A One Mann’s Movies review of “Operation Mincemeat” (2022). I am partial to a good war film. And I thought “Operation Mincemeat” was good… but only in parts. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: It’s 1943 and the British are planning to move back into Southern Europe. Sicily is the obvious target. And the … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Morbius” (2022). As has been noted before, I’m a bit of a weirdo in always looking at the MPAA certificate number at the end of films. And “Morbius” was low in the 52,000’s, which belies the production and release woes of the movie. (It was actually filmed way back … Read more
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
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Lost City” (2022). After the bruhaha of the Oscars, back to more middle-of-the-road fare with “The Lost City”: a new comedy/action caper starring Sandra Bullock. It’s an almost exact rip-off of 1984’s “Romancing the Stone” with Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas. (It even has a knowing slogan at … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (2021). The Oscars are nearly here! I missed this one at the cinema last year. But with impeccable timing, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” arrives on Disney+ so that I judge the Oscar-nominated performance of Jessica Chastain. And, boy, is it an impressive performance! … Read more