Bait Ratings

Behind Closed Doors: I liked the John Goodman casting, and it was well written (B)

Catastrophe-astrophe: Intersting plot that could have used better execution (B-)

The Cloud: Good plot and characters (B+)

Criminal Origins: David Fincher is totally the right person for this. I also loved the whole feel of it too. It really seemed like it was owned by him. (A-)

The Curious Savage: Neither the characters nor the plot really moved me. (C)

The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger: I thought this was great. I loved the choices for director and the cast as well. I only wish Bell's character could have had a little more depth. (B+)

The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three: The first was much better. The whole time jumping thing really lost me. (C+)

The Dead President: It was a good bait. Good characters and story. (B+)
Field of Desire: It didn't excite me as much as the next person, but there was good casting. (B-)

For Pay: A great vehicle for Caulkin. His character is the driving force of the bait (A-).

The Gold of Cajamarca: It was decent, but I would have liked more knowledge about some of the other characters (B).

The Good Guy: A decent biopic with a good cast. (B).

Greensleeves: Story didn't seem to go anywhere and the characters weren't very interesting. (C-).

Harvey Black.: Written well, but something in the execution, I think, was lacking. (B-)

Home Sweet Home: Story was intersting, but excessive vanity (writer-director-actor-composer credit) didn't really help it either. (C+).

The Ice Princess: Your're getting better, and Kudrow does seem well placed. It's still only average as of now, but keep working at it. (C).

If Tomorrow Never Comes...: It didn't really excite me. (C)

Kathy's Desire: I would have liked the use of pronouns, but the characters are very baity. (B-)

LD: A high school debate drama isn't high up on the topics I want discussed. (C+).

A Modern Tale: A very strange tale, but the casting and director choices are solid. (B-)

Mr. & Mrs. Woods: Reusing Dayton and Faris are tricky (I would know) and this is an example of only succeeding minorly (C+).

Needle in the Hay: If interpreted the right way, I could see this as an Anderson project. Macavoy is a good casting choice. (B).

The Road We Traveled: The introduction of Murphy's character signals a dark downfall. Everything else was interestingly exciting. (B).

Stuck on Level 13: Characters were uninteresting and plot was dull. (C-)

Switching Time: Great bait. I really enjoyed it. (A-)

Tabula Rasa: Only average in my opinion. (B-)

Things We Lost in the Time of War: It takes the shameless Oscar vehicle literally and appeals with an intruiging story and good casting. (B+).

Thoroughly Modern Millie: It takes a lot for me to enjoy a musical, and I'm not a fan of this one. (C).

To Serve Man: I like how you acknowledge how this isn't really Oscar bait, but it does have some desrving qualities. (B).

Welcome Back: How much hardship does this guy have to go through? I don't believe these circumstances would ever be present. (C)

The Witch of Portobello: It was decent, but nothing spectacular to me. (B-).

Zeppelin 2020: Reminded me of those all-star disaster pics out of the 70s, and this one is slightly elevated over its predecessors (B).

I'll try to have up a Big 8 listing later on.