Steprock

It is bizarre fun, in a brutalist lower budget way. If you enjoyed odd films like 12 Monkeys, Time Bandits, Moon, or Everything, Everywhere, All at Once then you might like this one. It is ABSOLUTELY a Sam Rockwell vehicle. The man carries this film and everyone else supports him. He's in rare form here!

Seriously, one of the most boring movies I've ever watched. Zero plot cohesion. Characters arrive as if they were air-dropped. They announce things out of the blue and then do things that make no sense. I knew it was poorly rated and hoped it would have some redeeming value all the same. It does not.

Eh, it's just fine. The best of the "Jurassic World" sequels, but that's not saying much. Not as bad as people said it was, but still...dumb plot with characters you'll forget about. Electric State is worse. The Fallen Kingdom film was worse.

Terrific fun with a great soundtrack. I didn't expect it be a musical, but that's essentially what it is. Unhinged, exciting, and with a good dose of heart, it's no wonder people were raving about this film.

Bizarre and impossible to follow, this film flows from comedy to romance to thriller, all in the same scene. It's as if the writers, director, actor, and editors were all working on different films and they kept swapping out genre when someone spun a board game spinner.

FANTASTIC art, and I love the way the turtles themselves are presented. But everything else is awful. Worst of all, they decided to just make the movie disgusting. And what they did to Rachel's character was unforgivable. By the time the credits rolled, I was glad it was over. Other family members had bailed on the movie entirely. If you love the turtles, you'll hate this.

Unrelentingly stupid. It's obviously a copy/paste of every Marvel movie and it MUST have been written by AI. No human could have reviewed that and said OK. It's also obvious from interviews that the Russos didn't really want to adapt the book or its bleak themes. Not when there are robots to punch and 1-liners to deliver.

Wow. That was dumb. A real waste of time. I think they thought they were being clever, but no. It was just dumb. Even the stunts were boring because they kept cutting to very dull dialogue or music that didn't match.

A dull film that counts on plot contrivances and a VERY stupid cast of characters to move the story ahead. If the characters were likable or the film was funny, I'd give it a pass as a budget film with heart. Sadly, it's just a slog. I gave up about halfway through. On the plus side, the English dub (it's in French originally) isn't awful and the production design is quite good. Mediocre acting and a truly dull script drag this film into the gutter. Hard pass.

Lots of fun. A great balance between a compelling human story and monster mayhem. Is the BEST movie ever? Nah, but it's good. A solid 8 or 9

Really good film! Certainly recommend with a couple notes: (no spoilers) 1. It's a part 1 of 2 and I didn't know that - wish I did 2. It's visually intense, like your eyes are in a blender the whole time and it's hard to take in everything that's going on 3. A lot of fun, adventure, action, and legit funny parts. Plus, interesting new characters 4. The story is more complex and intense than the previous, leaning into dark at times 5. It's about 50/50 Gwen v Miles. Maybe even more Gwen.

It's fun and forgettable with a few notable surprises and plot holes. If you watched the trailer, they already spoiled half the movie, but there's still more fun to be had, along with some genuine laughs. Turn your brain off and you'll have fun.

It's fine. Long. Violent and a bit grotesque at times. Lots of action and good character development if you're a fan of the franchise. I think it's an improvement over the last film and serves as a good wrap-up, but not as good as the first.

I enjoyed this one. Ran a bit long for my taste, rushing the end while dragging out the beginning, but it was solid. It's a light family drama with heart and laughs. Plus, it's about the power of film and following your passion.

Sorry, it's really stupid. There are a few good ideas in here, but they aren't tracked down very well. Add in a dumb script, slow edits, and spotty acting and it adds up to a dull movie. I was waiting for a moving analogy that tied things up, but no. It just happens. Then it stops. Set design is done well. Otherwise, watch it if you're bored.

Theater was packed. People had fun. There were zillion game references and a very well realize Mario Bros world to enjoy. Not as powerful as the Puss in Boots film or The Incredibles, but still worth watching 9/10 for me.

Good, not great. The film finally gets its own story instead of leaning on the Rocky franchise, but it still lacks that triumphant, boisterous energy that made Rocky so lovable. It sets up lots of ideas but doesn't follow through when you think they will. The fights are better choreographed than the Rocky films, but you don't follow the dramatic moments like Rocky did so well. It's just two guys boxing till one wins. There's no moment of personal growth in the ring, a strategy change, a powerful breakthrough of strength. It just goes and then stops. It's good. If you like the franchise, it's exactly in line with the others and will not disappoint.

Truly powerful. An unseen hero in the movie has got to be the editing, which worked well to tell a moving story.

I knew this movie was bad, but WOW, I couldn't have guessed. It's lacking in basic cinema and storytelling 101, like characters reacting to things. Or setting something up before just taking off running with it. If you JUST want to watch a lot of VFX running and snarling with random bad guys getting attacked, here you go.

Lots of fun! It's silly, adventurous, exciting, and funny. I love how Banderas just goes for it with the character. And the animators are full tilt like Spiderverse. For families: it has some scary moments, implied language (bleep, bleep with shocked reactions), and one spoken profanity. Lots of kids at the theater seemed to enjoy it and all that stuff went over their heads.

This is probably one of the DUMBEST movies I have ever seen. If you are the sort who is OK turning your brain completely off and just watching an endless chase scene with dinosaurs, you'll like this. The characters are awful. The plot is impossible to follow. The cast keeps growing ever larger. The stakes are unclear. The chases never end. It ****. It gets a 2 from me because it is indeed a movie. And it does look nice at times. If you want to watch flashing lights and people running from CG monsters, here you go.

So...very...stupid. It may get better but I only made it through 27 minutes of this video game disguised as a movie. They started the asinine "hero roll call" and I was out. Learn to write movies!

Good premise, but it steps on all its own jokes. It plays serious music and fades to black when it should insert a quick reaction, a follow-up joke, then cut to something else. By the time the ending rolls around, you'll either be in a jolly mood and tolerate it or you'll be checking your watch. It's not a classic.

It's like a live action anime with surprisingly good effects and excellent interior designs. The story is not super original, but they have some real heartfelt moments and tons of bonkers action. I appreciate how out of the box and different the approach was from Hollywood. Pretty good dubbing plus English-speaking actors make it work well in the English dub.

Free Guy is lots of fun. It's funny, surprisingly heartfelt, and shows a lot of love for video games along the way without pandering or preaching. It exists to entertain the audience and it delivers on that promise. It's everything Ready Player One is not.

Excellent MK film. Really solid video game adaptation with just about everything you could ask for. Does justice to the franchise, delivers non-stop action, somehow manages to have a plot and characters. Obviously, rated R for lots of reasons. I think they overdid it with the language, but the blood makes sense for the MK franchise. Hard to review if you're not a fan of the game series. In that case, it's probably just a ridiculous over the top martial arts movie. A few uneven performances on the acting side, but what are you gonna do? Nobody was "bad" so that's a win.

NO SPOILERS HERE It's a fun, albeit silly, ride. The main plot makes no sense and the whole thing ends up so sappy you could choke, but it's a lot of fun in the middle. Good balance between dialogue and action. A few really lovely effects shots. Diana seems to weigh nothing, floating through the air and landing lightly when she wants to. Most of the plot points come without motivation or setup. Just idea > payoff. Again and again, so it lacks depth. The trailer pretty much shows the entire movie, so if you want to you could watch that and call it a day, but I'd say watch it and don't think too hard. It will not reward you for deep thinking.

I was hoping this would be a fun movie, in spite of its lukewarm reception, but no. Not only is it one of the most wandering and pointless action movies I've ever seen, it's also just a badly shot, directed, edited, and written film. Jumps to random locations without preamble. So many characters that other characters have to remind you of who they're talking about with nudges like "the bald guy". Real subtle. Meetings on meetings to rehash what we already know! And the CG looks like computer guy vs computer guy. Save yourself the time or set your expectations to even lower than you thought.

Here's a movie that looks great but makes zero sense. Stuffed with red herrings and violations of its own internal logic, good luck following the plot. The writers sure didn't! But it's visually astounding, so if you're cool with mind-bending action set pieces while being thoroughly confused as to why anything is happening, this is for you.

I loved this movie! It's sweet, heartfelt, and funny. It's got a quirky setting and kind of an 80's teen movie vibe. What's not to love? And of course, Pixar's ability to animate is in top form, as ever.

Sonic is a movie you can take your family to see. It's fun. It's silly. Is it shallow and formulaic? Yes. But it's targeted at kids! And it manages to be entertaining along the way. Ignore the critics who are apparently salty for no reason. This isn't a life-changer. It's not Pixar. But it's not half bad either.

"Kids on a daring adventure" type movies live or die based on heart. This movie has no heart. You have to connect with the characters and feel that they are likable, relatable, and that their adventure has real meaning. This movie misses all of it, leaving the kids as either blanks, unlikable, or just forced and fake. The young actors do their level best, but nothing can save this movie from terrible writing. If it were at least a bit more family friendly, it would have that going for it and you'd forgive it, but no. It's often too vulgar or too violent for families. Hard pass.

Loved it! Spiderman does such a great job of keeping the story grounded and relatable while still running a great superhero movie. It's funny and engaging with plenty of twists and turns, along with likable characters that you really care about.

Totally trippy Chinese film with an insane plot and some amazing interplanetary CG. Great costuming too. The plot is sometimes hard to follow but it doesn't much detract from the fun, and it's still better than Deep Impact, haha.

Boring and inconsequential, with hard to follow action and a wandering plot. All of it weighed down by dull acting from the lead. Honestly, is Brie Larson wearing a mask that's incapable of showing emotion? In the rare moments when she does anything but stare, she comes off as nothing but smug. One could forgive some of this if the story had any connection for the audience. It's not a "Hero's Journey" story or an "underdog" tale. You just wonder how far her already existing power can go. Dull and forgettable.

SUCH an overrated film. It's bleak for the sake of being bleak and violent for the sake of being violent. It plays out like a video game with waves of bad guys and bosses who just keep coming. It pretends to be deep or have some broader message, but it's so obvious that only a dullard would find it truly meaningful. The first 45 minutes were really solid, but it started to repeat itself after that.

Boring, boring, boring, and BORING. A film about mankind leaving Earth. Nope, scratch that. A film about one girl's fight for survival on a dying planet. Nope, not that either. Two people staring at each other and and being moved to rapture over...classical literature. YES! Let's make a movie about that!!!

Dreary and wandering, I'm pretty sure this film is an ad for YouTube that ends up praising scammers and pop-up ads. Yaaay. Literally the only moment worth watching here is the bit with the princesses. The rest of it just undoes the progress of the first film while engaging in "in" jokes and memes that haven't been current for a good long while. If you want blinking lights to entertain the kids, I guess they'll like this.

Classic example of "not as good as the original" I'm afraid. It takes a slower and more introspective tone with too much of a meta story when it should just keep up the craziness and madcap humor of the original. When it stays in that mode of fast-moving fun and humor it succeeds.

An ambitious, imperfect movie whose biggest flaw is that it tries to take on TOO MUCH material in one go. The visuals are what you come for, of course, and those do not disappoint. They have more of a "hyper-real" and stylized approach and it works well to make you feel like it's a manga brought to life. The only time they fail is when the CG style clashes with a real world that just can't be as outlandish. Never read the source material, but I felt like it was trying to cover too much ground, forcing a final act that should have left a bit more to the imagination instead of doing sequel setup.

What a cute and engaging family movie! The main CG character is a wonderful balance between realism and cartoon. The movie is just complex enough to be interesting while still remembering it's meant to be approachable for kids. As someone with only a passing knowledge of the franchise, I may have missed some nuance, but I was never lost. The human leads were a bit lackluster, but with a film that is wall-to-wall Pokemon it's hard to be annoyed or bored. There's whimsy and wonder bursting out of every nook and cranny in this movie.

This movie didn't make a lick of sense. The plot, scenes, and characters bounced around so much you couldn't follow the plot. Clearly, if you haven't read all the books, this one isn't for you. It's got flaws of basic film-making. Scenes going halfway through then bouncing away. Introducing last minute characters. Setting up character plots and then never pursuing them. Making things worse, Redmayne's slurred mutter (and I usually like him) made it impossible to track.