Terms of Endearment

I hated this movie. The production values where good. But pretty much ever character was contemptible. I didn't like the mom, I didn't like the daughter. I didn't like the daughter's husband, and I thought their older son was a complete brat. I did relate to the older son as an oldest son my self of parents that fought, but he was so selfish. The only character I actually like was the younger son. This is not to mention that the plot relied too much on sentimentalism. So I thought the movie was junk and it is the type of movie that made me hate the Academy Awards.

The Hoax

I am a sucker for movies about con-artists, so my judgment is a little skewed when it comes to this movie. With that said I thought The Hoax was a great movie. I thought Richard Gere was excellent in his role. The con-seemed so believable and the way it ended with the con-man's desires being played against him and Hughes using him as a pawn was awesome.