Short list of 2009's movie suprises

My biggest movie surprises this year:

• Jackie Earl Haley's turn as Rorschach in 'Watchmen'.
• 'X-Men: Wolverine' being terribly shallow despite a wealth of source material.
• How 'The Hangover' could be so funny with such a corny plot.
• 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' making as much money as it did - 'New Moon' making more.
• Michael Mann's best movies are about men getting up and going to work, and 'Public Enemies' proves it.
• The almost sweet charm to the characters in a film called 'Zombieland'.
• Sam Rockwell and all of 'Moon'.
• The ferociously brutal first 20 minutes of the 'Friday the 13th' remake.
• Lastly, the incredible 'The Hurt Locker' being capped by two fearless performances and tension so thick it would make Hitchcock have a back spasm.