Best Of 2006 (Page 3)

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Honourable Mentions
Inside Man, Fearless, A Prairie Home Companion, Jesus Camp, The Departed, United 93, Hard Candy. X-Men: The Last Stand, Marie Antoinette.

Worse Movie of the Year
Little Man
Last year we compiled a list of the worse movies with explanations as to why they stunk. This year we have decided that writing about movies that sucked donkey ass is a complete waste of valuable time. It's the good movies that deserve the print, and through it, the promotion. Therefore this year we limited the bad reviews to just one. The rest we just mentioned afterward.

The tagline for Little Man reads, "From the people who brought you White Chicks..." which should have been a good indication of how bad this movie was going to be. White Chicks was awful and if the Wayans knew anything about making movies they should have known not to promote a new film with an association to a previous stinker. But if you were part of a successful TV sketch comedy show that included the likes of Jim Carrey and Jamie Foxx, you will get a shot at the big screen at least for a while. Let's hope the powers that be in Hollywood realize soon the Wayans are on the same talent level as another alumni of a sketch comedy, namely Dana Carvey from SNL "Turtle Turtle" anyone!

The film itself is about a midget thief (Marlon Wayans), who hides out with a couple whose husband (Shawn Wayans) mistakes the criminal for an abandoned baby. The scheme was set up by the thief to gain entrance to the house where the diamond he stole could be reacquired from the wife's purse.

You will tire of the stupid humour quickly (how many times do you want to see someone get pounded in the privates?) and since the story is also lame, you will need a strong will not to press stop on the DVD player's remote control. Let's hope this is the last movie from the Wayans family.

Dishonourable Mentions
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, The Pink Panther, DOA: Dead or Alive, RV, You, Me and Dupree, Failure to Launch, Nacho Libre, Final Destination 3.

Movie that Bombed, But We Loved Anyway
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Anytime Uma Thurman plays a superhero we will be there in the theatre to watch her. Even if her costume looks like a maid's uniform (and we are not talking about a French maid here) and her personality reminds you of the Congreve adaptation about a woman scorned, we will continue to love the woman and everything she does.

The great thing about this movie is that it was a lot of fun to watch. You have to feel for Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) since most of us have had a woman similar to Jenny Johnson in our life. But when she turns out to be a superhero originally bent on loving him to death then subsequently making his life a living hell, you can't help but laugh at the misery. The film won't win any Academy Awards, but it will continue top entertain you even after repeated viewing.

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