Plot
"After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hit man and a Washington D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy".
My Thoughts
This is a Stallone flick, so there is no need fore m to go very in depth in this review at all, if you like action movies with passable to decent acting, cliche situations and puns, and filled with explosions and gun fighting look no further. Stallone showed me in this pic he can still get it done at his advanced age. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 49% saying "Bullet to the Head's unapologetically trashy thrills evoke memories of its star and director's proud cinematic pasts -- but sadly, those memories are just about all it has to offer". I agree somewhat it does take you back to some of Stallone's glory years with the way the film is executed and for me there is nothing wrong with that, this is an action movie in the purest sense of the word, if you know that going in you will not be disappointing, I wasn't.
Rating
if you go in knowing what to expect you will be pleased with this film 7.7/10!!!!!.
The next movie for the month o f February is "A good day to die hard" Starring Brice Willis , Jai Courtney and Sebastian Koch.
Plot
"John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, Jack, only to discover that Jack is a CIA operative working to prevent a nuclear-weapons heist, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces".
My Thoughts
My action movies reviews are always short and this one will be no different. If you didn't notice the biggest actions stars of the 80's and 90's (Willis, Stallone and Schwarzenegger) all have released films this year if I had to rate the three films it would go 1.The last Stand 2.Bullet to the head and 3. A good day to die hard, while all three are solid action films for me "A good day to die hard" felt the least fresh (which is understandable considering the film is part of the die hard series) and while that may be true, Watching this film I did not feel that much interest or depth with the film, Bruce Willis said some of the most ill timed lines I have heard recently in a film and the story line with his some added nothing to the film it felt just like a die hard film and his some felt more like another partner than his child. throw in the run of the mill European who hates Americans and you know what top expect here. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 16% saying "A Good Day to Die Hard is the weakest entry in a storied franchise, and not even Bruce Willis' smirking demeanor can enliven a cliched, uninspired script". I agree on all fronts this was a very bland and dry film that lost my interest very quick. if you are a fan of Bruce Willis or die hard films its worth checking out just to see but if you are expecting a great action film I would say pass.
Rating
Bland,Dry and uninspiring if you are a fan of Bruce Willis or the Die hard franchise see but if not pass. 6.7/10!!!!!!!.
The third film for the month of February is "Snitch" Starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Barry Pepper and Susan Sarandon.
Plot
"A father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son who was imprisoned after being set up in drug deal".
My Thoughts
Let me start by saying I am a huge fan of the "The Rock" when it comes to wrestling and in my opinion he is the best professional wrestler of all time, His acting career while looked over by most I like most of the choices he has made so far (other than those Disney films such as tooth fairy) but his actions films I am a fan of. Most people would say the rock does not have the acting ability to do a anything other than action films, and for that very reason I am happy snitch was made. The plot for this film is basically what the trailers depicts, the rocks son is caught with drugs and the only way for him to decrease his sentence is to rat out some of his friends, which he is unwilling to do. with his son facing up to 10 years in prison the rock takes matters into his own hands. The acting is this film was very good and surprised me I did not expect this level of acing from the entire cast everyone did a very good job in their roles and I could not complain about any roles they where all very convincing, especially the rock he showed a range I am sure most people would not have expected form him.the pacing of the film went very will with the script and it flowed smoothly and honestly I could spot no major plot holes or anything of that nature this film was put together very. Overall this was a very well done film with solid acting a good script and great acting from the entire cast especially the rock I was very happy to see him do a film like this, not an action movie where he just walks around and beats everyone up, but a film where he shows some range and shows that he can play a character who can be vulnerable , I also liked the message this film portrayed even in an unrealistic way to the lengths a parent can go to to save a child. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 53% saying "
though it features one of Dwayne Johnson's more thoughtful performances, the presentation of Snitch's underlying message is muddled by lackluster storytelling and some tonal inconsistencies". I disagree I thought this was a very good film.
Rating
Very good film, with good performances by the cast as a whole worth seeing 8.1/10!!!!!!!
The last film for the month of February is "Dark Skies" Starring Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton and Dakota Goyo.
Plot
"As the Barret family's peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them".
My Thoughts
This film didn't catch my intention till son before it was released, I saw the trailer one day during and decided to add it to my watch list for the year. This film is one of those films that make you asks "are we really alone in the universe" this film takes its own twist by having an average American family being the focus and how they would deal with the situation. Keri Russel is an actress who I have heard of a lot but have not seen her in any feature films, I will say she did a commendable job of playing a mother who is thrusts int this world where she and her family are in danger and will stop at nothing to protect them from being threatened. Josh Hamilton played the father and he is an actor who I had never seen in anything before and for this role he did a pretty good job as the father who has to project stability for his family but is also struggling with trying to find a job and provide for his family, the rest of the cast did a good job the actors who played the children of the parents did a good job for what they where asked to do and I had no complaints. The settign and pace of this film was really good and it had the feel of a psychological thriller which I assumed is what they went for. films rarely make me jump but I can see some people being surprised by some of the scenes in this film and it will also help to keep the viewer interested with the jump scares.One part of this film that I did not like was the horrible CG that was used to depict the visitors , after seeing this film i looked up the budget which was only 3.5million and I understood that with a budget that low there is only so much they can do, but still if they cant make the CG life like then I would have used actors in costumes but that is my opinion, other than that the film was pretty solid and I had no other major complaints not a great film but solid.Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 30% but have no comments on the rating, I feel that rating is way to low considerign what the film was and the budget, this was a solid film and if your interested in seeing how a family deals with being thrust into a intergalatic wencounter I woudl reccomend this film.
Rating
Solid film, nothing spectacular but passable 7.4/10!!!!!!
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