The Soloist as the title implies is better left to itself. If it were left on the shelf for Oscar judges it would be a sure fire winner. If the movie were presented to regular movie goers who are not interested in phony wannabe performances hyperbolized beyond all limits, it would completely and utterly fail. The Soloist deserves no credit for pitting Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. together, if anything the combination of two actors desperately craving for praise has caused fans to sigh in disgust. P.S. Jamie Foxx’s character, if you really hear Beethoven in the room you are on crack.
17 Again has been savaged by movie critics as redundant, geeky, worthless, and overall mediocre at best. Wrong again shameless unoriginal hacks! 17 Again is the best movie of its genre ever yet produced. It contains dozens of laughs, cringing moments, and enough focused entertainment to keep the entire family amused. Zac Efron deserves a great deal of credit. His performance is not lacking for a moment. Despite this movie being a romantic comedy, his level of dedication to the part is no laughing matter. If this is the beginning of his success, let’s excitedly anticipate what comes next. Meanwhile, Mathew Perry fits perfectly in this storyline, yet his looks and sharpness have faded. Leslie Mann removed her type casted cloak to play an attractive and assertive woman full of sexual energy. Thomas Lennon’s geekazoid comedy routine, chock full of light sabers and Elvish fluency can charm any audience into submission.
Crank 2: High Voltage is true to its namesake. The entire film is one giant shocking thrill-ride. There is no question that Jason Statham will sink to any low and act in any role no matter how debauched it may be. Who am I to criticize a popular multimillionaire karate star who pulls off bald better than any man in Hollywood ever has? Crank 2 is a shadow of its former self. IT is one of those cloudy movies shot often times in fast forward motion without any real action scenes, just a bunch of jumbled nonsensical scenes. Still, it is trashy, raunchy, and downright good only because of Statham. Throw in a little Amy Smart despite my disappointment at how ordinary she looks 96% naked, and this would be a great stay at home alone DVD.
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