Ambulance (15): Utter ‘Bayhem’ on the streets of LA.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ambulance” (2022). Michael Bay is to calm and quiet movies as Will Smith is to polite Oscar debate. “Ambulance” is possibly the most Michael Bay-est film of all time: two rollicking hours of adrenaline-fuelled action that leaves you breathless and in need of paracetamols at the end of it. … Read more

I Care a Lot (15): An inky black comedy thriller.

Maria in sunglasses

A One Mann’s Movies review of “I Care a Lot” (2021). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: Plot Summary: Maria Grayson (Rosamund Pike) and her colleague-cum-lover Fran (Eiza González) are running an extensive con. Through the manipulation of the Boston legal and medical systems, Maria arranges to be appointed the legal guardian for numerous older people. … Read more

Hobbs & Shaw (12): “Remember who we are. The Shaw family. We never, never, never give up.”.

One Mann’s Movies Film Review (at last!) of “Hobbs & Shaw”. Good popcorn nonsense. 3/5.

Welcome to Marwen (12): Going against the trend by using more plastic.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Welcome to Marwen” (2019). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. It’s unusual for me to go into a film knowing so little about it: no trailers other than a snippet that showed it was Steve Carell starring and appearing as a plastic figure of himself. That’s … Read more

One Mann's Movies Film Review: Baby Driver (2017)

A summer film so cool that air-con is optional.   Sorry for the lack of posts folks…. with a holiday in sunny Portugal, I’ve not been to the pics for weeks!  There’s something inherently appealing about the concept of a getaway driver.  A skillful ‘bad-boy’, but not normally bad enough to actually DO the nasty … Read more