THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS (Theatrical Release USA 2017)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì 

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 Prime as 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. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. There is a new standard to the series that is noticeable…a move more to the lawful side of life and more stability in lifestyle. This movie builds anticipation for F9: The Fast Saga and Fast X. WOW! Fate of the Furious easily earns its watch with great acting and presentation. The movie makes a good addition to the home video library. 

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Ben Meyers

MIB INTERNATIONAL (Theatrical Release USA 2019)

 Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì 

MIB: International begins with good intrigue but cannot hold that throughout the movie. Chris Hemsworth seems uncomfortable with his lines. And, Liam Neeson seems just as unsuited to his assigned dialogue. The presentation does not equal the last three MIB movies mostly due to its weakly written script. And, the thought that this series may have run its course and entered its death stages comes to mind. Hopefully, the errors can be corrected and the movie freshens itself again. Emma Thompson absolutely works in this movie. It is intriguing to watch Tessa Thompson as her own personality projects and dominates her assigned character rather than integrating the character into her own. 

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Storyline 

MIB Agency believes there is a mole in the agency. Agent H and Agent M need to discover who the mole is in MIB. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director F. Gary Gray for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald for making the film possible. Cast includes: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Rebecca Ferguson, Kumail Nanjiana, Rafe Spall, Laurent Bourgeois, Larry Bourgeois, Emma Thompson, and Liam Neeson. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Maybe. This film is not as high quality as previous MIB films, but if one wants to see the latest film in the MIB franchise, this is it. It’s premise is good. But it has a long road to travel to keep pace with previously made MIB stories.

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Ben Meyers