Movie and Television Reviews

Part one.

Part two, here.

Not much time now. I gotta finish this list.

11. Did Elisha Cuthbert get...less attractive? Here are some earlier pictures:

And recently, in 24.

I checked for mitigating factors and could find none. Ms. Cuthbert hasn't had a child (in which case she'd easily make up for it with a deeper kind of beauty). The pictures aren't from some TMZ commando raid. I assume Elisha had some make up help on the set. Even the clothes are very concealing.

I still find her a charismatic actress. I just thought I'd bring this to your attention.

12. And, I still hope they rescue her.

13. Tony Almeida remains an almost comically poor actor. My wife and I laugh whenever he's on-camera.

14. I thought the Chloe-Janis Gold (Jeanine Garofalo) tech showdown was interesting. Of course, I rooted for Chloe, as I'm a sane man and find Garofalo to be a huge pimple on this show's behind.

15. The plot is nearing ridiculousness. It's changes bad guys almost every week. I half-expect Jack Bauer to reveal himself a "Manchurian candidate" and Tony to capture him after explaining how he (Tony) was in super-duper deep undercover.

16. The show has been somewhat ambiguous on the torture issue, although I think it's still pro-interrogation.

17. I say this because Jack Bauer always gets results.

18. Ms. Gold (I assume. Who'd marry her?) is portrayed as a foolishly scrupulous torture prude.

19. I like the Chief of staff daughter sub-plot.

20. Olivia Taylor's press contact showed the lengths he's willing to go to get a story, sleeping with another guy- the practical side of gay sex.