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I liked Collateral. Jamie Foxx is a LA taxi driver who has the misfortune of picking up an assassin, Tom Cruise, for a fare. It had a good story, good pace, and interesting characters. Four stars.

In The Recruit, Colin Farrell is recruited into the CIA by Al Pacino. The story is a little weak and Hollywoodified, but the characters are okay and the thriller has enough action and twists-and-turns in the plot to keep you entertained. So I'll be generous and say four stars too.

Monster's Ball is the kind of movie that makes the Oscars confusing. Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Barry put on good performances and I like the implemention (e.g. cinematography), but the story is just plain boring. Hence, only one star.

Disc one from season one of Lost is suppose to arrive from Netflix today. I've never watched a TV show on DVD before(*) and a lot of things have been said about Lost. Hopefully it is as good as they say.

(*) Slight lie: I watched three Seinfeld episodes last year.