My Top Ten Movie Picks for 2007

Before I announce my Top Ten Movies for 2007, let me clarify something. I go to the movies for entertainment. I don't generally go to see a film for its social redeeming value or because it is newsworthy. I get enough of that through television talk shows, magazines, newspapers and the like.

If I want to get depressed, I just turn on the news. I don't need to pay $8 a ticket for that pleasure. I go to the movies when I want to laugh, cry (happily), or just have fun. Therefore, the films you find on my top ten list are certainly not going to be the same as those you might find on a typical movie critic's list.

Having said that, here are my Top Ten Movies for 2007 in reverse order:

At the number ten spot is Waitress, starring Keri Russell and Nathan Fillion. The film was nominated for three awards and took home two. It was nominated for a Humanitas Prize, a Newport Beach Film Festival Audience Award, which it won, and a Sarasota Film Festival Award, which it also won. Nathan Fillion also took home a Newport Beach Film Festival Award for acting.

This film seemed like an unlikely winner, which just goes to show you that sometimes things can surprise you. Russell plays a young waitress who is trying to find a way out of her unhappy marriage when she finds herself pregnant. With her world closing in on her, she channels her pain into something positive and discovers that she can bake the most amazing pies, which she sells and serves at her boss's diner.

Then something magical happens. She meets the man of her dreams, who just happens to be her obstetrician. And, of course, as fate would have it, he's already married.

While all of this sounds like it could be a real "downer," oddly enough it is anything but. Russell, from television's Felicity fame, is her usual charming self. But the real revelation here is Fillion, who proves to be charming, funny, and romantic all at the same time. Paging a new Dr. McDreamy!