movie review

Alex Cross (2012)

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Alex Cross (2012)

Director:

Rob Cohen

Starring:

Tyler Perry

Matthew Fox

Rachel Nichols

Plot:

A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled serial killer who specializes in torture and pain.

Review:

What’s with the shaky cam while looking at a computer screen? Really? Was that necessary?

Matthew Fox played a freaking creepy villain.

I’ve been waiting a while for the first book in the series to be in at the library and this movie just made me want to read it even more.

Way too much shaky cam in the fight scene. Also it’s hard to believe that Alex Cross would win in a fight. The way they did it though it was really just surprise that caused him to win. I liked that he didn’t try to save the guy, he wanted him dead. Vengeance.

Women did not fare well in this movie. Also yet another movie that makes living in Detroit seem like the worst thing to do.

3.75/5

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)

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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)

Director:

Kenneth Branagh

Starring:

Chris Pine

Kevin Costner

Keira Knightly

Plot:

Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.

Review:

Jack Ryan is not an action star. He’s an analyst. He’s smart, he uses is brain, he’s not jumping off of cars and all that other crap. At least in the books.

If you go into this movie and know nothing about Jack Ryan you’ll probably enjoy it. If I think of it as not a Jack Ryan movie I enjoyed it. But the facts are Jack Ryan is the name and there is just enough there to make me remember what it’s supposed to be.

2/5 for Jack Ryan book fans

3/5 for everyone else

Despicable Me 2 (2013)

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Despicable Me 2 (2013)

Director:

Pierre  Coffin

Chris Renaud

Starring:

Steve Carell

Kristen Wiig

Benjamin Bratt

Plot:

Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.

Review:

Adorable. That’s Despicable Me 2 in one word.

I haven’t seen the first movie but I figured since it was a kids movie that wouldn’t be a problem. It wasn’t. I’m sure there were little things that I missed because of it but it didn’t make the movie any less cute.

Gru as an over protective father was funny. The minions were hilarious.

Loved it!

Now I need to see the first one.

5/5

Grown Ups 2 (2013)

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Grown Ups 2 (2013)

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Starring:

Adam Sandler

Kevin James

Chris Rock

David Spade

Salma Hayek

Plot:

After moving his family back to his hometown to be with his friends and their kids, Lenny finds out that between old bullies, new bullies, schizo bus drivers, drunk cops on skis, and 400 costumed party crashers sometimes crazy follows you.

Review:

Cute movie. Nice sequel. Lots of boobs and ass.

Do I need to say more?

I guess so.

ummm…

The Grown Ups series is more than likely never going to be someone’s favorite movies but it does its job and is entertaining. It provides a nice little escape into an almost idyllic world.

3/5

21 Jump Street (2012)

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21 Jump Street (2012)

Director:

Phil Lord

Christopher Miller

Starring:

Jonah Hill

Channing Tatum

Ice Cube

Plot:

A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.

Review:

Ok that humping scene was hilarious.

“You’re in too deep man.”

I’ve never understood why people would want to go back to high school. Just don’t get it. My high school years weren’t horrible, it’s not like I’m scarred for life over what happened there, but they weren’t awesome either. I have no desire to go back to that time, I have no regrets, nothing I would want to do over, so that part of the movie didn’t resonate with me.

Overall the movie was pretty funny. Loved the reveal at the end. This movie knew what it was and didn’t try to be anything more.

3/5