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
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ocean’s 8” (2018). The female empowerment #SheToo implications of the title are clearly writ large for this movie! The answer of course…. is a major spoiler, so we won’t go there. Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock, “Gravity“), the previously unreferenced sister … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Adrift” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. “Should we be worried” says Tami. Well, yes dear, you really should. In the glorious surroundings of Tahiti, the American footloose traveller Tami Oldham (Shailene Woodley, “Divergent trilogy“, “The Descendents) meets British footloose traveller Richard Sharp (Sam Claflin, … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “On Chesil Beach” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 15; US: R. As you might notice from my lack of recent posts, the day job is getting in a way a bit at the moment. But one film I wanted to catch was this adaptation of Ian McEwan’s … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Book Club” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. Let’s be clear before we start; I am NOT in the demographic that this film is aimed at. And judging from the general reactions of the cinema audience I shared this with – 90%+ of who were … Read more