The Choice (5)
Based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook, Safe Haven, Dear John), The Choice falls in line with all of the other movies based on the writer's works. The synopsis sounds like this: Travis Parker, living in the small coastal town of Beaufort, falls in love at first sight with Gabby Holland, who moves in next door (via Wikipedia).
Or it sounds like this: Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life’s most defining events (via IMDB).
So this is a pretty generic kind of romantic/dramatic movie, and it will be a wonder if it manages to surpass any of the other releases of that weekend in ticket sales – and no, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies isn't the only one.
The Choice stars Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies), Maggie Grace (Taken), Alexandra Daddario (True Detective, San Andreas), Tom Welling (Smallville), and Tom Wilkinson (basically the only good actor in sight here).
Hail, Caesar! (5)
The last flick to be released nationwide on February 5 comes from the celebrated Coen Brothers, who are masters when it comes to shooting quirky dark comedies. Not surprisingly, Hail, Caesar! seems to fit this description, with the plot centered on a Hollywood fixer who is charged with retrieving the kidnapped (and rather idiotic) star of a big budget movie called – what else – Hail, Caesar!.
Hail, Caesar! takes place in the 1950s, and stars the biggest of the big names: Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men), George Clooney (O Brother, Where Art Thou?), Alden Ehrenreich (Blue Jasmine), Ralph Fiennes (Harry Potter), Jonah Hill (Jump Street), Scarlett Johansson (Avengers), Frances McDormand (many Coen brothers movies), Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin), and Channing Tatum (Jump Street), among others.
So, you can bet that we are more than excited to see this movie!!! We don't expect for it to break any records (in fact, many believe that it will flop at the box office) "“ but, still, this many names must have some traction with the audiences.
As they do with us!
