A One Mann’s Movies review of “Mission Impossible: Fallout” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: Certification: UK: 12; US: PG-13. 2015’s “MI: Rogue Nation” was one of my favourite films of that year, so of all the summer blockbusters “Mission Impossible: Fallout” was the one I was most looking forward to. Was I delighted? It’s a … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Ready Player One” (2018). Bob the Movie Man’s Movie Rating: “Ready Player One” Review Of all the Spielberg films of recent years – and possibly with the exception of “The BFG” – this was the film whose trailer disconcerted me the most. It really looked dire: CGI over heart; … Read more
OK, so I’m a Star Trek fan being old enough to have watched the original series BEFORE it was in re-runs! But Star Trek Beyond just plain disappoints. It’s not terrible… but it’s not great either. It’s Star Date 2263.2 and Kirk (Chris Pine) is into the third year of their “5 year mission” (which … Read more
As befits a film that could be subtitled “MI-5”, much of the action that underlies Tom Cruise’s latest outing as IMF agent Ethan Hunt is set in London and concerns shady goings on at British Intelligence. After ruthlessly gunning down a fellow agent in a record shot (the delectable fashion model Hermione Corfield) Ethan Hunt is … Read more
The World’s End is Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s final film in the so-called “Three Flavours Cornetto” trilogy, following Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. (This is nicely illustrated with a great sight gag in the final scenes). The film’s plot has Simon Pegg as a wastrel forty-something teenager wanting (needing) to … Read more