The Upside (12): Not the 5* French classic, but a fun and moving movie nonetheless.

Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. So, the movie-going audience for this film will divide into two categories: Category A: those that have seen the original 2011 French classic “The Intouchables” that this is based on, and; Category B: those that haven’t. 2011 is just before I started “One Mann’s Movies”, but … Read more

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

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

One Mann's Movies DVD Review: Central Intelligence (2016)

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

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Get Hard (2015)

Get Hard was a film I really wasn’t expecting to like much, but it was significantly funnier than I expected it to be. Will Ferrell’s films have had a tendency to be a bit like Russian Roulette as of late, but this one is fortunately one with no bullet in the chamber. Ferrell plays James, … Read more