Little things
Captain America: The First Avenger
It was better than Thor, though not close to the levels of Iron Man, Spider-Man and S2. Premise – For a superhero, Cap was not so super. I liked his first action sequence where he chased the car on foot. Problem was, that seemed to be his greatest feat and it was only used that [...]
Horrible Bosses
The bulk of the story did not match the good setup. Structure/Plot – When the guys discussed the possibility of killing their bosses and felt they had no way out of their jobs, I wondered why the obvious was not mentioned- frame the bosses to get them arrested. I’m not suggesting this should have been [...]
Zookeeper
I was itching to leave the theater after 20 minutes and somehow held out till around the 40-minute mark. Premise – Kevin James’s job as a zookeeper was not something to make fun of. That’s a responsible, fun and pays-enough career. Compare this to Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer- he was stuck playing weddings [...]
Green Lantern
Ouch. I don’t know and don’t care about anything from The Green Lantern comic books; movies are a different medium with their own language and guidelines to follow. Premise The movie split its time between the space nonsense and earthly issues. Obviously the story that had the potential to be more captivating was the one [...]
Super 8
More like, Disappointing 8. I was glad to see a movie pay attention to the all-important aspect of character empathy. That’s sadly lacking in too many flicks. Yet, surprisingly, other important aspects of a good flick were lacking in this one. Objective Act 2 was awful. After the setup of the train wreck, the kids [...]
Bridesmaids
It was okay overall and I’m looking forward to seeing more Kristen Wiig in the future. Uncategorized It’s hard to put my finger on this one…if it was the direction, editing or actors- there were too many times where a joke fell flat or a scene ended with a whimper instead of a bang. Am [...]
Thor
I liked it, though it wasn’t great as my fave Marvel productions of Spidey, Spidey 2 and Iron-Man. This was a rare case where the movie was well made, well cast and overall went smoothly, yet still did not overwhelm. Also, considering this was the first and it needed to establish the characters and situations, [...]