I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL (USA 2009) *
Directed by Bob Gosse

It would be simple to dismiss I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL as male-chauvinist, politically incorrect, annoying rubbish.  But since it is adapted from the Tucker Max book which consists of male tales of debauchery and belligerence and based on totally dislikable characters one might conclude that perhaps the film is quite good in that it achieves its aim.

PIRATE RADIO (UK/Germany/France/USA 2009) **
Directed by Richard Curtis

I recalled a film entitled THE BOAT THAT ROCKED playing in London last spring when I was on holiday.  Re-titled, PIRATE RADIO, the film about DJs on a boat illegally transmitting rock and roll to British soil obviously had problems taking this long to reach North America shores.  For one, the film has been cut 20 minutes in its running time.  Still it feels far too long.

LOVE AND SAVAGERY (Canada/Ireland 2009) ***
Directed by John N. Smith

LOVE AND SAVAGERY is a heartfelt realistic love story about the trials of true love.  It feels all so real even for love as first sight as director John N. Smith takes his development of his tale on romance with time and care.

THE BOONDOCK SAINTS 2 (USA 2009) **
Directed by Troy Duffy

One-cult-film-phenomenon filmmaker Troy Duffy returns with a sequel almost 10 years later about a pair of vigilante Irish brothers that got rid of crime in the Boston Irish district.

2012 (USA 2009) **
Directed by Roland Emmerich

2012 is German director Roland Emmerich’s (INDEPENDENCE DAY, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW) latest foray into the disaster genre.  This time around, the premise is the entire planet earth being destroyed in the year 2012 as the sun, earth and other planets align themselves for the first as predicted by the ancient Mayans.