The Movie Queen makes a rare appearance at The Court:

Open Range. (A-) Wholesome, heart-felt western with Robert Duvall and Kevin Costner. It has beautiful scenery (enough to justify a trip to the theatre—don’t wait for a rental), a nice story, strong acting (even though Costner was in it) and a really cool dog. I mean, what else do you need to make a great movie. I really enjoyed this movie—even if the story wasn’t incredibly original. It worked!

Seabiscuit. (A-) A wonderful, empowering movie about a horse who brought an unlikely crew together and got them through their hard times. The movie was very well done with lots of historical references scattered throughout to really put the movie into perspective. The acting by Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper and Tobey Maguire was superb. I think it was just such a wonderful, true (you gotta love those) story that the movie made itself. In fact, it was so good that during the climax of the film and at the end, the entire theatre burst into applause. It is well worth a see. I am now reading the book!

Just Married. (D) Not surprising that this Ashton Kucher, Brittany Murphy rental was a dud. I don’t even know what to say, except to say, don’t waste your $3 or your 2 1/2 hours.