A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Darkest Minds” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. So, there was a decision to be made again last night, but one made from a pretty mediocre movie line-up… this flick or Statham in the truly dreadful-looking “The Meg”. (You can really tell we are … 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
With great internet power comes great irresponsibility. This is the premise behind “Nerve”, a film whose producers must have wet themselves with excitement that the Pokemon Go craze aligned so nicely with the release of their film. I was delighted that at last this summer there is a film with a modicum of originality I … Read more
Shailene Woodley is one of my favourite young actresses. Ever since she did that dramatic ‘crying-underwater’ scene in “The Descendents” she’s been someone to watch. And, while it was another “Hunger Games” wannabe – “Divergent” was a good story, well acted and with good visual effects. Unfortunately the series has progressively gone downhill: “Insurgent” was … Read more