Movie Reviews

Star Trek: Into Darkness

Directed by J.J. Abrams Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana & Benedict Cumberbatch Rated M Score 5.5/6 After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. I was…

9-Ball

Director Anthony Palma Starring Jennifer Barretta, Jennifer Butler, Kurt Hanover Rated – not rated – Score 0/6 A young woman aspires to become a 9-ball professional and champion but her hustling uncle has other plans for her skills. Tony Palma you made a movie, congratulations. Now for the love of god go to film school…

Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation

Director Kathrine Windfeld Staring Mikael Persbrandt, Seba Mubarak, Pernilla August Score 4/6 Rated MA Special agent Hamilton goes undercover and joins a Russian mafia organization that smuggles swedish weapons to terrorists. Suddenly they are attacked by unknown group of heavily armed men who kill everybody except Hamilton and take the weapons. It seems that the…

Wreck-it Ralph

Director Rich Moore Starring John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch & Alan Tudyk Rated PG Score 6/6 A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives. Okay, considering that I do not have…

Iron Man 3

Director Shane Black Staring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce Rated M Score 3.5/6 When Tony Stark’s world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution. Although it would be good to see that the third movie was directed by Jon Favreau so that…

Olympus has Fallen

Director Antoine Fuqua Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman Rated MA Score 3.5/6 Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers. Given the current tension with…

Alex Cross

Director Rob Cohen Starring Tyler Perry, Edward Burns, Matthew Fox Rating M Score 2.5/6 Dr. Alex Cross is on his last police duty to track down an assassin called Picasso, who’s been torturing and killing rich businessmen in Detroit. Soon when the mission gets personal, Cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and…

Identity Thief

Director Seth Gordon Starring Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy Rated MA Score 1/6 Mild-mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Miami to confront the deceptively harmless-looking woman who has been living it up after stealing Sandy’s identity. The best advice that I have if you are going to watch this movie, is to wait until…

Here Comes the Boom

Director Frank Coraci Starring Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler Rated M Score 3/6 A high school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school. I’ll be honest I really did not expect much from Here…

A Good Day to Die Hard

Director John Moore Starring Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney & Sebastian Koch Rated M Score 2.5/6 John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, Jack, only to discover that Jack is a CIA operative working to prevent a nuclear-weapons heist, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces. It…