A Walk in the Woods, 2.5 Stars

I liked this movie. It is basically a travelogue with some gourgeous shots of the Appalachian Trail and the story(?) moves fairly well.

I always like Robert Redford and he plays his usual understated character with some excellent quips. I'm not sure I've ever seen Nick Nolte and he was okay. Emma Thompson's role is too small but she does well.

Not much else to say. Maybe a future rental that I might watch again.

The Rewrite, 2 Stars

Not a lot to say about this. Apparently it was released earlier this year, but if it came to my city I missed it (perhaps just as well).

If you liked Hugh Grant in Music & Lyrics, then you'll like this, as the story is almost the same but interchange music for screenwriter. Marisa Tomei does a good job with her character and J.K. Simmons plays 'crusty' well. (I'm not enjoying the roles Alison Janney has in recent movies, though her acting is great! Probably just me...)

Free on (Canadian) Netflix, the price was right, okay for Hugh Grant fans (which I am) when nothing else is on.

On Golden Pond (1981) 3.5 Stars

This is a great movie that captures cottage life on a lake, aging, and father-daughter interactions very well.

Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn are always worth watching and this is no exception. A much younger Jane Fonda, if memory serves, wanted to do this movie with her father with whom she had a difficult relationship. When the key scene of the two of them was being filmed, reportedly there were no dry eyes amongst the crew on the set.

Lovely to revisit on a regular basis, I highly recommend it.