Grown Ups Review
A bunch of funny guys goof their way through the thinnest of plots in a bucolic setting. It plays like watching someone else’s vacation footage.
A bunch of funny guys goof their way through the thinnest of plots in a bucolic setting. It plays like watching someone else’s vacation footage.
The aliens made him do it: Tom Cruise should never have signed up for this asinine, action-adventure dud.
Director and star Agnes Jaoui manages to take an almost non-story and turn it into an examination of people and their flaws in a way that will make you smile with satisfaction.
When it comes to well-acted dark comedies with screwy family dynamics, it doesn’t get much better than “Cyrus.”
This comic book adaptation is an ill-defined mess of a film that attempts to shoehorn its character into a superhero "origin story" with vague hints of the supernatural.
While not exactly playtime for Woody, Buzz and the gang, the third outing in the Pixar series offers a fresh, fun and action-packed adventure.
A clever title in search of a movie to support it, this playful mash-up of Shakespeare and vampires aims for the type of brain-twisting meta-plot that Charlie Kaufman has all but monopolized. Mr. Kaufman makes it look easy. It’s not.
What this 80s redo lacks in common sense it more than makes up for in sheer nostalgic, explosion-filled mayhem.
This remake that no one asked for is over two hours long and doesn’t even include karate, but manages to respect the spirit of the original.
With trouble brewing in Israel, Gaza and Turkey, we are reminded of films that help to put this seemingly unending conflict into perspective.
| ★★★★★ | Perfection |
| ★★★★☆ | Outstanding |
| ★★★☆★☆ | Excellent |
| ★★★☆☆ | Very good |
| ★★☆★☆☆ | Good |
| ★★☆☆☆ | OK |
| ★☆★☆☆☆ | Pretty Bad |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Poor |
| ☆★☆☆☆☆ | Blech! |
| No Stars | Fail! |