bobwp OK – so if you like your movies dark, then this one is definitely for you. I went into this in the blissful position of not knowing a thing about it…. given the title I had assumed somehow that it might have some loose connotations to the Dracula author or something. But no (the title, … Read more
But a bad day to waste two hours of your life… This is not a good film. The dialogue is dreadful – “file this, file that”, blah, blah, blah … “John… What happened to ‘Dad’”, blah, blah, blah. The acting is only marginally better… Bruce Willis plays, well, Bruce Willis; Jai Courtney, as John McClane … Read more
Tom Shadyac’s latest film is a raunchy comedy – a “sort of sequel” to Knocked Up (which you don’t need to have seen) – about a couple reaching the (ridiculously young) age of 40 and the double whammy of dealing with both growing kids and elderly parents whilst trying to hold down multiple jobs. Paul … Read more
This is a very ‘worthy’ film, about an extraordinary moment in history, beautifully photographed by Janusz KamiĹ„ski, with a mesmeric performance by Daniel Day Lewis and an equally good performance by Tommy Lee Jones (I was less convinced by Sally Field). But it is very much a ‘Marmite’ film – some will love it, others … Read more
Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: OK, so after some very scenic views of Nadine Velazquez to start with (“Hello boys”!) and a very well staged and much trailed ‘incident’ on the flight in question, this settles down into a rather sordid decent in the Minibar elevator to hell central. Although Den-ZEL Washington was excellent, … Read more