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Stick It (2006)
Stick It to the Teen Movie
So maybe it isn't an Oscar winner, but Stick It was, by far, certainly not the worst movie to hit theaters this year. No, Tristan & Isolde would take that honor. Still, I thought this movie was worth a review written by someone who was not so obviously a guy dragged to the theater by his girlfriend and by someone with some prior experience in the gymnastics world.
While this is not a movie that adults will credit as worth while, the younger generations (13-20) will certainly find it entertaining. The comedy, in my opinion, was well scripted and executed. The actors will not win any awards for their performances, but they were able to bring the characters to life and make them seem real.
The struggle shown for the girls in the gymnastics competitions is one that most competitors face. The judges are harsh and the rules, some of them, are ridiculous.
The movie is ultimately about overcoming the obstacles thrown in your life, finding someone who will believe in you no matter what, and realizing what is most important to you.
I would certainly recommend this movie.
Tristan + Isolde (2006)
Too Overdone
What's new in this story? Just about nothing. It's Camelot rewritten with different characters but the same plot. Knight falls in love with girl, girl marries King, girl and knight have an affair and get caught, someone dies.
What got me, is that for the entire last hour and a half of the movie Tristan was either crying or on the verge of crying. You know, I enjoy a man who can be in touch with his feminine side and his emotions and all, but at some point you just have to say enough is enough. Weepy heroes are not for me. There came a time I wanted to grab his shoulders and scream "Suck it up and get over it!" It's a good thing he was knew how to fight 'cause if he was gonna cry that much, he needed to.
Needless to say, I did not like this movie and I do not recommend it. The only movie I ever saw that was worse than this was Kingdom of Heaven.