The Best Movies of 2010

It's that time again to name the top five movies of the past year. Overall, 2010 I feel was a down year for movies in general, regardless what the box office take was. The quality of the movies was not up to par as some other years, but there were some gems in 2010. I'll name the five best here and list a couple of honorable mentions as well. Let's get going!

The Five Best Movies Of 2010

1/ True Grit - The Coen Brothers are incredible film makers. They took this really great story
and kept it true. Jeff Bridges is fantastic in the lead and the supporting
cast is terrific. This not only is good film making, but courageous as well. It is
simply great. They took a great story and made the remake infinitely better than
the original.

2/ The King's Speech - A very close second this year. A wonderful true story about King George
VI, and his bout with stuttering as WWII is closing in. This is so well cast and so
well done. It tells the story of a King who has to gain the trust of his nation in
very dark times. Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush are fantastic. Not to be
missed.

3/ The Town - Ben Affleck stars in this really great drama about a bank robbing syndicate in
present day Boston. They took a simple idea, made some great plot twists and
came out with a real original story, when it would have been easy not to. Lots
of action, but real smart too.

4/ The Fighter - Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams, and Christian Bale
star in this movie about the seedy side of local and national boxing.
Based on a true story that really sings. You may not like boxing,
but it doesn't matter. Great performances, solid story. wonderfully done.

5/ The Joneses - A real sleeper. David Duchovny and Demi Moore star in a story
no one has seen before. A perfect couple moves into a rich neighborhood,
and for some reason, everyone has to keep up with them. A very original story
told very well, and not predictable at all. You may have missed this one,
Redbox it. Gets all kind of originality points. Tough in today's Hollywood.

Honorable Mentions

Black Swan - Extremely well done in many regards but overrated. Technically superior.
Letters To Juliette - Completely charming love story shot in Italy. Vanessa Redgrave is great
The Social Network - Well done and topical, but again, overrated. Justin Timberlake is great.

There they are, The Top Five Movies and Mentions of 2010. Coming later this week, the Five
Worst Movies of 2010. A much easier list to compile. More to choose from. Feel free to e-mail me your thoughts scott@wqmx.com