Dustin Putman's Movie Reviews |
Opening This Week: Epic ★★ (out of ★★★★) Nationwide - Rule #1 for titling a motion picture: never provide false hopes to prospective viewers that cannot be lived up to. Forgettable to the point where its memory begins to fade the moment the film is over, "Epic" diverts only in that it's not strictly a chore to watch. Faint praise, to be sure, and epically un-epic. Read the Full Review >> Fast & Furious 6 ★½ (out of ★★★★) Nationwide - Running a needlessly exorbitant 130 minutes, one must sit through 90 full minutes of macho posturing, moronic dialogue, and virtual dead air before the first halfway memorable action set-piece arrives. From there, things finally take off, but the diverting third act is not enough to make up for the endurance test of the first two. Read the Full Review >> Frances Ha ★★★ (out of ★★★★) Select Cities - The near-incomparable Greta Gerwig gives Frances a fire, an exuberance, and a three-dimensional uniqueness that ensures the viewer never sways from her side. Frances—and Gerwig—is a sympathetic, naturally funny original, earning every right to be happy and successful. Read the Full Review >> The Hangover Part III ★★ (out of ★★★★) Nationwide - In spite of its off-putting elements, "The Hangover Part III" is better than it probably deserves to be. When so many trilogies start strong and finish with a whimper, "The Hangover" movies set the bar very low to begin with, and then lower still, just so the only way to go for the finale would be up. Read the Full Review >> |
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Long weekend movie choices
