Movie Review: "Public Enemies"

When I heard Johnny Depp and Christian Bale were going to be in a gangster movie, I couldn't help but be excited. I've had a crush on Christian Bale since I was 12, and Johnny Depp is, well, Johnny Depp. Then it came out, and I heard it wasn't that great, so I decided to wait for Redbox.

Good choice. It wasn't bad, it just wouldn't have been worth theater prices.

It was slow, which surprised me. I mean, it's a gangster movie. It's supposed to be all action-y and suspenseful. It also was lacking in character development (particularly for Melvin Purvis, Christian Bale's character), which it shouldn't have been if it was that slow. There didn't seem to be any reason why Purvis was so set on getting Dillinger, other than Dillinger being the bad guy. Usually the cop is out to prove himself, or sets great store by the law, or is doing it for his wife and kids or something. Here there didn't seem to be any extra motivation. Also, none of the secondary characters were ever really introduced so there seemed to be a lack of depth to the movie. It was fairly one-dimensional.

On the plus side, though, it was a gangster movie, so there were tommy guns, nice cars, and great clothes. There was that wonderful feeling of rooting for the bank robber instead of the cop. There was Christian Bale with a southern accent. (Goodness that boy does accents well.)

So basically, "The Untouchables" it is not, but "Public Enemies" is still worth renting.

"Arise, shine; for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you." - Is. 60:1

Merry Christmas!

This is dumb.

Dear Mr. Nice Pharmacist at Rainbow Foods,

Thank you for letting me buy my cough syrup and Sobe drinks at the pharmacy counter instead of making me wait in line. I didn't realize how many people love $1 Cheez-itz when I decided to stop at your store.
Sincerely,
Lucy

The Exception to My Two Favorite Christmas Songs

"Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was given to man that he should proclaim the Word of God through music." - Martin Luther

My two favorite Christmas songs are "O Come, O Come Emmanuel," and "Hark the Herald Angels Sing." Josh Groban's "O Holy Night," however, stops me in my tracks every time. It's glorious. When he says, "Fall on your knees," I almost feel compelled to do so. Just imagine when someday we all will fall on our knees before Him. It will be amazing. Praise God!

My new favorite quote

Sheldon: "Why are you crying?"

Penny: "Because I'm stupid!"

Sheldon: "That's no reason to cry. One cries because one is sad. For instance, I cry because others are stupid and that makes me sad."

- "Big Bang Theory"

I just remembered my hair story

So Friday evening I stopped at work for something. My boss was still there. "Wow! Your hair is getting really long."
"I got 2 inches chopped off this afternoon."
"And I really like the color!"
"I'm dying it tomorrow."
"Oh. Well, I like this. It's lighter than the last time I saw it."
"I'm actually going darker."
"Oh, well, your hair looks really nice."
"Thanks." And I smiled.
In all fairness she's used to seeing me with my hair up, and she did today compliment me on my hair color. I just found her humorous.

For those of you (chelleybutton) who are afraid you won't get to see my new hair color

But this, of course, is taken with a cell phone camera (since my webcam one isn't working for some reason), so the quality is only cell phone camera quality. It's something like this, though.