Arthur

Directed By: Jason Winer

Starring: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, and Jennifer Garner

Running time: 110 minutes

Arthur, played by Russell Brand, is a wealthy drunk. He is taken care of by his nanny Hobson who is played by Helen Mirren. She is constantly disapproving of his one night stands and bad choices in spending money. He spends money at auctions by buying way over what other people can afford such as when he bought a suit worn by Abraham Lincoln to wear for fun.

He lives his life of one night stands and eventually finds an average girl that he likes. She is not wealthy in any way. This causes Arthur’s nanny to dislike her not only because she is average, but because Arthur is supposed to marry a girl that will cause him to inherit a huge fortune. His nanny is in fear that he will make the wrong choice and choose some one less than him.

Arthur has a few random and funny things happen in this movie. I thought that it was pretty funny. It is not the greatest movie but it was worth going to see. It is rated PG13 for alcohol use, drug reference, sexual content and some language. Arthur is not too graphic in any way and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to see a funny movie.

The Switch

Directed By: Josh Gordon and Will Speck

Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, and Patrick Wilson

Running Time: 101 minutes

In this movie Cassie Larson, played by Jennifer Aniston, is a 40 year old unmarried woman who wants to have a baby. She has her best friend Wally Mars, played by Jason Bateman; help her find a sperm donor. One day while Wally is in Cassie’s house he finds her sperm sample and decides to switch it with his own.

Cassie becomes pregnant and moves back home to be closer to her parents. Seven years later she moves back to the city because of a job opportunity. Wally gets to know Cassie’s son who is secretly his son also. They are very much alike and they bond with each other a lot. Cassie does not know about the switch. She starts dating the guy she thinks is the father of her son. Her boy does not like this guy at all.

The guy who was thought to be the father of Cassie’s boy was planning to propose to her at a party. He made the mistake of telling Wally his plan. Wally realizes he has to take responsibility and tell her about his secret switch. It ruins the proposal and eventually she forgives him and Wally and she get married.

This movie was pretty good. A lot of funny things happen. It is rated PG13 and it is a  romantic comedy. I would recommend it to anyone who is board and likes romantic comedies.