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The Adjustment Bureau - I liked this movie a lot, more than the friends I went with.  It was both interesting and romantic; a nice change from the typical mindless fare (I'm talking here of mindless romantic comedy fare, as well as mindless action fare).

The Brave One - with Jodi Foster and Terrance Howard, who are always watchable; much better than I expected; I didn't like the "moral" of the story (that revenge is cathartic) but as a character study of a damaged woman, it was actually quite riveting (I stayed up way too late watching it!)

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - not a bad movie but not great; they tried to say something substantial about the financial skullduggery on Wall St, but the message was seriously undermined by the ending.  I was also really frustrated by the short shrift they gave to the daugher-father relationship, which had a lot of dramatic potential.

Grown-Ups - a few funny moments, but a really stupid movie with a lot of incredibly offensive jokes; how did they get those great actresses to take those thankless roles???

Summer Catch (2001) - a standard rom-com with Freddie Prinze Jr and Jessica Biel; the movie manages to cram in every sports cliche in the book, which makes the movie feel stale, despite the lively and appealing leads, and strong supporting performances from Fred Ward, Jason Gedrick and Brian Dennehy; not a total waste of time, but ultimately utterly forgettable.