Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube A fairly enjoyable movie that suffers from an overlong runtime and too many characters. This could have been a pretty solid film by trimming some of both. The plot is fine, but the multiple threats facing the heroes never properly flow together, and things slow down for some massive… Read More »
Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube A somewhat-enjoyable sequel to “Venom,” held together almost entirely by Tom Hardy’s hyper performance as Eddie Brock. (And also his over-the-top voice work for Venom that works better than it should.) While the trailers didn’t give away much about this film besides its general plot, the film itself doesn’t… Read More »
The “X-Men” film series makes a second attempt to tell the iconic “Dark Phoenix” saga, and while it’s an overall better movie than last time, this is a fairly-bland retelling that just doesn’t justify its existence. The overall story shares so many beats with “X-Men: The Last Stand” that, even with all the different details… Read More »
A well-acted and suspenseful horror movie that squanders its great concept as it ultimately sputters out. While the acting overall is solid, Lupita Nyong’o is fantastic, playing both the frightened mother and her creepy doppelganger. The rest of the cast is strong, and also are able to portray bizarre mirror-images of themselves that feel like… Read More »
A disappointing finish to the “Unbreakable” trilogy, that is saved by a satisfying twist ending and another fantastic performance by James McAvoy. Like most of Shyamalan’s movies, this is a slow burn, with a lot of intimate moments with the main characters. Because this film crams so many characters into the story, we don’t get… Read More »
A mediocre film that is only salvaged by beautiful-production designs and a couple of strong performances. The biggest issue with this movie is that a whole lot of nothing is going on. It just feels like it’s spinning its wheels, and it becomes obvious that they’re not even building towards a big climax. Instead, they’re… Read More »
Watch my YouTube SPOILER talk here A fairly mediocre superhero film that is saved by a likable lead and a few solid action scenes. The film suffers from pacing issues, especially in the first act. It’s stop and go, and there’s a long stretch of nothing too interesting happening before it gets to the meat… Read More »
Despite a fantastic acting job by Denzel Washington and brutal action sequences, the mediocre plot and slow pacing make this movie fairly forgettable. Denzel puts on a strong performance. Whether he’s being charming or a stone-faced killer, he’s totally believable. Unfortunately, the rest of the film doesn’t deliver. The plot is predictable, and it’s easy… Read More »
A mediocre sequel to “Jurassic World,” that offers nothing too original to the recently-revived franchise. The plot is pretty weak. It uses fairly cliché means to get out heroes to Jurassic World, and then takes an underwhelming turn once things shift back to the mainland. Escaping an erupting volcano on an island full of dinosaurs… Read More »
Despite some strong moments, an overall disappointing film. There are many similarities to this movie and “The Empire Strikes Back,” (and also a few major moments in “The Return of the Jedi.”) However, they take what you might be expecting and go a totally different direction. Sometimes this works beautifully, but more often it doesn’t.… Read More »