Sunday, June 27, 2010

The Crazies (2010)

The Crazies
Grade: C+ (Rent it)
Review: Flawed but worthy a rent. Well directed remake dealing with risk associated with handling biological weapons. 28 Days Later (2003) remains the king of this genre.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

The Wolfman (2010)

The Wolfman
Grade: D+ (Skip it)
Review: Incredible waste of talent and money. Poor directing, poor character development, and a story with ridiculous Shakespearean twist.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Dear John (2010)

Dear John
Grade: D (Skip it)
Review: It had potential but went nowhere. Very poorly executed adaptation of Nicholas Sparks novel.

Crazy Heart (2009)

Crazy Heart
Grade: C+ (Rent it)
Review: Crazy Heart is way overrated movie but it is worth renting. Jeff Bridges is good (though not Oscar worthy) and Colin Farrell is on for only few minutes so he could not mess it up too much.

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

A Nightmare on Elm Street
Grade: D+ (Skip it)
Review: This remake is just a poor imitation of the original. The original was not that great either so skip this one.

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Sherlock Holmes
Grade: B- (Watch it)
Review: New take on classic hero. An entertaining and action filled movie.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Valentine's Day (2010)

Valentine's Day
Grade: D+ (Skip it)
Review: Annoying cast members, annoying story and retarded message equals an irritating movie.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Legion (2010)

Legion
Grade: D (Skip it)
Review: God loses faith in Mankind, and sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. For some reason (it remains unanswered) an unborn baby needs to be saved from God's zombies and angels with "titanium" like material wings, and high tech weapons. Movie ends without answering important plot questions and with cheesy battle/dialog between Archangel Michael and Archangel Gabriel.

Invictus (2009)

Invictus
Grade: C+ (Rent it)
Review: Unfortunately Clint Eastwood takes one iconic figure like Nelson Mandela, the end of the South African apartheid, and one of the most dramatic sporting events ever - the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final; and reduces them to a timid movie. What should have been an inspiring movie ends up being a slow, emotionless, and with no peaks. Good cast and strong topic makes it still worthy.

In the Loop (2009)

In the Loop
Grade: D+ (Skip it)
Review: Way overrated by critics. Unintelligent and unfunny political satire of UK/US government rationalization of going to war. Saying curse words is funny for the first five minutes, the rest is unbearably boring.