17 Miracles

17 Miracles (2011) is a movie about the Willie-Martin Handcart company's trek to Zion. Along the way, they deal with faith testing situations like death, famine, pain, wolves, and heartache. Each miracle, through their faith, brings unexpected results. One woman was promised all of her family would arrive in Zion alive and her sister rises from the dead. A woman is offered beef jerky from a man, but when she goes to thank him, him and his cave have vanished. There's one man who carried people over the river, only to die afterwards. It's a really good movie.

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

Stories I Only Tell My Friends is the autobiography by actor, Rob Lowe. In the book, he tells us about his childhood, being friends with Estevez/Sheen family and rise to fame, casually mentioning his love life. I have been a Rob Lowe fan since I saw him in The Outsiders and watched him on Brothers & Sisters. The parts I found most interesting were his involvement in 9/11 and the murder of limo driver while he was dating Princess Stephanie. I hope he talks more about his romances in his next book, Love Life. It would be interesting to hear his side of his breakup with Melissa Gilbert.

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace (2006) is a film staring Ioan Gruffudd, based on a true story about a man named William Wilberforce who tried for twenty years to abolish the slave trade in Britain. I had never seen a movie about slavery, with a British perspective before. It's always good to see real life heroes, who have impacted their communities, throught their works.

The Green Lantern

Maybe, I've seen too many superhero movies, but I felt like The Green Lantern had a similar plot to every other one. I liked Ryan Reynolds as the lead but everyone else fell flat. The effects could have been cooler, especially the smoke alien and Hal Gordon flying through space. I haven't read the comic book, so I don't know if the plot was accurate or not. I was also distracted by the alleged romance between Reynolds and his costar Blake Lively, trying to watch if they had any chemistry together. They make a pretty couple.

Super 8

Super 8 (2011) is a film directed by J.J. Abrams and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. The film is about six kids trying to make a zombie movie and stumbling upon a train accident, carrying an alien. It was like watching Goonies, E.T., and War of the Worlds all in one film. I liked the plot and I thought the kids were funny. I watched this my parents and they both thought it was weird.

One Day

One Day by David Nicholls is about a British woman and man who try to be just friends after their first meeting. Every two chapters flash forwards to another year and tells what the characters are up to at the point in time. It involves their careers, marriages, divorces, children, and death. I haven't seen the movie starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess, but I intend to see it at some point.