The Transporter reboot should more properly have been entitled Transporter: Running On Fumes. It’s not that it’s terrible but, rather, while it hits all the beats you expect from a Transporter movie, Ed Skrein, the new Frank Martin, has zero charisma – and the franchise is all about charisma.
Tag: Movie Reviews
Dragon Blade: That Was a Great Fight!
Dragon Blade was inspired by historical events – and by inspired, I mean that Romans and citizens of many other countries used the Silk Road for travel and trade – but bears as much resemblance to facts as 300. Cut by some 23 minutes, it’s a weird, never quite coherent epic that survives its engagement […]
A Walk in the Woods: Grumpy Geezers Go on a Great Adventure!
Robert Redford and Nick Nolte together in a movie? Where do I sign up? A Walk in the Woods is based on the book by Bill Bryson – which I haven’t read, to be honest – about two 44-year olds hiking the Appalachian Trail. Clearly, adjustments have been made to fit Redford and Nolte – […]
Z for Zachariah: A Snake In Eden, Take Two!
Z for Zachariah is a gently disturbing end of the world movie that never moves beyond a leisurely pace but never ceases to be fascinating.
We Are Your Friends: Sincerity Counts for Something!
We Are Your Friends is a rags to (almost) riches tale of a young DJ who stumbles into the mentorship of a once great DJ and falls in love with his girlfriend – all while trying to maintain a loyalty to a very Entourage-ish group of far less cool friends. Despite hitting many of the […]
Turbo Kid – The Perfect ’80s Post-Apocalypse Flick!
Turbo Kid is an homage to 80s post-apocalypse flicks set in the far off future of 1997. It’s an inventive, wacky, melodramatic affair that finds a comic book superhero fan becoming the superhero he’s always read about. It’s fast-paced, remarkably witty and filled with all the action, blood and heart that one could ask for.
No Escape – Asian Coup Targets American Family!
An American family moving to another country for a new job find themselves in the middle of a coup – where foreigners are being executed on sight – and having to fight to survive. No Escape is a better than average thriller with a rare dramatic turn for Owen Wilson – who shines as the […]
American Ultra: Jason Bourne via Cheech & Chong!
If Cheech & Chong had made a Jason Bourne movie it might have looked a lot like American Ultra. It’s the story of stoner convenience store clerk Mike Howell – who discovers he’s actually a CIA super-agent who’s been sequestered in Limon, West Virginia following the Ultra Project shut down. When a young hotshot CIA […]
Hitman: Agent 47 – Pure Dumb End of the Summer Fun!
Hitman: Agent 47 is the second attempt to kickstart a franchise based on the Hitman video game. While it’s a fun effort, though far more sizzle than steak, it just isn’t going to start much of anything (please ignore the tag…).
How to Make Love Like An Englishmen – Stylish Take On a Familiar Story!
In How to Make Love Like an Englishman, Pierce Brosnan plays a Cambridge Romantics professor whose affair with one of his students takes him halfway around the world – where he finds something never expected: life.
Loving Trailer: Carol!
Patricia Highsmith’s tale of love against all the odds, Carol, has been adapted for film and stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. Directed by Todd Haynes, Carol will be in theaters on November 20th. Check out the first teaser following the jump.