102. Dear Me: A Blogger's Tale
103. More Than a Game
Dear Me: A Blogger's Tale tells the story of Samantha Billows, a young woman who takes care of plants in an office building. She'd love a job as a copy writer at an advertising agency but she suffers from a case of "foot-in-mouth syndrome" that hinders her from moving on. Her psychiatrist suggests that she start a journal as a form of self treatment. A bizarre turn of events leads to her getting a job at the agency where her blog is eventually discovered, leading to all types of awkward situations, initially unbeknown to her.
Honestly, if it weren't for the casting of Felicia Day, I'd have never had any clue that this movie even existed. I'm not even sure how I discovered it really. I discovered that it was available on Netflix and the rest is history.
As it turns out, this is not that great of a movie. The 1.9 rating on IMDB is a bit harsh but if I were grading on a 1-10 scale, it wouldn't go much higher than a 4. The story is nothing new, as its just another romantic comedy. The blogging aspect is really the only original aspect and it's just very generalized and overly simplified. As someone who has kept some form of blog for nearly 8 years, I can say that some of the stuff they've come up with is just asinine in this day and age. The only part of the movie that actually works well is the cast. Well, some of them anyway. Sarah Thompson, David O'Donnell, David DeLuise, Dan Lauria and Felicia Day are all pretty likable and turn in good performances. For Lauria and Day, the parts are woefully small. The rest of the cast consists of faces that you might recognize somewhat but won't be able to place them. At least that was my experience when searching the IMDB for them.
All in all, Dear Me is just not worth checking out. And that's coming from someone who is quite possibly in love with Felicia Day. The lead, Sarah Thompson, is pretty damn easy on the eyes too. But still...
More Than a Game is a documentary following the rise to fame of NBA player Lebron James. Starting off on a grade school team and moving on to a traveling youth team before eventually settling in at St. Vincent/St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio.
This film is centered on James but it goes much deeper to show the loyalty, respect and dedication that the entire team had to one another. It shows how their coach through the years helped mold them into men and respectable ones at that. Watching what Lebron has to go through in his senior year of high school due to jealousy from competitors makes you feel for him and his eventual overcoming of those obstacles brought a big smile to my face.
Despite my penchant for wearing NBA jerseys, I'm not a huge basketball fan. That being said, this was just an excellent documentary and is well worth checking out.
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