Overall entertaining, but the film never seems totally focused. The main plot is fairly flimsy; held together mostly by the character arcs and only coming together at the end of the movie. Of the three major character arcs, Hit-Girl’s is easily the most interesting, but it does get a little weird with a “Mean Girls”… Read More: Movie Review: Kick-Ass 2 »
Very solid film, but never truly excels. They did a lot right with this movie and very little wrong. Hugh Jackman is flawless as Wolverine. He has everything down as this character by this point. I thought all the other heroes were well-played, even though they lack any super powers. Rila Fukushima has the right… Read More: Movie Review: The Wolverine »
Overall pretty entertaining, but fell a little short of most fronts. The story wasn’t anything too groundbreaking, but it’s enough to keep you invested in what’s coming up. This movie has a strong concept and it works overall: Giant Robots fighting giant monsters with the fate of humanity on the line. While these battles are… Read More: Movie Review: Pacific Rim »
Delivers on the gore and blood, and then some, but struggles when trying to simultaneously pay homage to the source material and create something new. It’s been a very long time since I’ve seen “The Evil Dead” or “The Evil Dead II,” so I really can’t comment much on any positive or negative changes they’ve… Read More: Movie Review: Evil Dead (2013) »