While far better than the original 2008 film on which it’s based, this lackluster musical is a huge letdown.
“Believer”
This isn’t a great documentary but Reynolds deserves applause and respect for getting his message out there, and this film is a decent enough way to do it. It’s good but not memorable, and the end result isn’t as uplifting as it should be.
“Mission Impossible: Fallout”
Overall it’s not quite as great of a film as you’ve heard, but it rates an A+ when it comes to rousing action.
“Set it Up”
The story is generic and predictable, but what’s the harm in an easy-to-swallow rom-com that makes you feel good?
“Leave No Trace”
The majority of the film’s characters are invisible, unhoused, and living in the woods. To call them isolationists seems unfair: they simply find their own human connections through privacy. Who are we to say what defines a home?
“The Equalizer 2”
Between the moralizing life lessons that are spouted at full volume intensity, director Antoine Fuqua doesn’t shy away from graphic violence: bones crunch during hand-to-hand combat, blood spurts from knife wounds, and heads are blown apart with guns.
