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I caught Blue Moon at a special screening where the director was present. When someone asked him what the movie was about, the first thing he said was "My Mom loves it." I'll leave that for you to judge. The film centers on an older couple who've lost the oomph in their relationship and a younger couple unsure of whether they should stay together. With a theatrical style and a comedic eye, it lightly explores the evolution of relationships as experienced through the two couples. On the plus side, it's a sweet movie and the actors all give strong performances. The older couple is especially likeable, which is a rarity for a moviegoer in his early 20s, like myself. However, despite its good intentions, the film is rather slow-moving and remarkably short on emotional interaction with the audience: it feels more like a pretty slide show than an endeavour of passion. If low-key entertainment is what you're after, this one's a match.

Detroit Rock City is one of the worst movies i've ever seen. Not only does it lack a decent script, but the actors filling the roles are so bad it's painful. Or maybe it's not the actors' faults, but instead it's their characters. The scattered direction and blatant ripoff of I Wanna Hold Your Hand don't make it any easier to swallow. The only inkling of a redeeming quality is the brief snippet of Kiss in concert. If you must rent it, spare yourself the agony and fast forward to those last 5 minutes.

Working in a video store, I see tons of movies -- most of which are pretty awful. My tolerance level for bad films is at rock bottom, so only the most creative and witty ones can hold my attention. Blast From the Past, however, is a refreshing and exciting throwback to the days when a good script really mattered. I really didn't expect it to be so offbeat and intelligent yet so natural and down to earth, so it was a truly pleasant surprise. But I think it's time we take care of a few matters:

1. No two characters in any movie, for any reason, should ever again be named Adam and Eve.

2. Having gay people in a movie is not - repeat - NOT enough of a reason to play YMCA or any other Village People song.

3. Randy Newman must be shot. Let's just get it over with.

Despite these minor flaws, the strong performances and intelligent scripting throughout made it fun. Dave Foley does an excellent job, as do all the everyday people confronted with Brendan Frasier's character. I give it 9 of 10.