Thursday, July 11, 2013

Kevin Hart- Explains it ALL

I laughed, I cried, I had a headache when I left the theater. If you've seen any of his previous stand-up comedy films "Laugh at my Pain" or " Seriously Funny", this too ranks just as high on the Kevin-Hart-to-see list. He hits you with jokes & fire. His recent divorce,raising his children, family and career all make for copious laughter and a sold out show. This puts him in the category of a few comedians to do a solo show at Madison Square Garden (this includes Andrew Dice Clay & Dane Cook). The prefacing portion of the movie can be a bit confusing at first but it gets you to his frustrating point of needing to EXPLAIN.

I saw it twice already. I laughed so hard I think missed some jokes, gonna see it one more time just to make sure I heard them all.

profanity-YES
sexual content-MINIMAL
family oriented-NO

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Turning up the Heat Heat Turned up the laughter

This can be a franchisce in the making,  McCarthy & Bullock bring  a hilarious combination of physical comedy and antics that cause a copius amount of laughter and tears.
There are some surprising performances from up & coming actor/comedian Spoken Reasons Marlon Wayans and some of the best unspoken comedy from Jane Curtain.   Great story lines and sub story lines.  An  strange kindling friendship,   May be cause for a secind viewing.

There is profanity, if that's not your thing please don't see this movie. This one is a break from the male dominated summer hits!
May see it again in theaters kind of movie.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Go see Fast 6 -FAST!

Dom (Diesel) & Brian (Walker) back in action, along with Roman, Han, Giselle, Mia & Tej. You have to expect fast cars, high end electronic devices,expolsives, implausible stunts and the law right on there tails RIGHT?  Perhaps Hobbs aka Dwayne "THE ROCK" Johnson (of whom we met in Fast 5) is on the wrong side of the law or are the F&F gang are on the right side of the law this time?  The line is thin but it makes for great plot build up to this.  The bullets fly and the battle lines that were originally drawn are not so clear . . .  Great fun, nail biting moments. and the constant ribbing between Roman (Tyrese) and Tej (Ludacris) let's you know not much has changed in the gang. We see the reappearance of Leddy and what side she is on. They continue to do what they do best, create a plan and them IMPROVISE.   See it, oh and if you have a few dollars left see it AGAIN!

Give you feedback, did you enjoy it??

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The Big Wedding is a big bunch of DYSFUNCTION

When you throw the names Robert DeNiro, Susan Saradon, Diane Keaton, & Katherine Heigl you hope for great dramatic acting and funny antics.  There are some funny antics in this movie, sure but the extremity of political & religious incorrectness can be offending after 89 minutes. While there are funny points and poignant one, the vast amount of slightly inappropriate jokes, becomes boggling and you wonder did the screen writer have the ability to write a joke that did include some type of dysfunction, race, religon, or sexuality. 

It's become a cliche of sorts to bring together family at a wedding and bind up wounds or let secrets come out.  This movie seems to do it with big names.  This movie is a streamer at best. No need to run out right away unless you are a diehard fan of these actors.   My Big Fat, Greek Wedding, the Best Man and American Wedding  can fill the void. Not the worse but definitely not the best.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

A Crash that takes off

FLIGHT (2012) A crash that takes off



Starting this movie REview!
My last eye catching movie was: FLIGHT- starring Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle and John Goodman! Didn't watch it in the movie theater, but enjoyed the gritty character of Whip Whittaker played by Denzel.
If you are looking for the suave,smooth Denzel that is portrayed in most of his movies, sorry! He is at the least a troubled man with a god-complex and strangely enough, a hero. There's no Hollywood ending. In fact the ending is rather abstract & somewhat head scratching,
The characters are quickly developed. The reaction that Whip's character receives from each one is automatic on either end of the emotional spectrum.. Some sexual & drug content are contained in the movie, just a warning if you are one who would rather not see this. IT has its parts where the story slows but those who look for life lessons in the fantasy land of the movies (as I often do) strangely draws you even though the movie slows, you want to see what will happen in the end, You may want to lighten up with a comedy following this movie. But it's definitely one to remember and put in your Denzel Washington collection.
I'd watch it again!!