Novocaine (3*): High on “Eughh!”. Short on Laughs.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Novocaine”. Violent comedy thriller that left me without pain but a little cold. 3/5.
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Deadpool & Wolverine (15): Over 2 hours of Chandler Bing in an elevator.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Deadpool & Wolverine” (2024). “Deadpool & Wolverine” (or effectively “Deadpool 3”) is the much-anticipated sequel that cinemas up and down the country are hoping is going to be “Marvel Jesus” and resurrect their flagging box office numbers. And I think it will do very good business since it is … Read more
IF (U): Splashes of Spielbergian Magic But Trying Too Hard To Please All Audiences.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “IF”. Sparks into life at times but not the 5* family smash I was expecting. 3.5/5.
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
Bullet Train (15): Snakes on a Train.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Bullet Train” (2022). “Bullet Train” is a popcorn-munching summer action-comedy that is very loud, very violent and completely nonsensical. If this bullet train film sounds like your kind of movie… then it probably is! The “snakes” in my title by the way are both physical, in the form of … Read more