Posts Tagged ‘Tom Cruise’
Film Review – The Equalizer 2
Remakes of old TV shows have long been a kind of investment safety net for Hollywood. They get to take something with built in brand recognition, an already established outline of a concept or story, and often premade characters that they can simply recast. Whether…
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Film Review – American Made
Tom Cruise is a marquee name in a world that is gradually becoming less interested in marquee names. Unlike the heyday of the 70’s and 80’s, branding a film on the charisma of its star is no longer required or expected to produce a hit.…
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Film Review – The Mummy (2017)
Ugh. Maybe it’s because The Mummy is the least interesting of all of the classic movie monsters. Dracula is seductive and a metaphor for pent up sexuality. The Wolf Man is a tragic figure who often elicits sympathy as much as scares. Frankenstein is a…
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Film Review – Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Here we go again…another round with that other Tom Cruise action franchise, Jack Reacher. Cruise returns once again in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back as the titular character…a former military police officer who now travels across the country solving…military crimes. Naturally he felt too restricted by…
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Film Review – Me Before You
The sappiness runs deep with Me Before You (2016). In the pantheon of schmaltzy romances, this one fits the requirements completely. It panders to the common tropes: The Lonely Outcast Protagonist? Check. The Romantic Interest With A Tough Shell But A Heart Of Gold? Double…
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Film Review – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
In all of the advertisements for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), the key image features super agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) dangling off a cargo plane in mid-flight. Reports stated that Cruise performed the stunt for real, with the help of digitally removed wiring.…
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Film Review – The Judge
Watching The Judge proves to be a singularly frustrating experience. On the one hand, the film features an array of some of the finest film actors possible, who are all doing yeoman-like work and create genuine chemistry. Unfortunately, all of that great work is torpedoed…
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Film Review – Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) is one heck of a fun time. No doubt comparisons to other films will be made, as this could be seen as the love child of Groundhog Day (1993) and Starship Troopers (1997). But Director Doug Liman and screenwriters Christopher McQuarrie,…
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