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The Midwest Movie Review
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The Midwest Movie Review is not an elitist, snobby movie review blog. It's simply the opinions of a Midwest movie lover who wants to debate his reviews and take suggestions on which movies to watch next.
Recent Posts
Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire, in its simplest terms, is a rags to riches story, set around India's version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, that is centered around three people - Jamal, Salim, and Latika.Through a series of unfortunate circumstances and eve...
Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral is a perfect example of British comedy at its finest. Whether it was an extramarital lover blackmailing the grieving family, the bathroom scene, or the multiple instances of acid use (which, let's be honest, was a theme played out...
Tropic Thunder
Good parts to this movie: 1) Tom Cruise's dancing.2) Robert Downy Jr. Seriously, he was so good, he even got an Oscar nod for his role as Kirk Lazarus.Overly hyped to the point it was disappointing parts to this movie:1) Everything else.Rating: 6.5/...
Gran Torino
Walt Kowalski, played by Clint Eastwood, is an abrupt, set-in-his-ways man. Having served in the Korean War, worked a blue collar job at the local Ford plant for decades, and having recently become a widower, Walt has led a tough life. Unofrtunatel...
Be Kind Rewind
When Jerry (Jack Black) attempts to "sabotage" the local power plant, but is instead electrocuted and magnetized, it seemed like the end of the road for an already fledgling video store when, after his debacle, he accidentally erases all the tapes. ...
Schindler's List
Understandably, any movie that chronicles the holocaust is going to be difficult to watch. It may make one feel angry, hopeless, or any range of tense, exhaustive emotions, but it is the ultimate message of Schindler's List- that of hope in the huma...

