I've got DRIVING LESSONS to 3:10 TO YUMA with the cast of SONNY WITH A CHANCE

Alright people give me an applause because this is officially the last time you will here me talk about, yes, Logan Lerman. I have conquered the list of films that my sister has been dying to watch and I can honestly say I do not care if that doesn't include The Number 23 with Jim Carrey.

But in this blog I'm going to bulk THREE things I recommend seeing.

Here we go:


3:10 to Yuma starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale and Logan Lerman

Rewinding time to the days of ranchers, cowboys and outlaws, 3:10 To Yuma tells the story of how one man does the impossible in order to provide for his starving family.

Dan Evans (Bale) is determined to make ends meet in order for his sons to look up to him and acknowledge him as their father; he also wants his wife to look at him again. When he and his boys cross paths with Ben Wade (Crowe) and his gang of murderous thieves, he is given a chance to make it happen.

The task was simple: get Wade to Contension on the 3:10 to Yuma train. What they underestimated was the speed in which Wade's gang would catch up to them. When everyone else abandons the mission, Evans and his boy Will (Lerman) are left to finish the work.


I enjoy a good western movie. I'm to the whole idea of horse riding, shooting and the intense western music. Hahaha!

But seriously...what I really liked about this film was the story. It was the typical bad guy needs to be put right by the good guy and a bit of hell raising on the side. The casting was brilliant as well and there were just moments of brilliant writing. Russell Crowe and Christian Bale were just played off one another so well and the entire ensemble had this great balance of humour and seriousness.

Overall, it was great to see a great western film again.

stricklyLeisure star rating: 4 stars


Driving Lessons starring: Rupert Grint, Julie Walters and Laura Linney

It was just suppose to be an ordinary summer job. Ben (Grint) was only helping out his mum (Linney) for the sake of appeasing all that she asked of him. But what he found was Evie (Walters).

Evie was an actress who hasn't had a break in a few years. Stuck in a time warp where every character she had ever played and where every husband she married are stacked up in rows all around her house and are overgrown in her garden. All she needed was a bit of help, and what she got was Ben.

Together the pair go on an adventure that begins with Evie swallowing the car key, progresses to a great dispute over the poetry recital organizer's assistant and ends with Evie preaching about freedom.



What I liked about this movie was that theme of "self-discovery". Ben was always the "good boy" and he never did anything wrong by his parents. Evie is the characters who seems as though she's gt everything together, but in the end there's always something that she's missing. Lara Marshall is a hypocritical control freak who likes talking over her timid husband, who in return seems to be more interested in birds rather than his family.

The best thing about this movie is how it takes the piss out of Christianity. If you're a Christian, you would laugh until your guts were bursting out with the crap that's in this movie. But the crap is so close to the truth that you can't help but understand why people ridicule us for what we believe in! I find it sad that they just don't understand it really, and what they do get their heads around they satirize. Oh! Well, you can't win everybody.


stricklyLeisure star rating: 3.5 stars



Sonny With A Chance: Season 2 Episode 1: "Walk a Mile in My Pants" starring: Demi Lovato, Tiffany Thorton, Brandon Smith, Doug Brochu and Sterling Knight.

The war between the cast of So Random and McKenzie Falls continues in the first episode of the second season. Sonny, is raising money to encourage kids to read more, while Chad is tearing down her campaign to encourage kids to watch McKenzie Falls, and Tawny is not getting any publicity space for her Skinny Jeans.

The entire show is squeezed in tight by both cast wearing Tawny's jeans and protesting against each other - while they look good. But it seems as though they've all come down with "SPS" - Skinny Pants Syndrome!!!

You'll never guess how this episode ends!


I absolutely love this show! And no, it's not just because Sterling Knight is cute, it is also because it is seriously hilarious. Demi Lovato is just brilliant and the entire cast just work so well together.

The song at the end is a treat:


stricklyLeisure star rating: 4 stars


Next on stricklyLEISURE: "Clash of the Titans" and why you shouldn't watch it in 3D.