A One Mann’s Movies review of “Skyscraper” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating (out of current context): Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating (in current context): Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. I have a fundamental problem with this film. And it’s not that it’s an irrevocably cheesy and derivative action movie, since you could automatically assume … Read more
The most fun you can have with Jack Black’s penis. Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: In 1995, Joe Johnston (“The Rocketeer”, “Captain America: The First Avenger”) directed “Jumanji” – a quirky, fantastical and dark film starring the late, great Robin Williams that got a rough critical reception at the time of release, but was embraced … Read more
Blood is thicker than Diesel. All work and no play makes bob-the-movie-man a tardy reviewer. Still, what better way to break the fast than with “Fast and Furious 8” (aka “The Fate of the Furious”)? Well, quite a lot of things actually! Now, I have a confession to make (and I know for some this will … Read more
Great poster. So-so film. “Saving the World Takes a Little Hart and a Big Johnson”. I doubt I have ever passed a film poster before and dissolved into paroxysms of mirth, so this film at least wins one award with me. The story is pretty inconsequential, and used as a framework to build set pieces … Read more
So how about the festive foul? Here I reviewed my ‘Best Of’ 2015. But how about the turkeys? I guess I should caveat this by saying that although I have an ‘Unlimited’ cinema card, I am sufficiently time-strapped with ‘the day job’ that I don’t get to see every movie at the cinema. As such, … Read more