Date: May 27
Location: AMC Sunset Place

First “date” movie in Miami in more than 6 months. We put Fiona to sleep in the portable crib at her abuelos’ place and hit the road. Worked like a charm. The movie was a lot of fun — I loved the bold direction they took the Will and Elizabeth storyline, and having Geoffrey Rush back was wonderful. Jack Sparrow was as entertaining as ever. The real star here, and I believe in the whole trilogy, is Keira Knightley. She has such a commanding presence for somebody so young and so beautiful, whether in these films or something like Pride & Prejudice. I am always impressed by her. The film was too long by a good half hour, but all in all a very fun ride.

Date: May 23
Location: Muvico Boynton Beach

Well, here’s a movie that makes Spider-Man 3 look like, um, Spider-Man 2. As somebody who very much enjoyed the first two Shrek films, I have no idea how this garbage made it to the big screen. The plot was weak, the characters bland and the humor non-existent. I think I laughed twice. I saw it with Sophia on an otherwise lovely evening — meaning this film puts to rest Dana’s theory about the moviegoing experience. Meet the Robinsons was Citizen Kane compared to this dreck.