THE IRON CLAW (Released to Theaters USA 2023)

 

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì  The Iron Claw—tremendous performance by Zac Efron—relies on a great cast to tell a great sports story. Even though the movie shows the tougher side of professional wrestling, it's a unique story that needs to be told. There is some sexual content that is easy to skip. This movie does not follow the Von Erich story exactly (for instance showing five sons instead of six) but it still shows the dominance of the father and the willingness of the sons to follow in his footsteps.   Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images Storyline Fritz Von Erich, who is a professional wrestler, retires and  trains his 5 sons to be professional wrestlers.     Additional Thanks  Thank you to Director Sean Durkin for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Tesssa Ross, Juliette Howell, Sean Durkin,  Angs Lamont, and Derrin Schlesinger for making the film possible. Cast includes Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany, and Lily James. Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?  Yes. This a great film overall and tells a great story. great acting...realistic. Video Critique Available Here: Ben Meyers

TWISTERS (Released to Theaters USA 2024)

 

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.0|5.0 Starsìììì  Twisters completely improves over the 1996 Twister movie. It does not work on the cult classic level like that film. It is realistic and keeps interest.  Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images Storyline  A college student and her friends want to figure out how to stop tornados and work on that as a college assignment. They fail and she goes to work behind a weather center desk for several years.  An old friend contacts her and believes new technology can be used to minimize tornado activity. He recruits her and the thrills begin.   Additional Thanks  Thank you to Director Lee Isaac Chung for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley for making the film possible. Cast includes Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, and Sasha Lane.   Buy that ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? Yes. Do not pass it over due to the challenges of the first Twister movie. This movie much improves over that movie and works from a realistic formatting that works very well. The movie could almost be re-watchable.  Video Critique Available Here: Ben Meyers