Spirited (12): A fun reworking of “A Christmas Carol” with two likeable stars.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Spirited” (2022). For a few month’s now, I’ve been chuckling at the preview Tiktok videos for the festive musical “Spirited”, featuring Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell. (Examples are here, here and here), The movie was out briefly in cinemas (for the inevitable Oscar song attempt) but is also now … Read more

Peter Rabbit 2 (U): The bunny has legs.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: So, I appreciate I’m over 2 months late in seeing “Peter Rabbit 2”. But the grandkids were staying for the weekend and wanted to see it again! Lovable or highly irritating? It’s probably a personal view. (Source: Sony … Read more

Instant Family (12): Enjoyable and harmless comedy laced with a degree of sentimentality.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Instant Family” (2019). Bob the Movie Man’s Rating: (The good news is that I’ve decided to bring back my half stars – hoorah!  Man, I’ve missed you.) Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. The Plot Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Byrne) are focused and business-oriented home designers. They’ve talked about having … Read more

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

A movie with limited magnetic attraction. On the day that Britain voted to leave the European Union it feels fairly appropriate to review a film with “Apocalypse” in the title. I appreciate I’m late to the game with this review, but for me the X-Men films have always been in the ‘see if I have … Read more