Ballerina (2.5*): To Me It’s Just A Soulless Video Game Shoot-em-up.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Ballerina”. John Wick spin-off shoot-em-up that left me cold. 2.5/5.
Ana de Armas
Blonde (18): Just don’t watch it with any sharp objects within reach.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Blonde” (2022). “Blonde” is a fictionalised-biopic of Norma-Jean Baker, aka Marilyn Monroe. And, at nearly 3 hours long, it’s thankfully on Netflix so I was able to watch it as two 90-minute chunks. Because, honestly, it’s a long and depressing slog of a movie. One Mann’s Movies Rating(s): Plot … Read more
The Gray Man (15): “Just Another Thursday”.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Gray Man” (2022). I mean, obviously “The Gray Man” should be “The Grey Man”. I despair that we will ever teach our American brethren to spell right! Now showing on Netflix, the company managed to throw $200 million at producing this. And (a bit like the equally glossy … Read more
Deep Water (15): Can Ana de Armas drive a man to murderous distraction?
(Well, actually that seems perfectly plausible!) A One Mann’s Movies review of “Deep Water” (2022). “Deep Water”, based on a Patricia Highsmith novel, is currently on Netflix and seems to be trying to replicate the success of “Gone Girl“. Unfortunately, it fails to get near it. One Mann’s Movies Rating: Plot Summary: ‘Retired’ and wealthy … Read more
October Movie Roundup: No Time to Sit At Home.
They used to say about the early cars of Henry Ford that “you can have any colour you like, as long as it’s black”. As a cinephile, this phrase comes to mind as I scan the listings for my local cinemas for October movies: “You can have any film you like, as long as it’s … Read more