Film Reviews by JR

The movie is too long and is 99% talking. The sound track tries to inject some excitement into it, but fundamentally it's a bit of a dull film. Well acted etc (of course) which is why the critics love it, but many people will struggle to get through the 3 hours I suspect.

It's a cheap feeling B movie. The script is cheesy and cliche. The acting varies, but D'Artagnan is not a great actor which is a shame as he's one of the main characters. The sound is really lacklustre, and the fight scenes have no impact and look very amateurish. I love Musketeer movies but I'm afraid this one is a miss.

Imagine a movie made by an enthusiastic 16 year old. Conflicted about which genre for the first movie, but wants it to be cool, maybe a bit like Kill Bill!

That's basically what you've got here, and I assume Nick Cage is a distant relation or something because I don't really understand how he got involved otherwise. It's trying so hard to be cool, and funny and stylish, but unfortunately it's a really bad disjointed mess with 90's cars mixed in with Japanese samurai and American cowboy theming. Hell chuck in some futuristic sci-fi tech for good measure as well. I can kind of see what they were going for but it just doesn't work.

It's well acted, decent story, there's nothing wrong with it but I didn't love it.

I wasn't particularly keen on Kate Winslet's character, or indeed any of the characters really. It's a very dry drama with a compelling enough story so I watched it to the end, however if there was another series I don't think I would bother.

It's very cinematic, lots of impressive visuals. The sound track is very effective if a little over used in places. Good acting, it's generally a really good film however it left me a little cold, and I found it a little unengaging, much like Blade Runner 2049. It doesn't have the charm of Lord of the Rings, and the characters are less likeable.

I'm a fan of the book and the story in general so my expectations were high going in, and I suspect it maybe one of those movies that needs rewatching to take it all in, especially because it's pretty long.

Overall I would recommend it, and it is worth seeing at the cinema for the big screen visuals, however some may find it nice to watch at home so you can take a break half way through!

Fun movie, like a cross between The Truman Show and Groundhog Day. I suspect having some experience of online video games will help with understanding some of the jokes and references, but it's worth a watch even if you don't. It's actually surprisingly heart warming as well.

There's nothing particularly wrong with it, I just can't get excited about it either. I found most of the characters quite bland and lacked charisma, I liked Chris Chalk playing the policeman Paul Drake, but I couldn't warm to Perry Mason himself sadly.

If you're the kind of person who likes the storyline to make sense this is not for you. Also, like the other recent films and TV series, it pretty much ignores the older Star Trek material, so if you're a real Trekkie it will probably be disappointing for you as well.

Basically it's a mindless bit of popcorn fodder that doesn't bare any kind of analysis. It has plenty of the older Star Trek Next Generation characters shoehorned in for the casual Star Trek fan. I was ok with it as just a fun piece of entertainment right up to the last two episodes, where they try to explain the story and give a dramatic finale. At which point it descended into ridiculousness and I couldn't suspend my disbelief any more.

When I first saw this movie after seeing all the glowing critical reviews I thought "Whats all the fuss about?" You could easily describe the movie in a sentence, even just a few words: Post apocalyptic car combat chase. It has the most basic story and pretty much the whole movie is one long violent chase scene.

However it's one of those movies where I keep going back to it, and I have enjoyed it more every time I re-watch it. I can't quite explain it's draw, but now I know what I'm expecting I think I can just appreciate it as the fun violent car chase spectacular it is.

I think the main problem for me is the characters aren't very likeable. It's a series about a family of rich douchebags arguing with each other about how to run their massive corporation that has made them stupidly wealthy.

I think it's supposed to be funny, and occasionally it is, but most of the time it misses the mark for me. Overall it's well enough written and acted to keep me watching, but I probably won't bother with the second series.

Story of an unlikable scumbag! Hardy is good and the film has a quirkiness to it that's kind of interesting but overall I found it quite boring.

I'm not a massive Marvel / comic book fan so I start watching these no real expectations.

With that in mind, I thought this was a fun popcorn movie. Margot Robbie is very good as Harley Quinn. After seeing so many comic book movies they can get a bit samey but the action in this movie had a really fun chaotic feel that worked with the character, and it seemed like it had a little more tongue in cheek playfulness than many movies in this genre.

It kept me engaged and entertained all the way through, but it just didn't have the wow factor of a 5 star movie.

It's kind of a steampunk post apocalyptic movie, which is typically right up my street. I looked at the cast of well respected actors and I thought this is going to be great. Unfortunately not, at least not for me.

The general idea behind this movie of a train that circles the Earth carrying the last of humanity is unremittingly stupid, and you are reminded of how stupid it is on a regular basis. Add to that some contrived action set pieces and no amount of quality actors and steampunk coolness could save this movie for me.

It's an uneasy mix of cute kids and zombies which didn't quite work for me. It was neither particularly funny or scary and had a real B-movie, slightly hammy feel. If the idea of kids having a sing along while zombies claw at the windows appeals then maybe give it a look. My friend thought it was great, personally I wanted to fast forward past all the cringe inspiring, cute kid stuff, so not really my thing.

Typical self indulgent rubbish that we have come to expect from Tarantino, I just about made it through to the end.

There's a plethora of good actors so no complaints there. As with almost all Tarantino movies it needs somebody to edit it down by about 30 - 40 minutes because it's filled with aimless, uncompelling dialogue, and pointlessly long filler scenes. Of course he had to shoe horn in some gratuitous violence, but it seemed out of place with the rest of the movie.

Overall it's a dull movie with just enough interesting bits to keep you watching to the end.