A Journal For Jordan (12A): Adams and Jordan sizzle but the story sees paint dry.
#onemannsmovies review of “A Journal For Jordan” (2022). Overlong Denzel Washington-directed love story makes this a bit dull. 3/5.
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The Equalizer 2 (18): A “Good Guy” meting out justice in a bad way.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Equalizer 2” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 18; US: R. There’s something really satisfying about seeing our ‘hero’ Robert McCall giving bad ‘uns a bloody nose (and far worse) as immediate punishment for a crime committed. My parent’s pre-war generation would wax lyrical about the days … Read more
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Fences (2017)
The Last Post. In “Fences” Denzel Washington plays Troy – a bitter, self-centred and selfish man in his mid-fifties who loves the sound of his own voice. They say “empty vessels make the most noise” and here is a case in point. Set in the early fifties, race plays a strong card in every aspect … Read more
One Mann's Movies Film Review: The Magnificent Seven (2016)
A Hornery Exit. As a big fan of the original – a staple of many Bank Holiday afternoons in my youth – I was prepared to be sniffy about this remake and came to the film on my high-horse (I left that tied to the rail outside the cinema by … Read more
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The Equalizer (2014)
Is it ever right for a regular citizen with the ‘appropriate’ skills to go vigilante and stand up to wrong-doing and a corrupt justice system? In the TV show of the 60’s, “The Equalizer”, Edward Woodward would! In many ways the new film version of “The Equalizer” is a story of a superhero, but instead … Read more