The Expendables 2 Those hoping for a deeper, smarter, or more polished piece of action cinema: Sorry, but this franchise has pretty much established it isn’t about that. Best to look elsewhere. The Expendableshas always been an attractive prospect for action movie fans : big - name action sensation of eras past ( and a few of today ) unify on the big screen door for a moving picture made in the vein of ' 80s and ' 90s machismo film ....
The Campaign In terms of offering insight, laugh-out-loud fun, or even catharsis by way of razor-edged satire, The Campaign is only a runner-up, instead of a victor. Enter Marty Huggins ( Zach Galifianakis ) , the eccentric son of a wealthy family , who actuallydoescare for his community . At first Marty seems like the ultimate fish - out - of - war in the violent jungle of U.S. politics , but under the guidance of a cutthroat crusade manager ( Dylan McDermott ) , the oddball newbie protrude to gain serious ground on the favored officeholder ....
Brave Even though Brave is solid from beginning to end, the experience might be a little underwhelming for older viewers who expect Pixar to continue pushing the boundaries of animated film storytelling. as luck would have it , Braveis a return to form for the studio and delivers plenty of fun for moviegoers from all walks of spirit . However , for anyone who was especially moved by the studio apartment ’s more " mature " cinema - namely the aforementionedUpandWall - vitamin E - Bravecould come across as somewhat less ambitious ( and subsequently a little underwhelming ) - as the core storyline trust on a lot of intimate fairy tale tropes ....
Chernobyl Diaries Chernobyl Diaries is caught in an unsatisfying middle ground between traditional horror tropes. At first glance , many motion-picture fan will take up thatChernobyl Diariesis just the latest launching in the found - footage musical style - considering the film ’s trailer is chock - full of awkward wobbly cam footage ( the movie is also establish on a story by Oren Peli , creator of theParanormal Activityfranchise ) ....
Dark Shadows The film is not a colossal failure, as some had predicted, but it’s hardly indicative of Burton or Depp’s talent. When moviegoers ( and Graeco-Roman TV lovers ) first heard that Tim Burton and Johnny Depp would be reuniting yet again for a " reboot " of the 1960s gothic Georgia home boy opera , Dark Shadows , the reply was mixed . Despite the pair of buff - favorite film producer , manyDark Shadowsfaithful dissent the film for reverence it would ( discontinue me if you ’ve heard this before ) ruin their childhood ( or , at the very least , undercut doting memory board of the original show ) - or rely too heavily on the , now earmark ( and for some , shopworn ) Burton / Depp schtick ....
Get the Gringo Gibson - for all his offscreen controversy - still has his star-quality charisma, and Grunberg is a worth protege for the Oscar-winning writer/actor/director. InGet the GringoMel Gibson plays a no - safe old-timer crook ( credit as " Driver " ) , who winds up in a Mexican prison after literally doss the mete while making his escape from the cops . That dysphoric arrival is compounded by the fact that the million in cash that Driver stole from a infamous crime boss is immediately lifted off him by some corrupt Federales ....
The Five-Year Engagement It’s a bit over-stuffed, but the narrative does come full-circle and successfully balances charming comedy gags grounded in a memorable and contemporary love story. Judd Apatow has become one of the biggest public figure in Hollywood comedy - mostly because of his ability to blend over - the - top gags with heartfelt character write up . In one way or another - as author , theater director , or manufacturer , Apatow has been connected to hit that includeBridesmaids , Pineapple Express , draw a blank Sarah Marshall , Knocked Up , along with plenty more ....
Think Like a Man The movie does provide plenty to chew on, and the respective story arcs are executed well enough to make the overall journey worthwhile. Ensemble romantic comedies are often wholesale and trivial looks at the so - called entirety of the dating scene , rather than an investment in a single , deeper taradiddle about love . Films likeHe ’s Just Not That Into Youor any of the vacation - theme ensemble read-only storage - coms of the last few years -Valentine ’s Day , New Year ’s Eve- are successes in large part because they attract a wide net of looker with their star - studded casts ....
Lockout For thriller fans looking for an enjoyable-but-brainless popcorn flick, Mather and St. Leger have delivered a (mostly) competent Luc Besson actioner. Despite a solid headliner in Guy Pearce , the underwhelming merchandising forLockout , which nominate the task look like a direct - to - DVD experience , has been enough to cause a heap of motion-picture fan to blank out that the film was in reality developed by well - known thriller writer / director / producer Luc Besson ( The Fifth ElementandTaken ) ....
American Reunion By the end, you - like the characters - will likely be ready for another slice of some Pie before another decade has passed. If you were in high school ( as I was ) in the later ' XC / other ' 00s , American Piewas a defining slice of cinema . Not only did it mirror ( with unnerving truth ) the teenager angst surrounding sexuality and sexuality at the meter , it also show in the geological era of the R - rated , number - of - age raunch - comedy sub - literary genre - a mix of denotative humor and genuine sentiment that has been imitated again and again in films likeSuperbad , Knocked Up- or any movie that ’s even loosely relate with Judd Apatow and his pack of collaborators ....
The Raid: Redemption If you are an action movie fan, you will walk out of this film on an adrenaline high. In theThe Raid : Redemption , highly - trail cop Rama ( martial liberal arts star Iko Uwais ) leaves his significant married woman at home and embarks on his first foreign mission with a squad of elect copper . Their chore ? Infiltrate the slum stronghold of the ruthless Boss Tama ( Ray Sahetapy ) , and bring in the gangster to justness ....
Related Project Xsays nothing meaningful about its subject matter, and instead paints teens as an unlikeable and, worse yet, reckless bunch of automatons. Every generation has its high-pitched school party movie - an over - the - top pic experience that compiles all of the terrible and zany affair that chance when minor teens get together and salute too much . In the ' 70s it wasAmerican Graffiti , in the ' 80 , Sixteen Candles , in the ' ninety , American Pie , in the ' 00s , Superbad , and now , in the ' X , it’sProject X....
Act of Valor Moviegoers expecting a fully-formed storyline with compelling character drama may ultimately be underwhelmed by the very moments that other members in the audience will find most compelling. In an age whenCall of Dutygames can generate over $ 1 billion in cut-rate sale in less than one month , it ’s safe to say that military combat feigning represents big stage business . However , while plenty of video game and Hollywood films have attempted to put across the horrors of the field of battle , very few fiction projects have ever conk quite so far asAct of Valor , the film by co - directors , Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh ....
