Last night I watched two different Mark Wahlberg movies, Max Payne and The Happening. I’m usually a big fan of his movies, but these were not two of his better efforts in my opinion. The storylines were okay, but they just didn’t connect like some of his other movies I’ve enjoyed.

Max Payne was a movie that came from a video game. It kind of reminded me of the darkness and revenge of original The Crow with Brandon Lee.
The Happening carried on with M. Night Shyamalan freakiness in storyline, but the acting was just okay. In my opinion the premise …read more

Two more cast members have been added to Steve Carell and Tina Fey’s movie Date Night – Mark Wahlberg and James Franco.  I was surprised by Wahlberg since he’s not often in comedies but Franco did make me laugh in Pineapple Express.
The two actors, who will take on supporting roles, join an already impressive cast including Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl), Common, Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live).
Director, Shawn Levy, says that he aimed high when trying to create the ensemble cast.  “People just kept saying yes,” said Levy. “I think people …read more