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
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Adam Project” (2022). “The Adam Project” has been out on Netflix for a few months now, but I finally caught up with it. I’d feared that it would be a typical Ryan Reynolds movie: full of his usual laconic comedy “Deadpool“-style schtick (which I am starting to find … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Love Simon” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: “Love Simon” Review: I saw this as a Cineworld “Secret Unlimited Screening” event (for non-UK readers, Cineworld is one of the main movie-theater chains), so went in – like the majority of the audience I suspect – predicting early sight of … Read more
After “12 Years a Slave” and “The Wolf of Wall Street” I’d thought I’d seen all of the serious best actor candidates for this year. That was before I’d seen Matthew McConaughey’s performance in “Dallas Buyers Club”. The performance is simply outstanding: less showy that DiCapprio’s in “Wolf”; certainly less worthy than Ejiofor’s in “Slave”; … Read more