The Other Boleyn Girl

Trashed by the critics, it was a good movie. Historically, no, it wasn't realistic. Again: Kids - this doesn't take the place of your history book. However, it did do a good job in other areas. I liked Eric Bana's acting, Natalie Portman's scheming and the beautiful innocence of Scarlet Johannson, who was the best performer. Johannson's role was of a daughter, lover, mother and pitiful sister. She played each of these roles well. Kristen Scott Thomas played the doomed first wife of Henry XIII to perfection. If you want to see an interesting take on a no-so-historically-accurate movie, see this. The sets and costumes were worth it.

Juno

Despite all the buzz about promoting teenage pregnancy, this was a pretty good movie. It was as honest a movie could be about unwanted pregnancy. The funniest parts involved packing orange Tic Tacs in a mailbox, the parents' reaction, the conversation at the clinic ("It has fingernails?") and the strange attachment Michael Cera's character has on Ellen Page's cherry printed underwear. The most touching moments were the locker scene (I wanted to beat Michael Cera), the track scene and most importantly, the hospital scene in which Cera comes to Page's bed and just holds her. It's a great movie to watch with an older teen and use teaching moments as you go along. I was also impressed with Jason Bateman's performance as a confused wannabe dad. Jennifer Garner stole every scene she was in because of her genuine acting skills. Kudos to Fox Searchlight for making it.