Ryan Reynolds

1. Waiting

Rating: 5.7/10
Genre: Comedy
Overall value for money and time: 5.5/10

Ryan Reynolds is probably most well known for his role in "2 guys, a girl and a pizza place". Though he started off slow, his career is finally kicking up. One of the "unsung heroes" of Hollywood, his acting is of extreme calibur, and would be appreciated given the right roles and opportunities. "Waiting" was one of his first few movies, however, it didn't even make a good past time movie. The film revolves around employees in a restaurant and what they do to nasty customers. It shows the "darker" side of the F & B industry in its entirety, honest yet probably slightly exaggerated. It has a shallow plot and the humour element was just half past six. The reason of this review is not to criticise Ryan Reynold's acting, instead it's here to remind us all that a bad movie doesnt make an actor bad.

2. The Nines


Rating: 7.2/10
Genre: Suspense
Overall value for money and time: 7.2/10

The trailer for this movie was extremely enticing, so I thought, why not give it a try? Ryan Reynold is a guy living in 3 different worlds and he must patch things up (so must you) and understand why is that happening to him. Though it was rather confusing all the way till about three thirds of the movie, the ending brought forth a new concept that one might not be able to accept easily. I don't recall anything scary for the movie, so it falls under the "Suspense" category as opposed to being a "Thriller". Ryan Reynold takes on more serious roles in this movie and its a great movie to showcase his acting skills. However, I was not immensely impressed by the movie.

3. Chaos Theory

Rating: 7.8/10
Genre: Comedy Romance
Overall value for money and time: 7.6/10

Just like the 1st 2 movies mentioned, this movie didn't receive much publicity, though the difference is that this movie deserved it. Highly touching and hilarious. The story is about a guy who's obsessed with perfect time management and soon realises that no matter how well you plan your life, it doesnt turn out the way you want it to be. Hence, he introduces what is called the "Chaos Theory" into his life, writing down things he never done before on cue cards and picking them randomly. It started off light heartedly, progressed into a more serious and teary situation and finally ended with an "enlightenment" take home message. Brilliant casting, as well as a good build up of plot development. This is a movie not to be missed.

4. Definitely, Maybe

Rating: 8.8/10
Genre: Comedy Romance
Overall value for money and time: 8.8/10

From the producers of "Notting Hill" and "Love Actually", how bad or unpredictable could this movie be? I was only half right. It was good, as expected, exceptional actually, but not predictable. A loving father tries to explain to his daughter about his pending divorce. Being taught about conception and sex education in class, she thinks she was a mistake, and questions her father about his love life before marriage. Her father tells a story of him and his 3 loves in his lives, changing the names of them and letting his daughter guess who the mother is. If you don't already know, the father is none other than Ryan Reynolds and the daughter is the young girl from "Little Miss Sunshine", one of the rising Hollywood kid stars. This movie has what I call the fairy tale element in it, together with pleasant suspense and cheeky lines on his daughter's role to add to the humour. It's quite a "fullsale" movie, and I just love this movie. One of the most romantic thought provoking movies I've ever seen, leaving you utterly shaken by the sincerity and truth of such a scenario. A must see! If you thought "Love Actually" or "Notting Hill" was good, it gets better!