Freakier Friday (2*): A Brilliant Opportunity To Re-Vitalise Disney Family movies…. Missed.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of Freakier Friday. The Disney remake fails to capture the fun of the original and disappoints. 2/5.
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The Last Showgirl (4*): Struggles With Age and Obsession in Las Vegas.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Last Showgirl”. Brilliant turns by Pamela Andreson and Jamie Lee Curtis in a thoughtful and impressive film. 4/5.
Family Switch (PG): Bland Freaky Christmas Mash-up Feels Pointless.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Family Switch” (2023). Sigh…. While Disney’s “Freaky Friday” (with Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster) in 1976 was fresh and original, this is a genre that has really been done to death. “Family Switch” has some moments of good humour, but overall feels like a lazy retelling of the same … Read more
Haunted Mansion (12A): Stanfield is SUPERB. The film… not so much.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Haunted Mansion” (2023). You often get a feel for the target audience for a film from the adverts and trailers that get played before it starts. Films aimed at kids are all toys and “Troll” previews. Teens is video games and “Hunger Games” trailers. Adults is electric cars and … Read more
Halloween Ends (18): After this shocker, please God, let it be so.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Halloween Ends” (2022). I really enjoyed “Halloween” from 2018. I actually gave it a (rather generous) 4 stars! But due to Covid I missed “Halloween Kills” from 2021, so don’t know if the quality fell off a cliff at that point. But what I can give my opinion on … Read more