre, it fits the bill. Jon Krasinski and Natalie Portman play a sibling team of treasure hunters who are going up against a secret society of protectors to find the mythological Fountain of Youth. Since it is not set in WWII, we can't get the Nazis-seeking-Ark exactly, but it is as close to derivative to that storyline as you can get in the modern era. Which is both the joy and the problem with this script. Familiar and fun, and derivative. Maybe this is all we get anymore???

3 stars (out of 5)

Legally Blonde

Definitely needed a brainless comedy and this fit the bill. Witherspoons falling into law school for all the wrong reasons and finding that she has a brain for it, while at the same time seemingly completely unaware of her surroundings. Sort of a charming, socially clueless, narcissist. And yet in this cluelessness somehow both reinforces and subverts social stereotypes. Wait, why was this "good"? It is excellent hollywood giving the audience (regardless of your point of view) something to like. So it feels good. 

3 stars (out of 5)