Quick & Good Movie Reviews
This is a “being a Mom” story with good acting and a feeling tone that drew me in. It is a simple story of a Mom with two children and one on the way. It is expertly acted in a feeling sorta way by Charlez Theron. She is a captivating actress who is very easy to look at and in this case, easy to fall into. In this movie, she needs some night rest...
Yuck!!! This is a testosterone stew with entirely too many ingredients in it. So many “A” list actors and so little continuity. To many battles being fought on too many planetary battle fields. Then there was, of course: too many hours watching this traffic jam of Marvel heroes. Shall I go on? Yes, and some of the acting was so high school playish I nearly walked out. Only to be stopped from this by...
This is a very good movie and unusual story. I am not a fan of scary or horror films but this is an exception. It is less horror and more of a shocking story of survival in a world inhabited with auditory sensitive critters that will ‘take you out’ once they hear you. It is an interesting story premise and also very well acted. Miss Emily Blunt is not only looking good but doing...
This movie captures the suspense of a war torn Beirut. It has before scenes showing the city as an international and cosmopolitan place with culture. It also shows it after a significant war that reduced it to a beat up and dangerous city in the cross hairs of several factions. It takes us along as passengers into an increasingly dangerous and twisted story of recovering a captive from some unsavory characters who may or...
This is a true story you may or may not have known. According to this rendition there might have been some details allowed to blur for the love we collectively had for this family. This story is well acted and the story well told. It left me with more questions than answers about the events portrayed. At least not I know what questioned need asking. The pacing is at the speed of my emotions...
This is a very trip, quirky movie that has a heart. It is all animation and a seeming simple animation at that. Yet, the actors playing the character s, dogs especially will win you over and you too will be rooting for them. Well, I was at least. It has a cuteness factor but and quite touching and timely side of technology gone awry and who will the hero be to undo what has...
This It is a very fun movie with both adventure and laugh lines. It is a geeky movie but still fun for non geeks, kinda like me. Not that I do not have my own geekiness but video games has never been my interest. This movie is all about video gaming and actually getting into the game yourself with an ”Avatar” of your design. Am I scaring you away yet? I got into it...
This is a reenactment of the hijacking that occured July 4 , 1976. It was an Air France aircraft with 248 passengers including 102 Israeli passengers. It had been hijacked to Uganda by Palestinian and German terrorists. It was then diverted to Entebbe, Uganda. The movie is slow paced and excellently acted. This dramatic re-inactment takes us through all sides of this international crisis. It takes us into the internal workings of the Israeli...
We will be seeing more from this franchise boys and girls. There is an obvious set up at the end. I liked this. This is a wild adventure story with 100 situations that would kill any standard humanoid yet this new female action hero bounces back for more. She is a likable hero with a steely focus that gets her through the tightest of situations. I was entertained. It appeals to that “go for...
This is a great script for a solid “B” movie. The Computer Generated Graphics were a bit dated.The acting a bit, well, “B” quality. However, the story line was interesting and fun to follow. I saw this on the big screen. Couching it with Netflix when you are looking for options will keep you entertained for a couple of hours. EXPEKT – O – METER Before 7 – After 7.5 > >...
This is one of those movies that takes us on a romp. Where we think we are is rarely what is going on. Yea, it is fun and wacky with one twisty turn after another. It is a laugh oriented movie that is very funny. The outcome of each set up will end in a different place than we think it will. So go and be ready to be entertained. Stay until the end...
This is a great science fiction movie. Original creative thought that went into this movie. It is based in scientific principles, yet everything is out of proportion and has a deep and unexplainable mystery to it. I was entertained. It has a stripe of realism woven through all of the computer generated graphics and super natural concepts. I liked this a lot. It is a powerful heroes journey with women in the lead. Thank...
This is a well placed movie release. It deals with the theme of Russian Cold War tactics in the present day. It is a cold movie with Jennifer Lawrence in a roll of a Russian woman being played from all sides as she learns the tricks of the game and incorporates a few of her own. It portrays the cold hearted tricks in the spy craft she has been coerced into after a career...
This is a story of dark and light. There is a futuristic colony in Africa and a very advanced tribe. They possess a special natural occurring element that has powerful healing and weaponized properties. They have determined to keep their special weapons and technologies private. The acting is very well done, costumes wonderful and the story holds together. It has a mostly black cast and a token white guy. EXPEKT – O – METER...
This is a great little story that offers a lot of laughs and a very cleverly told story. It is part animated and also has actors. It is shot kind of in a Roger Rabbit style. Those crazy wabbits seem to inspire this technology. It is very well done and takes us along on this merry little rabbit tale with a British accent. It is highly entertaining for kids of all ages EXPEKT –...
This looks and feels like a TV Soap Opera. Something about it that seems kind of like, after the sex, it found itself looking for a plot. So let’s drive a plot in under it as a distraction from all the skin and sex. No-one will notice if it works or not. It kinda works but you know, sex sells even if it is a soap opera quality film. When there is more sex,...
Thanks Clint!! This is a great story, simply told. Clint Eastwood directed this true account of 3 Americans on vacation in Europe who disrupted a terrorist attack on a train. We get to learn about these three guys who played themselves in the movie. They grew up together and acted as a team in this potentially lethal situation. It is shot in a hand help camera style that seems less professional and yet, more...
The acting is superb. Daniel Day Lewis plays a tyrannical, perfectionist high end dress maker. He torments all who come near him in the work place. Only his sister can reel him in. He attracts a woman who becomes his muse. She has no idea what is going on with this on again off again suitor. She proves to be his match in many surprising ways. The twists and turns the story takes makes...
This is one of those movies that sticks with you or at least me. It is gritty, authentic and compelling. It follows the stories we hear about the frontier life and t’s challenges. It has an authentic feel to it and the acting adds to that flavor. It is shot on location in beautiful western settings. Dangers emerge from both the elements and the people. It moves along somewhat slowly but that all adds...
This movie over delivers and then again drags everything out by about 45 minutes of too much information and silly macho scenes. I had great expectations but walked away kind of sad at the delivery. The surprise ending is good but not worth the 2 plus hour wait. It kind of goes flat for the entire middle part. The rolling out all of the key plot elements at the beginning disturbed me as well....
This is one of the best done war movies I have seen. It brings us into this high risk first assault on the Taliban in Afghanistan shortly after the aircraft crashed into the World Trade Center buildings. Jerry Bruckheimer, the director, knows how to reenact war sequences and did a stellar job on this one. It is a docudrama that shows the terrible price of war and how families and warriors are affected. This...
It all starts so simple, seemingly. This plot twists, then morphs again and again. It is a week done story that takes us farther down a rabbit hole we have few references in. There is a lot of manly man stuff. How can Liam Nissan get punched in his face 20 times, hard too and still walk. I guess there are miracles in life. Beyond that stuff, this is a very good story. Go...
Thank You Stephen Spielberg for this richly textured expose of the story of the Pentagon Papers. He takes us through how they were made public. It is all back story that started with a reported hearing one thing from a statesman in private about the war and an entirely different message being delivered publicly. This sets him off on a voyage of discovery to bering the facts about the trans-presidential policies of this war...
Wow! What a gripper of a movie. This is a docudrama of an event I somewhat remember. J. Paul Getty’s grandson was kidnapped. A ransom was demanded. This is the basics of this plot. It takes us through all the pain the family went through in their process of recovering their son. It was a very public, high profile kidnapping and oh what a story. The acting is excellent with “A” list actors and...
This is a true story about a very glamorous and enterprising woman who figured out high stakes poker. It seems she might have gone a bit too high in the process. She started life as a champion skier. An accident dashed those dreams. Her dad instilled greatness in her so she took a road less traveled and excelled at it. Her crash was destined to come by the company she was attraction. She crawled...
Alright, I know, I know!! I sneaked in to see a scene of this silly movie and came back the next day to see the whole thing. I was so glad I did. This is a very clever movie with a lot of laugh lines. It also has some good acting. I was drawn into it. There are scenes of a gal inhabiting a mans body that are particularly funny. Jack Black plays the...
In this tribute movie to PT Barnum, Hugh Jackman worked his behind off dancing along with a wild and crazy group of entertainers to bring a lot of energy to this dynamic musical. It was a joy to be with, even if it was just in a theater. Hugh offers a tribute at the beginning. It is very well done, frenetic, entertaining and high energy. The scenes with Zac Efron and the aerialist was...
This is a very smart and funny movie with some current human concerns thrown in for impact. I liked this a lot. It was very thorough in bringing us up to speed on the entire Downsizing Program. Then we were off to life in Downsizeville and all of its ups and downs. The second half of the movie takes some very interesting twists and turns to wrap up in a very human look over...