My Best Friend's Wife
3.5/10
This movie about two friends who decide to swap wives in an effort to have one last bit of fun before fully succumbing to the "normalcy" of adult life had potential, but ultimately failed to meet it. John Stamos did a fine job in it - which probably wasn't very difficult for him if you know anything about what his marriage to Rebecca Romijn was like
- and the actor playing his best friend was pretty decent as well, but the women were simply not particularly great actors in this movie (although, pretty attractive
). I must say though, I do appreciate that the movie was not overly preachy and presented a relatively even-handed picture.
Romper Stomper
8.5/10
Great Australian movie starring Russell Crowe before he was particularly famous (in fact, this is the movie that got him noticed by American movie-makers). The depiction of Australian Neo-Nazis, violently fighting against asian immigrants, was rather disturbing. In some ways, it had a bit of the feel of a Shakespeare tragedy, especially with regards to the relationship between Russell Crowe's character and his best friend.