A review in 20 words:
As my friend declared as we were leaving the theater: “That was a pretty good movie for having no plot.”
Final Verdict: 👍
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A review in 19 words:
15 minutes into the movie: Why is everyone so upset about this movie?
60 Minutes Later: Oh. Oh, god….
Final Verdict: 👎
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A review in 19 words:
Bohemian Rhapsody is fun, but Rocketman is something greater — It is both fun and executed with something resembling competence.
Final Verdict: 👍
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A review in 26 words:
The audience that would appreciate this film the most is the very same audience that would know everything wrong with the story they wanted to tell.
Final Verdict: 👎
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A review in 40 words:
Like all Oscar bait, the film settles for being safe, predictable. feel-good drivel. So while you will walk out of the theater knowing you watched a good film, at the same time you know it’s not a great one.
Final Verdict: 👍
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A review in 10 words:
Absolutely brilliant.
My only regret is watching it on Netflix.
Final verdict: 🎟
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A review in 19 words:
The film will make you laugh, even though the actions of Dick Cheney will make you angry. Especially [redacted}.
Final Verdict: 👍
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A Review in 15 Words:
Yes, it’s Oscar-bait. But it’s nice to watch RBG kick some A-S-S.
Final Verdict: 👍
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A review in 44 words:
Absolutely stellar performances from Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie.
Yet the “history class set to fast-forward” pace of the narrative is ultimately the undoing of the film. We’ve been spoiled by the slow pace of television where political intrigue can unfold over time.
Final Verdict: 👎
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A review in 15 words:
Who knew that palace intrigue in early 18th Century Britain could be so much fun?
Final Verdict: 👍
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A review in 34 words:
What I find most interesting about the film is the fact that there is no villain. Just some misguided people doing some evil things because they think they are on the side of god.
Final Verdict: 👍
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A review in 37 words:
It glosses over or rewrites history. The music and lyrics seem to spring from the ether. It even has a borderline absurd Hollywood happy ending. Yes, the film is superficial, but you can’t deny that it’s fun.
Final verdict: 👍
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A review in 50 words:
First Man is steadfastly focused on Neil Armstrong. Even in space — usually the effects-laden delight — we are often limited to his point of view. It’s only as the film approaches a singular achievement in human history do we get anything resembling ‘epic’. Even then, it shows restraint and focus.
Final verdict: 👍
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A review in 24 words:
Too long and plodding. Good performances are lost and buried in a what ultimately devolves into a middling film.
But damn, Gaga can sing.
Final verdict: 👎
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A review in 49 words:
The film is rather flat and passive, mimicking the emotional lockdown the characters have to undergo as they try to survive the emotional abuses of a 1990s gay conversion camp. This isn’t a film you’ll walk out praising, but one you should be thinking about a few days later.
Final Verdict: 👍
Read Expanded Thoughts on The Miseducation of Cameron Post over at A Rant in Progress.
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A review in 23 words:
A decent movie whose biggest failing is that it doesn't measure up to the cinematic tour de force that was the first film.
Final Thoughts: 👍
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A review in 13 words:
'There are no rules' is a bad excuse for a failure in execution.
Final Verdict: 👎
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A review in 36 words:
Like many "Oscar-bait" films, Darkest Hour features a commanding performance by an established actor. The downside of the "Oscar-bait" film is that everything surrounding the performance is safe, and unoffending—like a padded cell.
Final Verdict: 👍
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A review in 23 words:
By turning all the “coming-of-age” tropes sideways, Lady Bird takes what could have been a stereotypical story and makes it compelling.
Final Verdict: 👍
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