The over-the-top stunts and likable characters are back, and although they really do nothing to add to the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, they do give us an enjoyable movie. Tom Cruise is entertaining once again as Ethan Hunt, and puts both himself and his character at risk throughout the film. With the exception of Simon Pegg,… Read More: Movie Review: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation »
With a fresh spin on the beginnings of the franchise, the newest “Terminator” film ends up coming up short of its legendary heritage. This film is a bit of both a sequel and a reboot, similar to the recent “Star Trek” films and the ninth Mortal Kombat video game. With a bit of time travel,… Read More: Movie Review: Terminator Genisys »
Similar to the first film, hit-or-miss jokes tend to force the plot to take a backseat. The plot itself is fine, and is more interesting than the original’s love story. However, the execution is flawed. Too much is focused on throwing as many vulgar jokes out there and hoping that at least some of them… Read More: Movie review: Ted 2 »
Entertaining for what it is: A big-budget disaster movie. The movie suffers from sticking with all the clichés from this genre, including the done-to-death estranged couple forced back together during a natural disaster, narrow escapes and annoying characters getting their comeuppance. Fortunately, most of this is toned down a bit and there is an effort… Read More: Movie Review: San Andreas »
A non-stop, over-the-top action film that never quite connects. It’s been so long since I’ve seen the other “Mad Max” films that I don’t remember much of anything about them. (In fact, I always thought there were only two films up until recently.) That said, the opening of the new film is somewhat confusing. There’s… Read More: Movie Review: Mad Max: Fury Road (3D) »
More or less just a retread of the first film, but without the magic that made it special. This is a somewhat boring and surprisingly bland movie. Overall, the plot is too similar to the first “Avengers,” but this time they cram in even more characters. The thrill of seeing the core members of the… Read More: Movie Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron »
Overall, kept my interest, but things dragged more often than not. It’s painfully obvious that the final book in the Hunger Games series doesn’t have enough going on the stretch the story into four hours’ worth of film. Fans of the book may love seeing many of the smaller moments brought to life, but it… Read More: Movie Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 »
Entertaining film, but lacks any real depth. While the characterization between Hiro and Baymax is solid, all the remaining characters exist solely to round out the superhero team. They have no backgrounds, real names or anything beyond generic sidekick archetypes. It’s also painfully obvious when they’re introduced that we’re getting some blatant foreshadowing of what… Read More: Movie Review: Big Hero 6 »
A bit slow at times and overall keeps your interest, before finishing with a bit of an anticlimactic ending. Liam Neeson completely holds the film together, once again portraying the intelligent hero with a past that he would like to forget. This time around, there’s much less action than his other films. This, plus the… Read More: Movie Review: A Walk Among the Tombstones »
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) »