rae a What P’ve Been Watching, Too! Kevin Lalonde, Arts Editor Jet Li’s Fearless I had kind of been holding off seeing this film for a while, mostly just because it was supposed to be Jet Li’s martial arts opus, and frankly, he’s a terrible actor. Had the film simply been a wicked ass-kicking film, ’d.have been very happy. The fight choreography in Fearless is very stunning, Furthermore, the dramatic element also shines. Based on the real-life martial artist Huo Yuanjia and his rise to success in Tianjin proyince at the turn of the century, the film is presented very much in the literary style of traditional Chinese tales. A bullied child grows up strong, becomes very proud, loses his one good friend and his family, falls from grace, is healed by a beautiful woman, and returns to society a wise, centered individual. While the story sounds like it should be straight out of The Mencius, Li’s terrible acting makes it look like it came out of a B-rated produc- tion house in Surrey. Cheezy as all hell, and very Macbethian, Fearless was pretty cool if you don’t mind a predictable, arm-breaking good time. The Last Kiss There are not many men in the world that I can admit to having a crush on. Obviously, Wayne Gretzky tops the list, but a very close second is Zach Braff. The guy has such a great eye for the camera, and I really think he’s one of the most superb young actors in North America. So yeah, even though it’s a blatant chick flick, I had to watch The Last — Kiss. The movie centres around Braff’s character Michael, a 29 year-old architect and father to be, who suffers from the anxiety that all men of that age are prone to (espe- cially the OP’s decrepit 30-year-old leader Trevor Hargreaves) when they realize that life holds no more surprises for them. Michael’s friends are all prone to the affliction as well one feels trapped by his wife and child, the other recently dumped after a decade-long relationship, one more terrified of the importance society places on the institution of marriage. The OCS Rachel Bilson plays Kim, the young, fun, gorgeous and very-available girl who plays on Michael’s freaked-out need to not settle down. Arguably, this is little more than an earnest, believably written chick flick, but with such an excellent cast, it’s hard not to say that I deeply enjoyed it. That said, without' the occasional Sarubs-esque Zach Braff fantasy that I’ve grown so accustomed to, I can only thrown in somewhere. assert that the movie would have been better if there’d only been some Doctor Cox Slush Rock: Upcoming Concerts in February Chelsea Mushaluk, OP Columnist Let’s be honest: February is kind of a lame month. School is in full swing, you’ve spent all of your Christmas money, you need a job, and you are running out of clean clothes but have no loonies to do laundry with... but I digress. Besides being the shortest month, February is also that weird in-between month. Is it spring? Is it winter? Who knows? Luckily, you can leave the big questions up to Mother Nature, because there are some pretty fantastic events packed into the next 28 days. So get your parka and your umbrella (just to be safe), and check out some of the awesome shows lined up for the month. And hey, they’re all indoors. This week at Richard’s is Of Montreal. In what I hope is an attempt to satisfy the fans after the terrible sound at the Plaza all but ruined their last show here, Of Montreal is doing a two night stint on February 7 and 8. From the photos on Pitchfork of their recent live show, the band has upped the amount of costume changes and glitter. And Kevin Barnes wears a leotard. ‘Nuff said. Pete Yorn is at the Commodore on February 8. I only know that one song of his (you know, the one that was on the radio. Yeah, that one), but it was catchy. February 9 and 10, Red Robinson Show Theatre. Two words: REO Speedwagon. Does this merit further comment? The Other Press doesn’t think so. CJSE, SFU’s campus-community radio station, is celebrat- 4 4 THE OTHER PRESS FEBRUARY 1 2007 ing its fourth year on the FM dial by throwing a party at the ANZA Club on February 9. Great Aunt Ida, along with CJSFers No Luck Club and Yukon, provide the tuneage. Support ¢/c radio and shake your booty on the same night? I'll see you there. February 10 marks the 234th time in recent history that a defunct band reunites triumphantly. Okay, the second time. The Pointed Sticks and now The Furies. On that note, watch for info on The Zombies show, coming next month. Anyway, The Furies are playing with DOA and a couple of other punk bands at Richard’s on the 10th. There are two shows, so nobody has any reason to miss the legendary awesome that is DOA Remember kids, age ain’t nothin’ but a number, so pogo until your heart’s content. Alt-country songstress Neko Case is at the Commodore on February 13. I’ve only seen her with the New Pornographers, but her solo work is great. In a truly strange lineup, Buffy Ste. Marie plays the Centre with openers Jim Byrnes, Final Fantasy and Kinnie Starr on February 17. It’s a show presented by COPE 378, and is part of My Generation: A Festival of Power. Final Fantasy is by all accounts pretty good live, so this might be worth going to. Fuckin’ A! The Thermals play the Media Club on February 22. If you dig Guided By Voices, All Girl Summer Fun Band and various other bands of similar sound, then you'll totally dig the Thermals. Jamie Foxx is coming to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre q February 24. He’ll be performing a “comedy routine and songs from his latest CD, Unpredictable’ (Quoted from the Georgia Straight). I’m assuming he’s making up for lost re enue from Miami Vice, so it might be a worthy cause to suf port. There’s so much happening this month; I wish you luc trying to catch all of it. How will you make it from the Red Robinson Show Theatre to the Anza Club to catch both R Speedwagon and the CJSF party? I have no idea, but good luck. There’s plenty more awesome coming next month, so until then, don’t forget your bus pass.