Finally it’s over – the last film is the worst. I didn’t mind the first, I tolerated the second, but this is woeful – hard to believe that the brains behind the Lord of the Rings could come up with this. And What did Billy Connolly think he was doing?! 4/10
Tag: action
Ludicrous remake that underuses Bryan Cranston. The whole thing starts off promisingly enough, but after 20 minutes or so you really just want it to stop. 2/10
Surprisingly good up until the end when it disintegrates into superhero nonsense. The Bullet Train sequence is something special, even more so in 3D. 8/10
Kevin Costner is the best thing about this film by far – and it’s not often you say that. Otherwise abysmal. The posters are the best thing about this reboot. 4/10
Too much style over substance in a slightly predictable outing from Danny Boyle. James McAvoy remains unconvincing as an action hero – his undoubted talents are better deployed elsewhere. 5/10
This Tarantino outing is more a “southern” than a “western”. It’s overlong (how many endings does one film need?) and Christoph Waltz carries the film while Foxx struggles. Di Caprio’s cameo is the best thing in the film, which is hugely entertaining, occasionally horrendously violent, but ultimately not quite interesting enough. 6/10
Everyone knows this is the best Bond film. Because it is. After the disastrous Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig reasserts his claim to be the number one double-o seven in this much more modern (dare one say “realistic” for a Bond film?) take on the genre. No wonder Barbara Broccoli wanted Sam Mendes back for… Read More
Broody Bale still the best Batman, but mumbling Bane – oh dear oh dear. Promised much but underdelivers. 7/10
Tom Cruise runs… and we all know what that looks like. To be fair, the Dubai tower scaling scene is impressive. It’s not the worst M:i film *cough* number two *cough*, but nor is it the best. 6/10
Drive is an exceedingly stylish film that startles you out of an appreciative smile with several shockingly violent scenes. I don’t think I’m squeamish, but there was one sequence I couldn’t watch. Ryan Gosling plays the Driver – an American movie hero in the footsteps of many a Clint Eastwood character. Carey Mulligan plays the… Read More
An action film Groundhog Day with a clever premise that just about works. 7/10
Ben Affleck gives us an improbable car chase and a lot more action than this story needed. Interesting idea, with some nice touches, but leaves the big stuff unexplored. 5/10
Fantastical and amazing in Imax format (even if I was sitting a bit too close to the front). Feels too much like an adaptation rather than a film in its own right. 7/10
Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft mode again, Morgan Freeman playing Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy proving once again why he’s the hot young thing of British acting. Will there be a sequel? Could McAvoy’s Wesley Gibson be the successor to Damon’s Jason Bourne? In a word, no. Wanted was enjoyable but it was no Bourne… Read More
Very good noir action movie – still a benchmark for the genre, partly thanks to Heath Ledger’s Joker, but Bale’s Batman is top notch. 9/10
Dire outing for Indy. An embarrassing film, that plays up to old Indiana Jones stereotypes that feel misplaced in the 21st century, while missing some moments to inject the wisecracking whipcracking Indy we all know and love. Or knew and loved. Spielberg doesn’t have too many misses, but boy this was one. 3/10