Mediocre modern western.
Month: December 2014
If I Stay (2014) 30%
Contrived movie for girls with one-dimensional supporting characters.
Despicable Me 2 (2013) 60%
Is to the original as “Cars 2” is to “Cars”. Pharrell does a nice job with the songs, and Kristen Wiig is a welcome addition. If your kids like the “Minions”, they will be satisfied.
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014) 50%
Too much trouble to mute all the boring, irrelevant talking parts.
Akira (2001) 80%
Very impressive animation combined with an interesting and well-paced story.
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2012) 20%
Aspires to nothing, and nearly achieves it. Yancy Butler gets a fun role.
Last Vegas (2013) 40%
Limp script. Only restrained giggle I had was when I started thinking about how this would look in a BluRay value pack alongside “Something’s Gotta Give” and “The Bucket List”.
Last Will (2010) 20%
Has this shown on Lifetime yet? Or did they deem it too awful, even for them?
The Grand Seduction (2014) 40%
Movie about quaint people trying too hard that tries too hard to be quaint.
Despicable Me (2010) 70%
Really creative story. Funny.