-Review by G. Chandler

Miss – Starring Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy

If movies cost $5 this would have been a popcorn burning, Friday -night-date hit of a movie, but seeing as movies are $8.50 with my 3 year expired student ID this one weights in at a Miss.

The Plot:

Girl boards plane, creepy Irish fellow is there to make sure girl moves important V.I.P. to a new room so that pseudo russian sounding individuals can shoot a RPG that was smuggled in a fish box at his room in an assasination attempt, which she must thwart in McGyver style with just a Frankenstein bobble head pen. Spoiler Warning!! Actually that spoiler warning may have been a little late, but trust me the previews pretty much gave you all that anyhow.

Some things that are good in this movie:

  1. The Canadian girl’s (McAdams) flowing curls. Reminded me of a brunette Farrah Fawcett. And have you noticed that Rachel is on fire as of late. Just scroll down this page. Looks like Hollywood is getting really good at saturating the popular conciounce with celebrities before the release of a new movie.
  2. The Irish guy’s (Murphy) darth vader impression.
  3. The reckless disregard for the 180-degree line that in no way advanced the plot or did anything for the scene.
  4. Did I mention the Canadians hair?
  5. The 110% underdeveloped subplot/background story and its resulting feminine empowerment. (hint: think Daredevil)
  6. Will Farrell and Cheri Oteri with “the perfect cheer.”
  7. There was a rocket launcher in this movie and I have a soft spot in my heart for rocket launchers because they knock the socks.
  8. The GTA San Andreas style jack move of the hitman on the front lawn. (CJ would be proud.)

Actually looking back it appears that points three and five are negatives and point six would have been great, but alas, it existed not on the silver screen but in the farthest reaches of my imagination. You may understand this if you see the movie, however if you do see the movie; do it on DVD.

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