Showing posts with label Josh Lucas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Josh Lucas. Show all posts

THE SECRET: DARE TO DREAM (Released to Theaters USA 2020)

 

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì 

The Secret: Dare to Dream—quiet message movie—starts well and connects to its audience. The writing is not powerful nor is it impactful. The acting is suitable/good and relies softly on Josh Lucas and Katie Holmes. The movie is supposed to show how to effectively use a secret as revealed in the Rhonda Byrnes' book The Secret and the documentary movie of the same name. This film, The Secret: Dare to Dream, does intimate the ideas from the documentary, but fails to be impactful,  meaningful, or even life changing to those who watch this film, as the documentary might be to those who understand at a very deep level that there is something elemental that works for you when you seek it. It's about knowing what you want and moving toward that. The Secret: Dare to Dream works as a clean and honest love story.

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Storyline 

An engineer helps a widow and her children who are barely skimming by financially.

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Andy Tennant for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Skye Byrnes, Frank Fertitta, Lorenzo Fertitta, Elissa Friedman, Paul Harrington, and Christopher H. Warner, for making the film possible. Cast includes Katie Holmes, Josh Lucas, Celia Weston, Jerry O’Connell, Sarah Hoffmeister, Aidan Pierce Brennan, Chloe Lee, Katrina Begin,


Buy a ticket
? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. It is a suitable watch as a clean love story, but does not deliver the full gold standard of the original documentary. 

 Video Critique Available Here:



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FORD V FERRARI (Theatrical Release USA 2019)


 Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.7|5.0 Starsìììì 

Ford v Ferrari earns its place on Ben Meyers Movie Critics’ Best Films list. It deserves its WOW! and BRAVO! and could easily be watched more than once. Great acting by Matt Damon and Christian Bale who team beautifully in this film. 

Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images 

Storyline 

The story of competition between automakers as well as a good look at the development of the Ford GT40. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to James Mangold for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Peter Chemin, Jenno Topping, and James Mangold for making the film possible. Cast includes: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, and Josh Lucas. 


Buy a ticket
? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. This is a film that makes its audience feel like they get a true insider view into the auto racing world. Excellent entertainment ride. 

Video Critique Available Here: 




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