Movie Reviews

Moana (2016)

Moana (2016)

Director:

Ron Clements

Don Hall

Starring:

Auli’i Cravalho

Dwayne Johnson

Rachel House

Plot:

In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the Demigod Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain’s daughter’s island, she answers the Ocean’s call to seek out the Demigod to set things right.

Review:

So I did not get to see this in theaters, I look forward to the time when my daughter is old enough to sit through movies cause I would be fine with going to see all the cartoons. Until then Red Box is my friend.

Moana was a beautiful movie. I loved that she was able to save the day without needing to fall in love and without her parents having to die. I thought that was pretty awesome. I also really liked the music, though I don’t know how much of it I’ll be able to sing, we’ll see.

I’m actually kind of hoping that my husband gets this for our daughter for Easter. I might have to drop some hints about what Mommy thinks she might like. Though, honestly it didn’t hold her attention as much as I would have hoped.

4/5

Trolls (2016)

Trolls (2016)

Director:

Walt Dohrn

Mike Mitchell

Starring:

Anna Kendrick

Justin Timberlake

Zooey Deschanel

Plot:

After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and the curmudgeonly Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends.

Review:

My daughter has loved all the merchandising for this movie and I’ve loved the songs so I decided to pick this up from Red Box. It’s a cute movie, but I wasn’t expecting the bad guys to be eating the Trolls. That was kind of gruesome for a kid’s movie. You didn’t see anything, but they talked about it.

There were several parts that scared my three year old, but she did love the songs, however by the end she’s lost interest. I liked the Trolls a lot, but could have done without the romance between the two leads. Otherwise, like I said, it was a cute movie.

3/5

Good Will Hunting (1997)

Good Will Hunting (1997)

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Starring:

Robin Williams

Matt Damon

Ben Affleck

Stellan Skarsgard

Plot:

Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.

Review:

My favorite part in this movie is when Matt Damon tells off the Harvard kid, it makes me feel like if I just applied myself I could be as smart as an Ivy League student. Then I don’t apply myself and instead spend my time reading fun books and watching TV and I guess I’ll never be able to tell off a douche bag that’s had more education than me.

Good Will Hunting is a movie about a genius, the level of Einstein, who’s had a troubled youth and has issues to overcome. Thankfully, Robin Williams is there to help him.

I miss knowing that Robin Williams is alive and well somewhere in the world.

Movie is good, definitely worth watching if you never have.

4/5

Masterminds (2016)

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Masterminds (2016)

Director:

Jared Hess

Starring:

Zach Galifianakis

Kristen Wiig

Owen Wilson

Plot:

A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. Based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery.

Review:

Hilarious! Oh my this is what I was hoping for when I watched Keeping Up with the Joneses, and while every scene with Zach Galifianakis in it was funny the other moments in that movie weren’t as much. Not so with Masterminds. Zach’s hair alone in this thing was a ton of laughs.

Great movie, very funny, highly recommend.

4/5

The Accountant (2016)

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The Accountant (2016)

Director:

Gavin O’Connor

Starring:

Ben Affleck

Anna Kendrick

J.K. Simmons

Plot:

As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.

Review:

I’m not sure why I wanted to watch this movie, but from the first time I saw the trailer I wanted too. Thankfully, I wasn’t disappointed, though, I think I’m the only one.

Affleck didn’t play the best autistic person, but I still liked his character. I was glad that they didn’t make the brother resent him, even though I think the flashbacks were meant to build that expectation. I thought there should have been more there, the “surprise” with the brother was so obvious that it wasn’t needed and they could have just expanded more on their childhood.

I liked the movie, I don’t know if I have to own it, but I would pick it up if I found it cheap one day.

3.5/5