Showing posts with label Emma Roberts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emma Roberts. Show all posts

MADAME WEB (Released to Theaters USA 2024)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.5|5.0 Starsììì 

Madame Web—weak portrayal—sports a story with little to no continuity and little to no character development. Toward the end of the film, an audience may feel like they are running an obstacle course with no training and no guide. The 'origin' part of the story at its introductory scenes does not involve its audience and comes off as cold and irrelevant. The largest faux pas is leaving three teenagers while Madame Web goes into the jungle for a 'soul search' and bases her location on a single picture of a tree. The film is hard to follow and difficult to piece together.

Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images

Storyline

 A pregnant female doctor is deceived by her security guard when he steals the spider she discovers in the jungle. Her baby is delivered by friendly tribals but the doctor, the baby's mother, dies. The baby grows to adulthood and serves as an emergency ambulance driver in New York City.

 Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director and Executive Producer S.J. Clarkson, for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producer Adam Merims and Claire Parker for making the film possible. Cast includes Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O'Connor, Tahir Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, Adam Scott, Kerry Bisché, and,Zoshia Mamet. 


Buy a ticket
? Yes? No? Maybe? 

No. This could be skipped for Spider-Man films from Toby Maguire to Andrew Garfield to Tom Holland to the animated Spider-Man films of recent years, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Madame Web is messy and unprofessional..

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UGLYDOLLS (Theatrical Release USA 2019)

 Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì 

UglyDolls—noticeable, loud message movie—works with extremely good voicing for the melodies within the movie. Unfortunately, the lyrics run with cliched content that most audiences are quite familiar with. Messages often kill a film’s entertainment value, but this message is presented palatably and can be swallowed while still enjoying the movie. This okay film has its perks but also contains noticeable flat spots. 

Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images 

Storyline 

UglyDolls are sent to Uglyville and one of those dolls develops a desire to have a child of her own who loves her just the way she is. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Kelly Asbury for directing effort. Cast includes: Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jones, Janelle Monae, Blake Shelton, Wang Leehom, Pitbull, Wanda Sykes, Gabriel Iglesias, Emma Roberts, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX, and Lizzo. 


Buy a ticket
? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Maybe. The movie has a nice message that needs to be told and it does have its perks. But the songs and the storyline are a bit cliched.  

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