Review of Funky Monkey (2004) by James H — 16 Jul 2005

[b]Ladder 49[/b].

I loved it. It plays with your man card as the ending is very emotional. And it's not so much the ending, but how the ending is delivered that really toys with your feelings. You see Jack Morrison (Phoenix) progress the ranks of a firefighter, the bonding with his fellow station mates and his relationship (and eventual marriage) to Linda (Barrett). The critics watched and dogged this movie for all the wrong reasons.

[b]Collateral[/b].

A little unbelievable at a few moments, your standard action flick. Tom Cruise as a bad guy just doesn't work in my book.. The ending sucked too.

[b]City of God[/b].

It's foreign with subtitles, but it has a solid storyline. It runs a bit long, but it's very enjoyable. The ending and involvement of the boxer kind of distracted from the storyline though.

[b]The Whole Ten Yards[/b].

Bruce Willis, you crazy.

[b]Funky Monkey.

[/b]I rented this, yes. I fast-forwarded through some of the parts (the movie runs an hour and 15 minutes, I finished it in less than an hour), I think I had more fun laughing at certain parts and pointing out clear errors in directing/acting. But seeing as this movie is for kids, I'll give it a 4.