Hall Pass Movie Review

Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Starring:  Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate, Nicky Whelan, Richard Jenkins

The Farrelly Brothers are back, the ones who brought you those classic unforgettable comedies like ‘Dumb and Dumber’,’ There’s something about Mary’,’ Shallow Hal’ and ‘Me, myself and Irene’.

Similar to their previous works, Hallpass will be Farrelly’s eleventh comedy film only this one will be brimming with sexual humour, embarrassing pick-up lines and enough “No they didn’t!” moments, that could make you go ‘ewww’ or ‘awww’ all in a span of two hours.

Hallpass tells the story of Rick (Wilson) and his best friend Fred (Sudeikis) both happily married for years but unable to leave their lusty single ways completely in the past. Their wives decide to test them by giving them a week off their marriage, a ‘hall pass’ to live out their sexual dreams. But they're less than happy when their wives (Fischer and Applegate) are also tempted to let loose. So can the couples work it out? Watch to find out!

Undoubtedly, the movies secret weapon has to be Saturday Night Live's, Jason Sudeikis who plays his first major movie role. Sudeikis has an agreeably dorky, bootlicking officiousness making this film funnier than it had any right to be, largely due to the way he delivers his lines and facial expressions.

If you like the Farrelly brothers then in all likelihood you’ll love Hallpass. Although, if you do wish to enjoy this movie to its maximum, not only should you watch it with a group of friends but try not to predict the thin plot, for not knowing will guarantee a lot of great laughs.

In other words, stay away from spoilers. For you will remember the car arrest, the spa rescue and the girl with appendicitis. You'll tell your friends about them. You'll enjoy Hallpass and may even watch it again because of the story. Or not.

Rating: 6/10

Sheer Brilliance

From the author of the riveting bestseller ‘The Da Vinci Code’. Deception Point is Dan Brown's third book, first published in 2001.

Deception point is a pulse-pounding fiction at its best and is a book of sheer brilliance. Brown’s book is well-researched making arcane scientific premises comprehensible; he also writes realistic dialogues that compel the reader to enliven the characters. Brown's characters in his novel are mostly slack-jawed scientists, shrewd, scheming politicians, and a couple of truly honest, righteous souls one can really trust.

Brown's pacing is certifiably breathtaking. The story jumps in short spurts and transports the reader from the ultra-secret National Reconnaissance Office to the towering ice shelves of the Arctic Circle, and back again to the hallways of power inside the West Wing, as one reads on to find out what happens next only find that while doing so, more dangling threads have been woven, more twists inserted thus letting the reader watch hell break loose.

When a new NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory, that has profound implications for U.S. space policy and the impending presidential election.

With the Oval Office in the balance, the President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Milne Ice Shelf to verify the authenticity of the find. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic academic Michael Tolland, Rachel uncovers the unthinkable, evidence of utmost scientific trickery, truly a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into supreme controversy.

But before Rachel can contact the President, a deadly team of private assassins controlled by a mysterious powerbroker who will stop at absolutely nothing to hide the truth, attacks her and Michael. Fleeing for their lives in an environment as desolate as it is lethal, they possess only one hope for survival: to find out who is behind this masterful ploy. The truth that they slowly learn, is the most shocking deception of all…

Who Moved My Cheese?

If the name isn’t interesting enough to catch your attention, Who Moved My Cheese? is a motivational and inspirational book that helps deal with change in ones work and life. Written by Dr. Spencer Johnson in 1998 Who Moved My Cheese? has spent over two hundred weeks on Publishers Weekly's hardcover nonfiction list.

Johnson’s writing style is conversational and illustrative.

Who Moved My Cheese? is highly recommended book to management professionals but we could all do with this read, for one it is only a mere of ninety- six pages so it wont take much time and the lesson learnt at the end is worth remembering.

Happy Cheese

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The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: Another Vampire Sensation

Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series has taken a narrative detour with the publication of “The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner.” The new novella focuses on Bree Tanner, a character introduced briefly in “Eclipse,” the third installment of the best-selling vampire series. Fans of the “Twilight” books know that Tanner has already died, so here Meyer gives us the teen runaway’s backstory, along with a few details that shed light on other characters from the series.

Reading Bree’s story enriches our reading of the Twilight saga and will enhance enjoyment of the “Eclipse” movie. Parts of the novella are woven into the film; Jodelle Ferland portrays Bree. Bree Tanner is a brilliant reminder that “Twilight’s” vampires, despite physical beauty and passion, are tragic creatures. Meyer strips them of romanticism through a teenage girl who never had a chance for happiness in her first, or second, life.

The story told feels complete, unrushed, and is oddly satisfying despite its tragic end. The writing style is a little different but no less readable than the full novels; Bree is more straightforward than Bella, less guilt-ridden and emo, and she tells her story unflinchingly. An easy read with only 192 pages as to we see all the characters we already knew through new, and perhaps less sympathetic eyes, changing your perspective on a few things in the Twilight universe.

Most interestingly, the story provides a supple, unexpected ripple in the events of Eclipse that pieces together some unnoticed dangling ends and makes the story that much more solid. Heartbreaking, exciting, and so invigorating, the story of Bree Tanner is a must read for any Twilight fan as it reminds readers why they’ve become a fan of Meyer's in the first place.

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