Up to 77 one line reviews, more than I thought I’d make it to I have to say. I’m having a renewed interest in the short reviews, so I’m going to have another stab at going back through some of my DVD collection and sticking some more into the database.
Archive for February, 2009Burn After Reading is witty, well paced black comedy with some very surprising ‘oh my god’ moments and although the ending feels rushed it doesn’t detract too badly from the superb performances throughout. Although Kung Fu Panda is funny, entertaining and has a lot of heart it falls short of being a real classic, thanks in part to what felt like a missing act in the second half. A solid and thoroughly watchable action movie with the smallest of surprises and the greatest of loud engine revving noises. A silly and flawed movie which still manages to be reasonably entertaining, Mutant Chronicles could do with being shorter at the start, fatter in the middle and leaner at the end. A turgid start full of cliche and obvious jokes slowly transforms into a much more entertaining second half of this comedy action flick, leaving you wondering what went wrong in the early stages. Although Transporter 2 fails to live up to the simple charm of the first film, it still manages to keep its head above water and deliver a solid all round piece of action entertainment. Surprisingly entertaining action movie staring the ever-charming Jason Statham, with good supporting performances well scripted action sequences and enough humour to cover the gaps. The frantic pace of this funny and endearing movie starts after the first murder and doesn’t let up until the different endings have been played out. Everything you expect from a Mel Brooks movie from the 70′s, anarchy, laughs, wit, parody and plot holes the size of a crater that you just don’t care about (and Gene Wilder, naturally). This classic British comic take on zombie survival movies hits all the right spots with some solid belly laughs, some pretty inciteful parody and all round excellent acting. |


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