Friday, August 28, 2015

Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)

Hitman: Agent 47 Review~
Based on the popular video game series. Arrives a thrilling feature length film. It has great action sequences, and special effects. Despite these great quailities that a film should have, the acting is terrible. 

Starring: Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Ciaran Hinds

MPAA Rating: R- for sequences of strong violence and language.

Directed By: Aleksander Bach

Synopsis: 
  1. Genetically engineered from conception to be the perfect killing machine, he's the culmination of decades of research, endowed with unprecedented strength, speed, stamina and intelligence. Known only as Agent 47 (Rupert Friend), his latest target is a corporation that plans to unlock the secret of his past to create an army of killers even more powerful than him. With help from a young woman, the elite assassin confronts revelations about his own origins in an epic battle with his deadliest foe.

    Runtime: 1 Hour & 48 Minutes 

    Rate: D-

Sunday, August 16, 2015

The Man From U.N.C.L.E (2015)

The Man From U.N.C.L.E Review~ 
Based on the 1960's T.V show of the same name. Comes a less than thrilling flick. It's overwhelmingly confusing plot is what makes this film weak. Despite these flaws, it has a good cast and action. 

Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Elizabth Debecki, With Alicia Vikander,  And Hugh Grant

Director: Guy Ritichie

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Action/Violence, Some Suggustive Content, and Partial Nudity) 

Runtime: 1 Hr. 56 Min. 

Synopsis:
  1. At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) are forced to put aside their hostilities and work together to stop the evildoers in their tracks. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a missing German scientist, whom they must find soon to prevent a global catastrophe.

    Rate: F


Sunday, August 9, 2015

Vacation (2015)

Vacation (2015) Review~ 
Almost 3 decades since the first release of "National Lampoons  Vacation" comes a stand alone film comedy. Original Stars Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo return. The film is very funny, guaranteed to make you pee yourself. 

Starring: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, with Leslie Mann and Chris Hemsworth. 

Directed By: Jonathan M. Goldstein 

MPAA Rating: R (for language throughout, crude and  sexual content, and brief graphic nudity) 

Runtime: 1 Hr. 40 Min. 

Synopsis: 
  1. Remembering fond, childhood memories of his trip to Walley World, Rusty Griswold (Ed Helms) surprises his wife (Christina Applegate) and two sons with a cross-country excursion to America's favorite fun park. Following in his father's (Chevy Chase) footsteps, Rusty and the gang pack up the car and hit the road for some much-needed family bonding. Soon, the promise of fun turns into one misadventure after another for the next generation of Griswolds and anyone who encounters them.


    Rate: A

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Hot Pursuit (2015)

Hot Pursuit Review~ 
In this action/comedy Reese Witherspoon and Sophia Vergara team up a funny comedy.  It's a good movie, but Reese's southern twang is quite annoying. 

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Sophia Vergara, John Carrol Lynch,  with Michael Mosley, and Rob Kazinsky 

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for Sexual Content, Violence, Language, and Some Drug Material) 

Directed By: Anne Fletcher

Runtime: 1 Hr. 27 Min. 

Synopsis: 
  1. Straight-arrow policewoman Cooper (Reese Witherspoon) is excited and thrilled about her next assignment. Her task is to escort Daniella Riva (Sofía Vergara), a wisecracking Colombian beauty, from San Antonio to Dallas so both she and her husband can testify against a drug lord. Plans go awry when Mr. Riva gets ambushed, leaving Daniella a widow. Cooper and her witness must now use their wits to escape from crooked cops and murderous gunmen, while not killing each other in the process.

    Rate: B- 

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation~ 

Tom Cruise is back as the unstoppable Ethan Hunt in the thrilling and action-packed sequel. Great action and special effects. 

Starring: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Ferguson, with Alec Baldwin, Ving Rhames

Directed By: Christopher McQuarrie 

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for Sequences of Action and Violence, and Brief Partial Nudity 

Runtime: 2 Hr. 11 Min

Synopsis: The IMF agency comes under threat from the Syndicate, a near-mythical organization of assassins and rogue operatives who kill to order. Faced with the IMF's disbandment, Ethan Hunt assembles his team for their most difficult mission yet —to prove the Syndicate's existence and bring the organization down by any means necessary.

Rate: A