Time for my poor excuse of movie reviews, brought to you by my July rental history at Netflix:

1. 2 Days in Paris. 3.5 stars. It should have ended sooner. Good story. Genuine to human emotion. And I won't give it away, but I wasn't a fan of its conclusion.

2. The Painted Veil. 3.5 stars. I honestly have few words. Intense. Heartbreaking. Not something I could watch over & over again because it's far too emotional. But a fabulous film.

3. George of the Jungle. 4 stars. This is obviously on a different rating system. But, hello, half-naked, simple-minded Brendan Fraser? If you haven't noticed, he's been posted on the bulletin board.

4. Dreamgirls. 3 stars. There was too much hype for it. Good film. Not as good as I anticipated.

5. The Life Acquatic with Steve Zissou. 3 stars. Couldn't get into it as a whole, but there were good scenes. Good ending. Unexpected. I like unexpected.

And there we go.