Opening This Week: Fast Five Nationwide - Bloated, haphazardly paced, and reckless in more ways than just behind the wheel of a souped-up speed machine, "Fast Five" is a faint shadow of what it once was, now detailing the exploits of virtual terrorists hell-bent on mass destruction in the name of getting rich. Sure, it's supposed to just be a silly popcorn movie, but treating these cardboard cutouts as people to admire and care about is dishonest and contemptible. That the movie sucks besides is the final insult. Prom An egregiously low-wattage, anticlimactic, visually grubby, disinterested slog-fest that tests one's patience but never amuses or bewitches. Romance? Forget about it. These mostly novice performers would have better chemistry with a wet match. "Prom" is a real downer that forgets it's supposed to be any fun. Heck, the representation of the prom in 1976's "Carrie" had more life to it even after all the pig's blood and telekinetic mass murder business took place. |
© 2011 Dustin Putman |
Saturday, April 30, 2011
in the event you feel like staying inside this weekend....
