Cinematic Sommelier
7.4
I’ll be damned, they ROCKED this one. I was worried about them making a sequel after so many years and taking a swing at possibly ruining the magic. That being said, the original cast perfectly play alongside the newcomers to bridge things so well that you’d assume they had been together all along. The magic is still there and there’s lightning left in the bottle! I never felt it unnecessary that they went back to the well and in the end thoroughly enjoyed this one front to back!
7.6
Everything really does tie back to Seinfeld at some point… this is just an extension of the episode where George ends up tied to the bed and robbed, on steroids. Of course from the mind of Stephen King, Bruce Greenwood and Carla Gugino really knock it out of the park in this one room play from hell. I was glad to see they land the plane as well as they do, considering it’s Stephen King material. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this one, even with the DARK subject matter under the hood in the second and third acts.
5.4
This had such potential… the first 20 minutes or so were really solid horror buildup. Then… it goes off the rails. The narrative loses is grounding and becomes incredibly silly and unnecessarily complex at the same time. Jessica Chastain plays both mommies surprisingly well. I just felt that it overshot the mark and lost the plot (literally) almost out of the gate, sadly. Save yourself the hour and half.
8.4
Still not sure how to sell this one, other than to say you have to go see it to believe it. I expected a heaping pile of charm thanks to McConaughey, but I’ll be damned, I was enthralled with a movie about honey bee theft for 2 hours! Angelina LookingGlass carries the second half of the film, holding her own against the likes of Kurt Russell. There’s an unexpected amount of depth in this one and much more than meets the eye. I felt it oddly enlightening, especially in the music department. A spiritual experience of sorts – a fever dream turned transfusion of wisdom from the screen into the heart of the audience. Highly recommend!
7.5
I haven’t played the games or seen the other movies, so don’t be worried about that here. It still hits just as well. An unbelievable apocalyptic clusterfuck put to film with a tight hour and a half run time. Just enough of a video game feel without getting goofy… just enough humor to break the tension. Perfectly balanced execution of a niche genre that hasn’t been attempted in a hot minute. I had a fun time with this one!
