As Above/So Below

The first 15 minutes of this movie had me very intrigued.  But after that the movie went way downhill. 

This movie took place in France.  An archeologist, played by Perdita Weeks, was searching for the Philosopher’s Stone while carrying on her dead father’s legacy.   She gets together with a cameraman (Edwin Hodge), and an old friend (Ben Feldman) as well as a group of friends in France who know their way around the catacombs.  As they walk around below France in the catacombs, they see things that have happened to them above ground in the past.

Overall I was completely bored by this horrific and unchallenging movie.  I only gave this movie 1 out of 4 stars. 

Draft Day

I thought Draft Day was incredible.  Once again Kevin Costner goes back to his athletic roots and comes up with a spectacular film.  The movie also stars Jennifer Garner, Frank Langella, Denis Leary, and many others. 

Kevin Costner plays a general manager in charge of making the number one draft pick for the Cleveland Browns.  I thought this movie was an awesome additive to the great Kevin Costner sports movies.  I gave this movie 3 ½ out of 4 stars.    

Mom’s Night Out

This movie stars Patricia Heaton, Sarah Drew, and Sean Astin.  It was one of the worst films that has been made in a long time.   It really had no substance at all and I would highly recommend that you stick with watching Patricia Heaton on The Middle. 

I gave this movie only 1 out of 4 stars.

The Giver

Usually Meryl Streep movies are wonderful.  I thought The Giver was not so much.  It also stars the great Jeff Bridges.  Taylor Swift also had a role in this film but it was only for a brief second. I kept waiting for the movie to catch momentum but it never happened. 

Everyone is comparing this movie with Divergent and the idea was similar.  However, I loved Divergent and did not enjoy The Giver.  There was just nothing to hang on to in this film.  After about 30 minutes, I was totally bored and uninterested with everything in this uninspired movie.

I just felt that this movie was not worth anyone’s time.  I gave this movie 1 out of 4 stars.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

First of all, I loved the first Sin City movie.  The second Sin City was visually spectacular as was the first but had better action.  Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eva Green, and Rosario Dawson are all great actors but not so much in this movie. 

As far as the storyline goes, it was written by the great Frank Miller and I was stunned because the movie did not hold up to the high praise that I usually give a Frank Miller movie.   Besides writing the first Sin City, he also wrote all three of the Dark Knight movies.  However, he fell short with this one.  I think director Robert Rodriguez gave him a little bit more freedom than he was actually ready for.   

I gave this movie two stars because I thought it lacked substance despite the well-known actors, writer, and director and the visual effects.

Muppets Most Wanted

During a world-wide tour, the Muppets become entangled into a crime caper masterminded by a dead-ringer of Kermit the Frog. 

I enjoyed this movie a lot but I didn’t like it as much as the first Muppets movie.  There were some high points and some spots that didn’t go anywhere.  This was still a terrific movie and I rated it 3 out of 4 stars.