Zero Dark Thirty

Movie:  Zero Dark Thirty
Major Actors: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Harole Perrineau, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt
Rating: PG-13
Best Audience: Adults

Review:

Zero Dark Thirty chronicles the ten year hunt for Osama Bin Laden.  It mostly focuses the story of a real-life CIA agent who makes a discovery early on about a courrier for Bin Laden that may lead them to his location and tries to follow this lead to Bin Laden through the years.  Jessica Chastain plays this CIA agent, who now works undercover.  The movie is interesting.  For those that wondered how the finding of Bin Laden finally occured, it answers a lot of questions.

 

Madagascar 3

Movie:  Madagascar 3:  Europe's Most Wanted
Major Actors:  Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Francis McDormand, Jessica Chastain
Rating: PG
Best Audience: Children 3 and up would enjoy this.  Some adults might also enjoy it.

Review:

Obviously, kids will love this.  It isn't the best kids movie I've seen, but it is entertaining for a summer afternoon.  I like that the jokes were aimed at children (unlike many kids movies that have embedded adult-oriented jokes in them).  My favorite thing about this movie was the circus imagery, which is awesome in 2-d and 3-d.