February: Your Movie Month In Review

Will Leitch and Tim Grierson

If February happened any other month during the year, we would lament the sorry state of The Cinematic Experience. There ain't much good out there, as anyone who has tried to talk themselves into liking "Cedar Rapids" can attest. But compared to January: February is freaking Cannes, every day. It gets better. It has to. Anyway, it's time to do our monthly look back (here's January) at the films of the past month, the ones we saw, the ones we loved, the ones we missed. Welcome to the wonkishness.

Top Ten Highest Grossing Movies Released This February, As Of February 28

1. "Just Go With It," $78.6 million
2. "Gnomeo and Juliet," $74.3 million
3. "Justin Beiber: Never Say Never," $63.0 million
4. "Unknown," $43.0 million
5. "I Am Number Four," $37.7 million
6. "The Roommate," $35.8 million
7. "Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son," $28.6 million
8. "Sanctum 3-D," $23.1 million
9. "The Eagle," $18.3 million
10. "Hall Pass," $13.5 million

February 2011 Movies We Saw

Leitch
"Cedar Rapids"
"Cold Weather"
"Drive Angry 3-D"
"The Eagle"
"Just Go With It"
"Unknown"
"Vanishing On 7th Street"

Grierson
"Cedar Rapids"
"Cold Weather"
"I Am Number Four"
"Just Go With It"
"Justin Bieber: Never Say Never"
"Poetry"
"Sanctum 3-D"
"Vanishing on 7th Street"
"What Women Want (Wo Zhi Nu Run Xin)"
"Zero Bridge"

Best February 2011 Movie We Saw

Leitch: "Cold Weather"
Grierson: "Poetry"

Worst February 2011 Movie We Saw

Leitch: "Vanishing On 7th Street"
Grierson: "Just Go With It"

Movie We Missed But Plan On Getting To

Leitch: "Hall Pass"
Grierson: "Of Gods And Men"

What We Learned This Month

Leitch: That we live in a universe in which Dan Patrick can moderate a hula contest between Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman, and the number of people who will pay to see it reaches the eight digits.
Grierson: People have a short memory for how incredibly smarmy Billy Crystal became over the years as host of the Oscars. You may not have liked James Franco and Anne Hathaway, but, really, we can do better than him.

We have such hope for March! See you then.

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