- Sep 20, 2014
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- 4,676
Holidate (Netflix) - Date night movie and actually pretty funny. Emma Roberts stars in what is best described as a very vulgar Hallmark movie. Basically she meets a guy that is only her dates for holidays and then Hallmark things happen with lots of vulgarity at times. Not that bad for a night with the wife and has a few moments it had me laughing out loud. 6.5/10
Safety (Disney Plus) - The movie about the Clemson football player who adopted his kid brother. Was kind of weird with certain name changes and of course its complete fluff. The quality of this movie is perfect for a streaming service. This would have been a Saturday night movie on cable if not for streaming. The only person you might notice is that the guy who played the ahole in The Wedding Singer plays baby Bowden. Its not bad if you go in with the expectations of a made for tv movie. 6/10
Force of Nature (Amazon Prime) - Man how far Mel Gibson has fallen. Read Bruce Willis was originally the star which explains a lot considering he just takes on any crap to earn a buck these days. There is a hurricane and cops are sent to evacuate a building. One of the residents is former cop Gibson. While there the building is under siege by thieves after paintings in one residents apartments. Now they all have to escape alive. Everything about this movie is bad. Not as bad as Mandy aparently, but bad. Bad script, bad acting, etc. Also stars Emile Hirsh and Kate Bosworth (two more who have fallen quickly). 4/10
Hillbilly Eligy (Netflix) - Amy Adams and Glen Close star in this. Based on the memoir of the guy who wrote a book about growing up in the poor town and then graduating from Yale. The story goes back and forth showing his upraising by his abusive and drugged out mom and grandmother while in the present he is trying to get his mom into rehab, while also balancing school. This film is very well done. Most Netflix films you can tell have a lesser quality than theatrical movies, but in the drama section they can hide that well. They did with this one. Ron Howard directs and Amy Adams does a great job, but Glen Close is fantastic as the fiery grandmother. At the end it shows real photos and she is as spitting image. Both me and wife enjoyed this one. 8/10. This one should be considered for awards, but will be overlooked because it shows flyover country.
Safety (Disney Plus) - The movie about the Clemson football player who adopted his kid brother. Was kind of weird with certain name changes and of course its complete fluff. The quality of this movie is perfect for a streaming service. This would have been a Saturday night movie on cable if not for streaming. The only person you might notice is that the guy who played the ahole in The Wedding Singer plays baby Bowden. Its not bad if you go in with the expectations of a made for tv movie. 6/10
Force of Nature (Amazon Prime) - Man how far Mel Gibson has fallen. Read Bruce Willis was originally the star which explains a lot considering he just takes on any crap to earn a buck these days. There is a hurricane and cops are sent to evacuate a building. One of the residents is former cop Gibson. While there the building is under siege by thieves after paintings in one residents apartments. Now they all have to escape alive. Everything about this movie is bad. Not as bad as Mandy aparently, but bad. Bad script, bad acting, etc. Also stars Emile Hirsh and Kate Bosworth (two more who have fallen quickly). 4/10
Hillbilly Eligy (Netflix) - Amy Adams and Glen Close star in this. Based on the memoir of the guy who wrote a book about growing up in the poor town and then graduating from Yale. The story goes back and forth showing his upraising by his abusive and drugged out mom and grandmother while in the present he is trying to get his mom into rehab, while also balancing school. This film is very well done. Most Netflix films you can tell have a lesser quality than theatrical movies, but in the drama section they can hide that well. They did with this one. Ron Howard directs and Amy Adams does a great job, but Glen Close is fantastic as the fiery grandmother. At the end it shows real photos and she is as spitting image. Both me and wife enjoyed this one. 8/10. This one should be considered for awards, but will be overlooked because it shows flyover country.