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Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy), one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter. When these two wildly incompatible law officers join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies.
At this point I think that it is pretty much official that nobody makes me laugh harder than Melissa McCarthy. She was beyond hilarious in this movie with her obnoxious bad ass character. Even the points in the movie that were supposed to be touching or heartfelt, she still managed to make you laugh your ass off a split second later. The combination of her with Sandra Bullock as the straight arrow is casting excellence. I literally laughed from the beginning to the end of this movie.
I strongly recommend everyone see this movie. Easily the funniest movie of the year. It's a must see for huge laughs.
In White House Down, Capitol Policeman John Cale (Channing Tatum) has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx). Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.
This movie was a throwback action movie with lots of silly one liners and overdramatic action. It was watchable but not really much more that I can say than that. There was NO reason for this to be over 2 hours long. They spent way to much time developing a bunch of stuff that could have taken 5 minutes.
I would very lukewarmly recommend people checking this out. In the end, it really is just kind of there and formula/predictable in every way. There are much better options out there.
Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski (voice of Billy Crystal) was a little monster, he has dreamed of becoming a Scarer—and he knows better than anyone that the best Scarers come from Monsters University (MU). But during his first semester at MU, Mike's plans are derailed when he crosses paths with hotshot James P. Sullivan, "Sulley" (voice of John Goodman), a natural-born Scarer. The pair's out-of-control competitive spirit gets them both kicked out of the University's elite Scare Program. To make matters worse, they realize they will have to work together, along with an odd bunch of misfit monsters, if they ever hope to make things right.
Redemption for Pixar. After Cars 2, I was afraid that part of Pixar had kind of mailed it in and they would start churning out less than par sequels just to make money off of their characters. In this prequel, the story was just as rich. It gave you even more depth to characters that you already loved from Monsters Inc and besides the entertainment value - it taught younger moviegoers that would see this so many important life lessons. And did I mention how funny it was? Just as great as the first entry with the monsters.
I would absolutely recommend everyone check this out. It was easily one of the best "origin" movies ever and Pixar has gotten back to their roots of great story and great laughs for both the children and the adults that take them . . . . . or go see it by themselves.
The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself.
I had tried to keep my expectations realistic for this movie and I don't know how much that played a part in my enjoyment level of the movie but I liked this movie alot. When I saw that it was a zombie movie that was rated PG-13, I figured that it would be decent at best. Not that I'm a gore junkie but how can you have a zombie movie with no blood/violence. Answer . . . . . World War Z. They managed to do alot of the zombie attacks from far away or in such a sped up manner that you ended up completely enthralled in what was going on without even realizing that there was no graphic violence. Hell, someone even got their hand cut off and you felt the power of all that without actually having to see it happen. It was great that they could still have you sitting on the edge of your seat without all the over the top shock value of showing you it. And the best part of the movie was the pacing. They started right off with the whole zombie infection and every time you would think that it would get all slowed down with too much dialogue some crazy scene would unfold again to get you sitting back on the edge of your seat.
I very strongly recommend people checking this out. It was a great movie and a hell of a ride.
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
There are two parts to this review. First - the movie . . . . . . I loved it. It was easily the best Superman movie since Superman II. I thought Cavill, Shannon and Adams were greatly cast as Superman, Zod and Lois Lane. The back and forth between present and Clark growing up kept the pacing fresh. I did think the movie was a little bit too sci fi overall and I was stunned by something that happened at the end that kind of was different from everything I ever knew to be Superman. Won't spoil it but I was definitely thrown off by it . . . . and the lack of development on it after the fact. Maybe it will be a big part of the sequel? I'm glad that they were finally able to pull off relaunching a character that has always been so difficult to do for some reason. Second part - the epic failure of DC Comics yet again. This could have easily been their Iron Man to launch towards a Justice League and they epically failed. No mention of any of the other players in JL. No mention of Gotham City. Hell - you could have had Ryan Reynolds show up as Hal Jordan and just show some sort of a commitment to it that would have been similar to The Avengers. Who cares if you are following the same model!?! Just do it already. Do something. Now there are no other JL related projects in the pipeline except for a sequel to this that will be years off. This is pretty much one of the biggest ball droppings in movies as far as I'm concerned.
I enjoyed the movie very much and would definitely recommend people checking it out. It was a good reinventing even with the WTF moment towards the end and the failure to connect this to a possible JL timeline.
The comedy This is the End follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside. Once they discover that they are experiencing the Apocalypse, they must come to terms with why they were left behind. Eventually they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption.
I thought for sure that the premise of all these actors "playing" themselves would get old 15 minutes into the movie. However, I was dead wrong and this is one of the funnier movies that has come out in a while. While the movie was pretty raunchy at times (whether it be the dialouge or the physical stuff shown on screen), the comedy was based in that they were all famous people reacting to the situation and just blatantly making fun of each other. What made it even funnier was the random pop ups of the celebrities NOT in the poster above. Michael Cera totally stole every scene he was in. You can completely tell that all these guys are friends and really enjoyed making this.
I would definitely recommend people checking this out if you are looking for some great laughs. It's such a simple concept but handled in the right way that delivers the laughs throughout the movie.
Billy (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) are salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital world. Trying to prove they are not obsolete, thet defy the odds by talking their way into a coveted internship at Google, along with a battalion of brillian college students. But, gaining entrance to this utopia is only half the battle. Now they must compete with a group pf the nation's most elite, tech-savvy geniuses to prove that necessity really is the mother of re-invention.
This movie was a decent watch. Totally formula across the board. Most of the funny parts were in the trailer and you pretty much have seen the movie just by seeing said trailer. But all that being said, I still enjoy Vince Vaughn. Even though I didn't laugh nearly as much as I would have liked to, I was still entertained by him, Wilson and their misfit group underdog story.
I wouldn't necessarily recommend people checking this movie out because its not great or even really a good movie. It was a decent and sometimes entertaining movie only if you are a fan of Vince Vaughn.
In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity—including murder—becomes legal. The police can't be called. Hospitals suspend help. It's one night when the citizenry regulates itself without thought of punishment. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking. When an intruder breaks into James Sandin’s (Ethan Hawke) gated community during the yearly lockdown, he begins a sequence of events that threatens to tear a family apart. Now, it is up to James, his wife, Mary (Lena Headey), and their kids to make it through the night without turning into the monsters from whom they hide.
This was one of the cleverest (albeit creepy) premises for a "horror" movie in a while. I remember thinking holy $hit when I first saw the trailer. The movie definitely delivered on the premise. This was not just a horror movie. It had very heavy political/psychological themes throughout that at times worked out awesomely with the scary parts but at other times (unfortunately towards the end of the movie) kind of held the movie back from committing one way or the other. Not sure if that makes sense. At times you were totally engrossed in the political/psychological stuff but at others you were totally wrapped up in the defend your house/family at any costs angle and you just wanted it to be a straight up payback type of movie. I can't really go into too much more detail without blatantly telling you what happens but I was a little put off by the end of the movie because I had chosen in my head what way I wanted the movie to go and it didn't go that way.
I would definitely recommend anyone who was intrigued by the trailer going to check out this movie. I did enjoy it very much even though I didn't like the last 5-10 minutes. There was good creepyness and covered all the different angles of looking at the situation that the premise presented evenly.
Now You See Me pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against "The Four Horsemen," a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. "The Four Horsemen" pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law.
This was a very smart and fun movie. They also waste no time getting right into things. They took just enough time for a little character introduction/development and then took off running. The build up of each magic show/heist got better and better. The chemistry between The Four Horsemen and the FBI chasing them was perfect. I can't really go into too much detail without giving stuff away so I won't, but the ads referring to this as a modern day Ocean's Eleven are very accurate.
I enjoyed this movie alot and actually wanted to watch it again to see if I pick up on more stuff. I would definitely recommend that people check this movie out.
