Ejiofor is brilliant. Nyong’o is a revelation. McQueen directs flawlessly. See it. SEE IT.
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As a huge fan of Johnny Knoxville and the whole Jackass crew, I had high hopes for Bad Grandpa. Unfortunately, for me, this film added one fundamental element that all Jackass movies should be without…a plot. The movie follows old man Irving (Johnny Knoxville) and his grandson, Billy (Jackson Nicoll), as they travel across the country to reunite Billy with his estranged father while his mother serves out her time in prison. Basically, it is the perfect coming of age story…that is, until you actually meet old man Irving.
My thoughts on seeing Stallone and Schwarzenegger finally team up were the same as my thoughts on seeing Manny Pacquiao fight Floyd Mayweather… if it ever happened, it would be too late. To my surprise, I was wrong. The Escape Plan has everything needed to make a great ’90s action film: catch phrases, plot holes, and plenty of action. Stallone and Schwarzenegger are great together, making a perfect throwback movie to their heyday. Sure, there are some continuity issues, but who cares? We get to see two great action stars tear through a prison like it was guarded by elementary school safety guards.
Ahnuld & Sly break out!
TWITVIEW: CAPTAIN PHILLIPS – Tom Hanks at his best! Intense, edge of your seat story detailing Captain Richard Phillips being taken by Somali Pirates in April of 2009 as he protects the crew of his cargo ship. Grade -4 out of 5!
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Twittreview: “Runner Runner” – Grade: 2.5 out of 5; Richie Furst (Justin Timberlake) a Princeton Under-grad getting entwined into the world of an online poker empire run by Ivan Black (Ben Affleck). Flat script, paint by numbers plot, felt painfully long (ironic as it is a 91 min run time).
– Fantastic visuals & acting lift a stressful story to the heavens. Clooney is a hoot, Bullock is smokin’ at 49!
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After the success of 2012’s Argo, studios were looking for more “based on a true story” 70’s period pieces. And why not go with what has to be one of the biggest rivalries in racing history – the story of Nikki Lauda and James Hunt – two F1 drivers that started in 1970 and escalated their rivalry into what some say is the most exciting Grand Prix in history in 1976.
Ron Howard directed a very compelling and intense movie surrounding the lives of Lauda (Daniel Bruhl) and Hunt (Chris Hemsworth). Both had different styles in life and in driving but what had started rough between the two ended in friendship years later.
Everyone’s driven by something.
Chris Hemsworth
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Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2,A-: Better than the first. Animal-food morphs were ingenious! Great for kids and teens – guess the cool guest voice!
Food morphs into a new living ecosystem!
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Don Jon, B+: Compelling freshman directing effort by Levitt. NOT a chick-flick, almost a porn with plot. 3rd act had no choice.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s freshman directing debut.
Prisoners has gotten a huge amount of positive buzz, and it’s absolutely justified. With top-notch acting, a killer script that doles out thrills and heartbreak, not to mention the great visual style, it’s a film that brings awards season in with a bang. This is a grand old roller-coaster, the kind that winds up and up, only to send you spiraling down with your heart in your throat. And it begs you to ask the hard questions, giving no easy answers. The maze in the title art is a good indication that this film will be dealing with a story that twists and turns. You might get lost in the details, but the award winning cast makes it a puzzle you can’t help but try to solve for yourself.
Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) is a hard working guy with a family he adores. He’s good friends with neighbor Franklin Birch (Terrence Howard), and Kelley’s wife Grace (Maria Bello) is besties with Franklin’s wife Nancy (Viola Davis). So when they all get together and the Davis house for Thanksgiving, it the usual rumpus of amped kids, sloshed adults and food comas. Later in the evening, the adults notice their little girls are missing. A frantic search leads to the town oddball Alex (Paul Dano), a man with the “IQ of a ten year old”, but did he do anything? Keller knows Alex is hiding something, and when police detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) has to let Alex go, Keller decides to get to the bottom of things himself.
