How To Lose Friends & Alienate People

Cast
Simon Pegg
Kirsten Dunst
Jeff Bridges
Gillian Anderson
Megan Fox
Danny Huston
Screenwriter
Peter Straughan
Director
Robert B. Weide
Running Time
110 minutes

In this hilariously funny fish-out-of-water tale, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People tracks the outrageous escapades of Sidney Young, a smalltime, bumbling, British celebrity journalist who is hired by an upscale magazine in New York City. In spectacular fashion Sidney enters high society and burns bridges with bosses, peers and superstars. The film is based on Toby Young's memoir of the same name. (MGM)

It was just about OK, I did consider giving it 3 stars but I think a lot that I liked about it was the cast rather than the film itself.

Death Race

Cast
Jason Statham
Ian McShane
Natalie Martinez
Jacob Vargas
Max Ryan
Tyrese Gibson
Joan Allen
Screenwriter
Paul W.S. Anderson
Director
Paul W.S. Anderson
Running Time
104m 41s

Terminal Island: The very near future. The world’s hunger for extreme sports and reality competitions has grown into reality TV bloodlust. Now, the most extreme racing competition has emerged and its contestants are murderous prisoners. Tricked-out cars, caged thugs and smoking-hot navigators combine to create a juggernaut series with bigger rating than the Super Bowl. The rules of the Death Race are simple: win five events, and you’re set free. Lose and you’re road kill splashed across the internet. (Universal Pictures)

I enjoyed it and had a fun time. A few negative things, it wasn't always clear what was happening in the races, it's less bloody than it should be and there were some face slappingly awful music choices.

Jar City

Cast
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir
Atli Rafn Sigurðsson
Screenwriter
Baltasar Kormakur
Director
Baltasar Kormakur
Running Time
95 minutes

While a desperate, young father tries to find out what led to the death of his five-year-old girl, Inspector Erlendur investigates the murder of an elderly loner in a run-down basement flat. The inspector and his crew don't have much to go by in the investigation, but a photograph of a young girl's grave gives them a lead. They discover that many years ago, the victim was accused, though not convicted, of horrible crimes. Did the old man's past come back to haunt him? As Erlendur reopens this very cold case, he follows a trail of unusual forensic evidence, uncovering secrets that are much larger than the murder of one old man--with clues knit into the genetic bloodline of an entire country. (Blueeyes Productions)

The investigation was interesting and the lead cop was engaging and charismatic. It was different to see something set in Iceland. There were scary bits, funny bits and exciting bits. Overall I really enjoyed it the only problem I have is the motives of the killer which were convoluted and really unlikely.