Over the weekend I watched one of each. Day of the Jackal, a very good film about a plot to assassinate French president Charled de Gaulle. French terrorists/anarchists/revolutionaries (take your pick) are upset with de Gaulle for giving Algeria independence. So they hire an accomplished assassin with the codename "The Jackal" to eliminate him. The film does a good job of illustrating what the killer goes through to prepare for the hit, and what the police go through to try and stop him.
The movie was X-Men III. Like the mutants, saw the first two, liked this one. That's really all I can say. Except that "The Jackal" sounds like a good name for a mutant. And that I was surprised to see Jubilee listed in the credits, since I tend to regard her as the most useless mutant ever. I guess there are those more educated in the field who could prove me wrong.
The flick was Stick It. My cousin and I went to see it at Kingstowne in Alexandria. I'd never been down there before. They have a Popeyes next door to an ABC store right across from the theater. You can buy liquor and chicken and then go see a movie and enjoy all three. That's a good way to go. Stick It was better than I thought it would be. It was fun and entertaining, and well-done for what it is. (I think that's an overlooked feature when evaluating movies. Not everything has to be high drama to be a good movie). Stephen Hunter from the Post called it a "nubile-o-rama", which is accurate. You've got a bunch of very, very fit girls in leotards erforming outstanding athletic feats. But it's also funny, sometimes emotional, and it sometimes makes you go "Ooh, that's gotta hurt." I liked it. But if you're a guy, don't go see it without a girl. You'll just end up looking creepy.
(speaking of girls performing outstanding feats, the last three standing in the National Spelling Bee are all girls)
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