Rating: PG-13
Director: Zach Braff This movie is comedic but heartwarming at the same time. The story is creative and isn’t a common everyday movie story. I was sitting down with my mom looking for a movie to watch and we came across this and I enjoyed it a lot. I got a lot of good laughs but there were some moments where I was sad and felt truly heartbroken for the old men. Hearing that their pension would be taken away made me very upset, especially since it does happen in real life too. However, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Alan Arkin are hilarious. There are no other old men actors that could have portrayed these parts any better. Each actor made their character have a connection with the viewer through seeing their family and lifestyle. They are comedic in general, but their interactions when they’re with each other made me laugh so hard. I really enjoyed watching this movie because it's a cute, simple movie that is just impossible to not like. The actors, plot, comedy and overall general movie was really enjoyable and my mom and I had a good time watching it. It was good to see a movie that is not something I would generally pick but was creative in its plot. I think it's a great story and full of laughs for sure. Trailer: youtu.be/hcdTN5soeQw
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Rating: R Director: Jay Roach This movie was at times hard to watch, but overall was very eye opening. I remember hearing about this movie in Mr. Murrays film class when he would show us trailers of movies that would be coming out. I totally forgot about it, until I was searching on Hulu for some of those must watch movies. I came across it and I remembered the name but wasn't super excited about seeing it at first. However, I am really glad that I stuck to it and watched it all. It starts off a little slow but picks up and is very interesting. Some of the content in this movie is uncomfortable since it revolves around sexual harassment, but it was amazing to see how one woman in the Fox news workplace was able to get Roger Ailes to basically be forced to resign from Fox. It was disgusting to hear about what he would make women do to allow them to be on screen and was very sad to see these women cave in just to be able to be seen on TV. I had never heard about this specific story until I saw the trailer in Murray’s class, but it was definitely eye opening. Not only was the story about three different women’s experiences at Fox interesting, but the actresses who played the women were spectacular. I know of Margot Robbie from Suicide Squad and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and I think she is an amazing actress who can portray anyone she wants instead of having one specific character she is always assigned. I have heard of Charlize Theron but had never actually seen her movies and she is absolutely spectacular. I read more on the situation the movie covered and so many people couldn’t even tell they weren’t actually watching Megyn Kelly because of how talented she is that she made it seem real. I also have never seen Nicole Kidman act, but she did a great job as well. All three of the actresses who were portraying someone particular did a phenomenal job and I felt like I was watching the true story about Roger Ailes and the women who tried to take him down. It was just totally not something I would originally pick out and watch for myself, but the way it was laid out was different from a normal movie because there were parts where the actors would be talking to you about something in the news career and then would go on to portraying their character. I really enjoyed this movie and it was absolutely amazing to know and see the three women who have really made an impact on women in the news industry today and give them faith that they don’t have to take the terrible treatment they receive. It is a good movie but is hard to take in because of how real it is when portraying women in the workplace. Trailer: youtu.be/B2G9-KhBek8 Rating: R Directors: John Landis, Craig Brewer I love this storyline. I think it's a common idea of moving away to find someone to love and not be told who to marry, but this movie is an excellent overall movie. Eddie Murphy is fantastic and he’s funny in every movie he does but as Akeem he does a great job. I think its hilarious that he wants to escape the rich lifestyle to find someone who loves him for him while his best friend Semmi uses his money to find girls in America. I love Akeem’s genuine heart and when I thought they weren’t going to end up together I was devastated. The whole idea of Lisa not liking that he hid his royalty from her but realizing how genuine he is was adorable to watch. I think James Earl Jones is a great actor but I hate his character in this movie. I know he just wants Akeem to always listen to him but he is not a very nice person, but I think the mom is fantastic and does a great job of getting the dad on board for Akeem’s wishes. I have seen this once before but it was a while ago and I’m glad I watched it again. It has great humor and the costume detailing is eye-catching and wonderful to look at. I appreciate Akeem wanting to find his own love and not be caught up in his richness like most people would do. I also love how excited he is to basically be living poor and working in the fast food industry taking care of garbage. His optimism and effort to fit in is very amusing and adds more to the story than him just trying to find love. I also appreciated the fact that Eddie Murphy plays like 6 other characters in the story. You can tell it's him but you also can’t because the makeup is actually really really good. Overall I enjoyed this movie a lot and appreciated a little spin off of the traditional storyline that is used quite often. I’m glad my dad and I watched this again after a while and I got to see one of his favorite movies with him. Rating: Not Rated Director: Julio Quintana When I was scrolling through Netflix trying to find something to watch, I came across this and saw Dennis Quaid was in it, so it grabbed my attention and I just decided to press play. I’m so glad I did because I think this might be one of my favorite movies!!! It was truly EXCEPTIONAL. It's based on a true story that I have never heard of before. It is about a husband and wife that have to save their orphanage which requires Omar and 3 of his kids to enter into a prestigious fishing tournament with a washed up boat captain. It's definitely not something I would find myself enjoying because I think fishing can be boring, but this movie is downright amazing. I seriously would watch it over and over and over again. The story is inspiring but the acting and cinematography are brilliant. One of the shots that will stay in my mind is a shot of the water that is beautiful and some of the best color I have seen. The way they show the flashbacks of Omar when he was younger is also really cool. Everything about this movie is fantastic. I didn't find anything wrong with it and it's very entertaining. I’m definitely going to have to read about the actual story and see how it lines up but I think this movie did a great job portraying the whole story. It was great to see how this orphanage started from nothing and was able to be built into something great to help so many kids. The connection that Omar has with all the kids in the orphanage and the connection with a kid he makes along the way is wonderful to watch. Dennis Quaid is always enjoyable to watch and he makes this movie pretty funny, but the main actor Jimmy Gonzales is phenomenal and I felt like I was feeling everything he was in the scenes he was in. I will definitely be adding this to my list of favorite movies. Trailer: youtu.be/pXHCBnT3d4k |
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