Ride Along

Ice cube stars as a police officer. His sister is dating a security guard played by Kevin Hart. Ice cube decides to ask Kevin Hart to ride along with him. Ice cube has a plan, because he brings Kevin Hart along to arrest some really hard core criminals. 

I really enjoyed this film.  Sure it's a check your brain at the door movie but I enjoyed it anyway. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart are terrific in this film and just make a great team on screen.

I gave this movie three out of four stars. Once again just go in this film check your mind at the door and enjoy it.

Gravity

Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star in this movie about two astronauts stranded with nowhere to go. Of course George Clooney is confident in Sandra Bullock is really freaked out because she is stranded in Outer space. Bullock finds herself alone in the end and she has to find a way back to earth.

I voted for Sandra Bullock as best actress because she is so great in this film. Alfonso Cuaron also did a fine job at directing these characters.  There are some awesome special effects in it is well. This is a terrific film and I gave this four out of four stars.

Oculus

Oculus is a story about an antique mirror that causes the people who own it to suddenly pass on. The parents in this thriller,  played by Rory Coltrane and Katee Sackhoff start acting very strangely, first it's the father and then it's the mother who are on hand to pass the evil. Their kids are being terrorized and they don't know why, but it becomes a struggle to survive while they are still young. Once they escape the evil, it takes years to recover because the boy comes forth and admits that he committed murder.

Later on the girl, Kaylie played brilliantly by Karen  Gillan sees her brother Tim, who has been in a mental hospital for most of his life.  He is released and teams up with his sister to find out what is going on with their family. It all surrounds the mysterious mirror that was brought into their home so many years ago.

Oculus is a terrific movie that never slows down and I like it that way. The acting in this movie was superb especially from Karen Gillan who stars on Dr. Who. I thought her performance was so tremendous and I look forward to seeing her in future roles.

I loved every second of this film and I think you will as well.  The direction and everything associated with this film is amazing. This film was produced by W and WE Studios. It’s another big thing I’ve noticed because I think their projects are getting better and better.

I gave Oculus 3 1/2 out of four stars

Draft Day

Kevin Costner has starred in some of the greatest movies about sports. He made movies like Bull Durham, Field of  Dreams, Tin Cup, For the Love of the Game, and this current film called Draft Day.  These films have made Kevin Costner is a huge star and the proof is in the pudding.

Now, I'm not  fond of all of Costner’s films because I really dislike him in dramatic roles.  Movies like the Untouchables, Waterworld, and No Way Out are all movies that I remember Costner starring in with some great costars.  He is a decent actor overall, but there's only a few films that I really like.

In Draft Day, Costner stars as general manager named Sonny Weaver Jr., who’s in charge of restructuring a struggling football team. He is also dating the financial manager, played by Jennifer Garner. She has just informed him that they're going to have a child together. This just further complicates his life because he is going to have a child and has one of the first picks in the upcoming draft.

The film starts with Weaver listening to offers for a first round pick, because he doesn't have the top choice in the first round. He agrees to trade with Seattle to get the number one pick in the draft.  But to get it he also has to mortgage a bunch of future number one choices as well.

So here is Weaver with his a choice to make in the draft. He can choose a wide receiver from Wisconsin who looks like he's the sure thing or he can try to make a deal with some other team.

Weaver also has to face the fact, that he is going to be a first-time father.  He doesn't know what to think about that either.

The cast is quite solid, not only Kevin Costner, but Jennifer Garner, Dennis Leary, Frank Langella and Ellen Burstyn are all outstanding in this movie.  The film is directed by Ivan Reitman who also directed Ghostbusters. I think he does a great job of setting the mood for this wonderful film.

I really enjoyed this because not only is it about the coming NFL draft but I like the story in general. I gave this movie three out of four stars.

Delivery Man

Vince Vaughn finds out that he has had several different children, even though he donated his semen and no body knew about it, later on in life that he finds out that he has fathered hundreds of different children all over the place and he doesn’t know what to do next. I thought Vince Vaughn was excellent in this movie and I like him as an actor anyways. If I were you I would rent this because I thought there were many great parts in this surprisingly good movie.

I gave this movie 3 out of 4 stars. 

The Wolf of Wall Street

I thought this movie was terrific I thought the acting was outstanding but I didn’t think it should be nominated for best actor but I glad Jonah was nominated for best supporting actor and I love the direction that Martin Scorsese took when he decided to direct this outstanding movie. I think it’s one of the best of the year.

I give this movie 4 out of 4 stars. 

Muppets Most Wanted

When the muppets came out a few years ago I couldn’t wait to watch this movie and neither could my children. Now in Muppets Most Wanted it delivers emotional impact of the first film although it’s not as good as the original.

In this movie it stars Dominic Badguy played by Ricky Gervais and he has a plan to replace Kermit the Frog with a look-a-like frog named Constantine who is a criminal genius.  Kermit decides to take a rest and just hang out at the water but suddenly he finds himself arrested by Nadya played by Tina Fey and sent to a camp where no one escapes.

The entire muppets join together to rescue Kermit the frog. Miss Piggy, Fozzy Bear, Kermit all star together with Ty Burrell from Modern Family, Tina Fey, Lady Gaga, Christopher Waltz, Celine Dion, and Salma Hayek all come together to form an outstanding cast that I was quite impressed with.

Once again this movie isn’t as good as the first one but I still gave it 3 out of 4 stars.