Movie Review: Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian

Cast: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Owen Wilson, Christopher Guest, Bill Hader, Ricky Gervais and Robin Williams. Stuff I Didn’t Like: Pretty much every aspect of the film is blown out of proportion and played for laughs. It’s predictable given the nature of this movie, but it gets tiresome after a while. Bill Hader… Continue reading Movie Review: Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian

Movie Review: Terminator Salvation

Cast: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common, Michael Ironside and Helena Bonham Carter. The best thing I can say is that it’s not bad. Stuff I Didn’t Like: The whole movie looked and felt like a first-person shooter. Big CG-driven action sequences, a color palette that has huge swatches… Continue reading Movie Review: Terminator Salvation

Movie Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schriber, Danny Huston, will.i.am, Lynn Collins, Kevin Durand, Taylor Kitsch, Dominic Monaghan and Ryan Reynolds. “Mediocre” is the word that comes to mind. Stuff I Didn’t Like: At the expense of sounding like a dissatisfied comic book fanboy, I’m displeased that either the writers, the heartless Fox executives, or both decided… Continue reading Movie Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Movie Review: State of Play

Cast: Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Robin Wright Penn, Jeff Daniels and Helen Mirren. This was a decent film that I’d definitely see again. Stuff I Didn’t Like While not badly written, the plot does follow some predictable thriller tropes.  The hype promised a twist “YOU WILL NEVER SEE COMING” and as a result… Continue reading Movie Review: State of Play