Overall, more boring than exciting. The nine-year gap between this film and the original “Sin City” is just too much to overcome. Due to death, pregnancy and other factors, four characters were recast. Because of the length of time between the two movies, this doesn’t have too much of an impact. The minimalistic style, violence,… Read More: Movie Review: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (3D) »
This film delivers what is expected of it: 80’s action-film inspired mayhem and one-liners…plus, a little bit of modern with new cast members. If you’ve seen the previous “Expendables” films, you know what to expect here. The film’s returning stars add Wesley Snipes to the roster early on for some fun action and dialog. Mel… Read More: Movie Review: The Expendables 3 »
I went into this film with very low expectations, but ended up enjoying it. I’ve watched all the previous TMNT films and the 1990’s cartoon series. I’ve played the old TMNT video games. That said, I don’t know all that much about the Ninja Turtles. I don’t know which turtle wields which weapon, who wears… Read More: Movie Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) »
A mediocre film, with only the impressive CGI tornados making it worth watching. As expected, the stars of the movie are the tornados, which generally show up for five minutes or so, destroy a few things in dramatic fashion, and then leave us with the boring characters. They try to inject some life into the… Read More: Movie Review: Into the Storm »
Very entertaining, due to an almost perfect mix of humor, action and emotional moments. The plot moves along briskly, introducing a lot of people and places. If fact, the previous Marvel Cinematic Universe films are barely referenced, so almost everything here seems fresh. Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord is extremely likable, and can easily alternate between comedic… Read More: Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy (3D) »
This film does pretty much what it sets out to do: Be an entertaining summer popcorn film. While the movie comes off overly corny at times, it settles down into a nice series of action scenes. Many of the most eye-popping moments from trailer come and go early on. In fact, the mythological aspects of… Read More: Movie Review: Hercules (2014) »
This film is all over the place. It’s trippy, violent, philosophical, illogical, and has a hint of dark comedy. Scarlett Johansson is what makes this film work at all. She’s gorgeous to look at, and has a quality that makes you invested in her character as soon as you see her. Unfortunately, we don’t know… Read More: Movie Review: Lucy »
Solid movie, with great special effects but a bit too much ambiguity in the climax. The film has a solid, but generally predictable plot. The human characters are well acted, but never truly fleshed out. Only Gary Oldman seems to have any standout emotional beats. The ape characters have much more interesting story arcs. The… Read More: Movie Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes »
Sticks to the traditional “Transformers” film recipe, adds an all-new cast, and for better or worse, ends up with the same product. Despite the almost three-hour running time and mediocre plot and characters, the movie doesn’t really drag as much as you would expect. Strong performances by new cast members Mark Wahlberg (who still seems… Read More: Movie Review: Transformers: Age of Extinction (3D) »
Good concept, solid acting and good execution, but the film doesn’t quite deliver in the end. The time-travel element is the heart of the movie, but there are plenty of holes in it. As long as you can ignore these and just enjoy the story, this isn’t much of an issue. Tom Cruise is still… Read More: Movie Review: Edge of Tomorrow (3D) »