Short Review

Real Steel.

Marketed as a feel-good movie of the year, Real Steel is a surprisingly good movie because just when i think the cliche is unevitable, Director Shawn Levy and Actor Hugh Jackman deliver one of the very good science fiction movie with loads of actions and hearts. Three and a Quarter stars out of Four (B+)



Johnny English Reborn.

As predictable as i might expect but it does have some laughing moments no matter how ridiculous it is, you get to give some credit to Rowan Atkinson who is still stupidly funny in his arrested development character. Two and a half stars out of Four(C+)



The Sorcerers and The White Snake

The movie is an insult to the original source. The filmmakers manage to turn what supposed to be a timeless classic into one dimensional chick flick tear jerker. Boo for everyone involved in the production of this movie with the exception of the cinematographer responsible for a scene of beautiful mountains where the snakes live. One and a half stars out of Four (D)


In Time

Director Andrew Niccols again back with his experiment of story telling involving men and the universe of the strange. The idea was great but like any other Niccols films, it suffers from lack of interesting plot and story. At the middle of the film, you lost interest and simply wait until the end credit rolls. Two and a half stars out of Four (C+)

Review Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

Finally the big day has arrived, Bella is marrying Edward. Everyone in the town was happy except of course Jacob who still have hard on Bella. Then comes the honey moon which is supposed to be a time of a lifetime, which is of course is the case but there is something more in the aftermath. Bella is conceiving Edward’s baby which is preposterous because in the Twilight universe, a vampire cannot produce offspring. But it only takes seconds in Stephanie Meyer’s mind to concoct a plot to explain this.

Bella is played by Kristen Stewart who in this film has a serious physical turnout. It is as if she is suffering from anorexia nervosa as you can see directly in her severely emaciated looks. Edward, played by Rob pattinson is still calm as he is but I do not see any improvement in his character, and he progressively becomes the secondary character people less care about. The unbearably handsome Taylor Lautner plays Jacob who now learn to be more accepting and forgiving even things do not go naturally in the direction you wish it is heading.

This is by far the best in the series, perhaps because it has elements of horror and sexuality which are practically non-existent in previous films but the studio are playing safe by pushing the limit of a PG-13 rating and avoid going all the way for a more proper “R” rating. The plot and story is still stupid but none of these matters anymore because we grow caring more about these fictional characters. A lot of critic trashes this film yet the movie is selling like a juggernaut around the world. That is perhaps the movie deals with young people conflict and to learn how to solve conflict between yourself and the environment, which young people especially teenagers can really connect to. It might be stupid alright. But again those critics had aged for years and forgot the feeling to be young and stupid.

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1. A Summit Entertainment releases is rated PG-13 for disturbing images, violence, sexuality/partial nudity and some thematic elements. Running time: 108 minutes. Three stars out of Four (B)