Underrated: Married Life

Poor Harry Allen (Chris Cooper). He's married to a classy, beautiful woman (Patricia Clarkson) but doesn't want to be with her anymore. His eyes and heart have fallen on a delectable young woman (Rachel McAdams). To save his wife from the humiliation that comes with divorce, Harry decides he must kill his wife. But unbeknownst to him, his pretty girlfriend has fallen for his best friend (Pierce Brosnan). Married Life, from director Ira Sachs, is a funny, sexy, suspenseful and, ultimately, satisfying movie-going experience. It only got a limited run in the the States, so you may have to check it out on DVD.

Not Bad: Sex and the City

Carrie Bradshaw and the ladies return to us for a last hurrah in Sex and the City: The Movie. I watched this not in the megaplex, but in the comfort of my home, which is how Sex and the City is supposed to be enjoyed. There aren't enough high events (you know, car chases, shooting, death, actual danger) to warrant a showing on the big screen. And besides, the movie looks, feels and sounds like its small-screen precursor. There is one marked difference. This time, the white ladies of the city (Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis) share screen-time with Oscar-winning diva extraordinaire Jennifer Hudson (not white).