movie review

For A Good Time, Call… (2012)

For a Good Time Call

For A Good Time, Call… (2012)

Director:

Jamie Travis

Starring:

Ari Graynor

Lauren Miller

Justin Long

Plot:

Former college frenemies Lauren and Katie move into a fabulous Gramercy Park apartment, and in order to make ends meet, the unlikely pair start a phone sex line together.

Review:

So we have Bromances what are girl best friend movies called? Sismances? Girmances? No idea, but this was that type of movie.

The girls didn’t like each other because of a small incident that was easily overcome. They had a rough start but quickly overcame. It was a really cute movie and made me wish I had a close girlfriend, but man friends are so much work and you have to find them and… Oh well.

Anyway, I’d recommend this movie. It had it’s funny moments but it wasn’t hilarious. There were several surprise cameos from people I wasn’t expecting. The ending was kind of weak, but I understand why they did what they did. Overall, not bad and better than average.

4/5

Hot Pursuit (2015)

Hot Pursuit (2015)

Director:

Anne Fletcher

Starring:

Reese Witherspoon

Sofía Vergara

Plot:

An uptight and by-the-book cop tries to protect the outgoing widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.

Review:

I’m not sure why, maybe it was the trailer, but I was expecting this to be a lot funnier than it was. I ended up really disappointed and a little angry by the time this was over.

Witherspoon’s character grew up wanting only to be a cop and ended up choking and became a joke in the force. She is give the opportunity to redeem herself by escorting Vergara’s character to Dallas because apparently they were in Texas, though Witherspoon is one of the only characters with a southern accent and it’s not even the right one.

Whatever.

Vergara is more than just a pair of boobs, though she has no problem using them to get what she wants. Witherspoon of course misjudges her because of that and they argue about it on multiple occasions.

This reminds me of the Identity Thief movie in that these two opposite characters were supposed to learn from the other. Sadly, they didn’t learn to be better people. Evidently when Witherspoon relaxes she steals. I’m not sure what Vergara learned, let the police kill the bad guys?

2/5

 

In a World (2013)

In a World

 

In a World (2013)

Director:

Lake Bell

Starring:

Lake Bell

Fred Melamed

Michaela Watkins

Plot:

An underachieving voice coach finds herself competing in the movie trailer voice-over profession against her arrogant father and his protégé.

Review:

This movie had been on my to watch list for a while but for whatever reason I just never felt in the mood. To be honest I only selected it this time because I wanted something short and this was just over ninety minutes.

The amount of times I wanted to slap the father in this movie quickly escalated to just wanting to punch him until he was a bloody pulp. Argh!

The supporting characters were all pretty good, though, I was screaming at the sister. She at least didn’t totally fuck up and was a good sister.

Carol, Lake Bell, was a likeable character and even though she initially came off as a slacker she proved me wrong. I liked her, she was quirky had a dream and kept getting punched emotionally.

4/5

 

A Trip to the Moon (Color) (1902)

a trip to the moon

A Trip to the Moon (Color) (1902)

Director:

Georges Méliès

Starring:

Georges Méliès

François Lallement

Jules-Eugène Legris

Plot:

A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the moon.

Review:

Spoiler, I’m giving this movie a 5 stars just because of the technological feat that was accomplished. The start of the film says that it was found in horrible condition but they were able to restore most of it. Crazy.

Anyway, not really sure what was going on. It looked like a bunch of wizards/scientists decided to be shot to the moon in a bullet from a large cannon. While there they attacked and killed many of the moon people and then came home unwittingly taking a moon creature with them. Naturally they chained it up and made it dance in a parade.

Wouldn’t it be crazy if someone somehow managed to do that? Shoot themselves out of a large cannon, somehow survive, only to die when they get to the moon and there’s no oxygen.

Anyway, the movie was only fifteen minutes long so really there’s no reason not to watch it.

5/5

 

 

Get Hard (2015)

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Get Hard (2015)

Director:

Etan Cohen

Starring:

Will Ferrell

Kevin Hart

Alison Brie

Plot:

When millionaire James King is jailed for fraud and bound for San Quentin, he turns to Darnell Lewis to prep him to go behind bars.

Review:

Was not expecting to laugh as much as I did for this movie. I mean, I went in hoping to laugh, but anticipating a mediocre comedy. When in fact it was slightly more than that.

I appreciated the fact that there was not an over abundance of short jokes like there normally are with Kevin Hart movies. There didn’t need to be because of how well the movie was shot. All they had to do was show Ferrell and Hart standing beside each other.

Ferrell’s character was the best part of the movie, though possibly the weakest too. He was supposed to be so smart and make so much money on the stock market but he was too trusting. Not really a trait people in his position tend to have, but oh well. His interactions with Hart and the gang bangers were hilarious, though.

Hart was fine, though a little flat character wise, it’s not a huge deal in a comedy movie. However, that’s actually something that’s starting to bug me. Certain comedies I don’t expect too much realistic behavior, for example Stepbrothers, but others I feel like the story should still be plausible. Maybe I’m starting to expect too much?

Oh well, it was a funny movie and if you’ve got nothing better to watch why not?

3.5/5