I am a huge Power Rangers fan so I was excited for the reboot. Maybe my expectations were way too high but this new film just left me disappointed in every way. (original review)
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Jessica Chastain is great in everything she’s in but this one didn’t quite come together for whatever reason. There was essentially nothing new here storytelling wise and played things a little too safe for me. (original review)
This was the second of Disney’s live action adaptations of their animated films. The production values were definitely there, except for Beast, and the story was somewhat compelling to watch whenever there wasn’t singing. Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as Beast were good separately but weren’t quite believable together. Musicals can be okay as long as they are organic within the story and this wasn’t the case here as very little of the...
I still haven’t seen the first Goon but I don’t think it mattered that much going into this. For a hockey film, it got the hockey right despite all the gratuitous, off-putting violence. In terms of the story, it wasn’t particularly original or funny and the acting wasn’t that great either but it wasn’t necessarily the actors’ fault as the writing and direction didn’t do them any favors. (original review)
The problem with this one was that the only character worth caring about was Kong himself. There way too many characters here which made them difficult to care about and made the story go in many different directions, however, the great cast did the best with what they had which admittedly wasn’t much. The film definitely nailed Kong and his world which at least made it bearable to watch. I also missed the post-credits scene....
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