Cinema Italiano

I hope everyone had an amazing holiday weekend, I know I did. 'Santa' was very good to me. Overall I felt very blessed to be with my family and although our Christmas was pretty low key and quiet this year, it was perfect and I couldn't have asked for better. I had this genius idea (as I always do) to go hit the stores yesterday (Monday) to make some returns, do some shopping and catch a movie with my Mom. Well...WHAT a fiasco that turned into. The stores were swamped, and the movie theatre was even worse...on a Monday?! Granted I know the kiddies are off from school but I figured the adults or at least SOME of them would have gone back to work...boy was I wrong! The movie theatre had lines like crazy and this was around 6-7 o'clock, I couldn't believe it. Luckily, Mom and I were able to catch the new movie Nine and all I have to say is.....Wow! The whole movie from beginning to end was sensational, from the storyline to all of the amazing actresses and every performance overall was beyond my expectations. Daniel Day-Lewis is exquisite and that hardly gives a justice to his performance as the oh so Italian, ladies man 'Guido' who he played flawlessly. My favorite singing/ dance routine was (and they were all good), but Kate Hudson's 'Cinema Italiano' was amazing!! I couldn't get the song out of my head, along with Fergie's performance of 'Be Italian'. Penelope Cruz's character was my favorite and I loved every second of the movie. What a cast! Simply stunning. Go see it!!!!!!!