Ginger and Cinnamon movie review

If you are a parent of a teenager, please do watch "Dillo con parole mie" (marketed as "Ginger and Cinnamon" to English speakers). We know that virginity pledge or not, most Americans will lose their virginity in their teens. We might as well help them do it responsibly and safely. But no, the movie is not just about a teenager's desperate attempts to do it just for the heck of it. There is a more complex plot involving her aunt Stefania.

Stefania (played by Stefania Montorsi) has just broken up with her boyfriend Andrea (played by Giampaolo Morelli) when her teenager niece Megghy (Martina Merlino) shows up after lying to her classmates and family about where she was going. She suggests that they both take a trip to the "Isle of Love" in Greece. Among all the cute boys crawling on the planet looking for the same thing, Megghy ends up with Andrea, who also is taking a trip after the breakup to concentrate on his hobby of drawing.

Megghy gets some good lessons in relationships and romance and so does Stefania, who discovers that her real persona is hiding somewhere and must come out.

It ain't a very profound movie (we loved it for its pure entertainment value) but if you love foreign language films and want to learn more about what goes on at the beautiful Greek island of Ios in summer, you will like it. Plus there is some great music on the soundtrack too.

Me Myself I movie review

If you or anyone you care about is growing through what is sometimes called as the "mid life crisis" (though many experts believe that there is no such thing), you might want to watch "Me Myself I" just to get a different opinion.

Pamela Drury (played by Rachel Griffiths) is a homemaker but was an award-winning journalist. She has a good husband (but the spark in the marriage is gone) and three kids (who sure keep her busy). They also seem to have a good life. No surprise then that she feel there is something important missing in her life. She wants to be loved but her husband Robert (played by David Roberts) doesn't even notice her. The children demand so much from her but give rarely anything in return.

At that point she goes through a phase of introspection and reflection in which she contemplates what would have happened if she had not made the choice she made earlier in life. While the movie makes it somewhat dramatic, but in reality, she struggles with her own emotions. In the end she realizes that one can make the best of what you have and her life in beautiful any way.

Any woman who may feel stuck and ignored in a marriage, maybe having an extramarital affair is not the answer. Even a divorce is probably not the best alternative, even though it might seem like the easiest thing to do. Marriage is a long journey and one can complete it with a smile on one's face.

Strongly recommended. Watch it with your family if you can.