10 Do’s and 10 Don’ts For Choosing What Movie To Watch Tonight

7. Do Know Who's In It

People usually ask two questions about an upcoming movie, both are on this list, but the one that concerns us now is usually the first. Say it. Out loud. "Who's in it?" It's not that we're movie snobs and won't watch anything without Will Smith or Johnny Depp in it, we need to know who the actor or actress is because we're not going to invest two hours of our time along with our hard earned money for just anybody. Besides being a pretty face to stare at, the caliber of acting matters to everyone. The general audience that isn't in the 6 to 12 age range can tell good acting from bad acting. There's a reason why A-listers get paid 10 million dollars for a movie. The audience knows that even if the story is recycled garbage or if the director is a nobody, they can expect the A-lister to do what they do best. Shine. "Seven Pounds" was a melodramatic film about a guy who tries to atone for seven lives he took by trying to change the seven people that were most affected by those deaths. It was critically panned, but actually made quite a bit of cash at the box office. 168 million bits of cash. Why? Two words. Fresh Prince. Yup. Look at the poster. You don't get the story from it and the title makes no sense, hell it looks like a somber MIB sequel. But Will Smith's face is on it and for many people, it doesn't matter what kind of movie he's in. If he's in, they're all in. Know who's in a movie. It'll help you narrow down your choices quick. But be as it may, one shouldn't judge a book by its cover, hence the follow up question to "Who's in it?" is addressed in our next Do...