The Cider House Rules—well written—presents a tough look at life and life choices. It is a mature adult subject material handled fairly discreetly with some nudity scenes. The portrayal and presentation are great. Look for a story well put together. This film earns its watch.
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Storyline
An orphan boy, returned twice to the orphanage as an infant, becomes the protege of the orphanage doctor who trains him to be a medical doctor.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Lasse Hallström for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Richard N. Gladstein for making the film possible. Cast includes Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd, Michael Caine, Jane Alexander, Kathy Baker, Kieran Culkin, Heavy D, Kate Nelligan, and Erykah Badu.
Buy a
ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. This
is a Michael Caine and Tobey Maguire movie that is more than worth seeing. Be aware that some material content is tailored to the very mature adult audience.
Mighty Joe Young—Charlize Theron—is different from other interpretations of this story. Watch for the late Bill Paxton. The movie is worth a watch, if for nothing else, the twist in interpreting the original story.
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Storyline
A small girl grows up in an African village and makes 'friends' with a baby gorilla. The gorilla grows to an immense size and becomes the target of poachers. She fears for the gorilla's life and makes a decision to move him to a 'safe' place.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Ron Underwood for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Ted Hartley, Tom Jacobson for making the film possible. Cast includes Bill Paxton,Charlize Theron, Rade Serbedzija, Naveen Andrews, Peter Firth, Regina King, and David Paymer.
Buy a
ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. This movie is a pleasant surprise from the usual stories that have been produced along this story's line.
F9: The Fast Saga—not as good as the previous three films—still consistently
holds the expected story and serves action fans well. Casting did a great job of choosing John Cena
as Dominic’s younger brother. Neither actor overshadows the other and the power
balance is preserved. Good choice to move forward in future releases. A dip into Dominic Toretto's past in the introduction into the story is well done, but after that it seems almost run-of-the-mill until it gains pace as John
Cena comes into the picture. The movie has a great conclusion and has already prepared
the audience for Fast X in the mid-credit scene at the end of the movie. Good watch
that revolves around family events in a racing world.
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Storyline
This action drama film is about: Dominic and crew are on a mission to save Mr. Nobody.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director Justin Lin for
directing effort. Thank you to Producers Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel, Justin
Lin, Jeffrey Kirshchenbaum, Joe Roth, Clayton Townsend, and Samantha Vincent
for making the film possible. Cast includes: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese
Gibson, Chris Bridges, John Cena, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung
Kang, Helen Mirren, Kurt Russell, and Charlize Theron.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. For Fast and Furious fans, this movie
provides some background to Dominic’s family story to include his father and
his brother. The movie earns its watch.
The Fate of the Furious—almost as good as Furious 7—is making
this series a better series going forward with its great storyline and
presentation. WOW! What a concept! This movie makes a terrific choice casting Charlize Theron as a ruthless terrorist. She plays that character
very well. The movie creates tremendous anticipation for F9: The Fast Saga which is available to rent or buy on Amazon Primeas of the writing of this critique. Hopefully, the next film will
live up to the last two films, both 7 and 8. Know there is a spinoff movie just
for characters Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw played by Dwayne Johnson and Jason
Statham, titled Hobbs and Shaw.
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Storyline
Dominic becomes involved with loan
sharks, cyberterrorists, and other criminals who make his life as difficult as
they can.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director F. Gary Gray
for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel,
Michael Fottrell, Chris Morgan for making the film possible. Cast includes Vin
Diesel, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludicris, Charlize Theron, Kurt Russell, Nathalie Emmanuel, Luke Evans, Elsa Pataky, Kristopher Hivju, Scott
Eastwood, and Patrick St. Esprit.
Æon Flux—good concept, great actors, innovative stunts and action scenes—fails in depth, warmth, and reason for telling its story.
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Storyline
Æon Flux (Charlize Theron), ordered by an underground group to rid the city of its corrupt government, finds her city of Bregna’s entire population has an unbelievable secret.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Karyn Kusama for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Tom Rosenberg and Van Toffler for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Oren Goodchild (Jonny Lee Miller), Sithandra (Sophie Okonedo),Trevor Goodchild (Marton Csokas), Handler (Frances McDormand), Keeper (Pete Postlethwaite), Una Flux (Amelia Warner), Freya (Caroline Chikezie), and Claudius (Nikolai Kinski).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
No. Better choices for female-driven sci-fi films are Resident Evil or Underworld.
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