Fast Five

Fast Five is so ridiculous at times that I caught myself thinking, “is this a SciFi or something?” a few times. And the dialogue: ‘this just went from Mission Impossible to Mission Insanity!” But when it comes down to it, Fast Five is a less clever version of Ocean’s 11 with better action.

Very little in this movie makes any logical sense, but it’s fun.

For the record, I’m not positive I saw the second ‘Fast and Furious’ and I know I didn’t see the 3rd or 4th… Suffice it to say, I wasn’t too lost.

6/10

Priest

You know, after seeing that this movie had something like a 23% on Rotten Tomatoes, I didn’t expect much. That being said, ‘Priest’ was a pleasant surprise. It could have used a little more vampire and the plot was a bit thin, but enjoyable nonetheless. What makes ‘Priest’ watchable is it’s authentic graphic novel feel in addition to it’s cowboy-western themes. Best film of all time? No way. Watchable? Yes.

6/10

King of Limbs

As if there were any doubt. Fantastic.

Behind the Curve: Noise

Noise (2007) stars Tim Robbins as a New Yorker that hates noise and decides to “do something about it.” It a quirky comedy that mocks it’s own characters when they become overly philosophical about what drives them to do what they do. It’s a fun little piece of film.

The cast also boasts Bridget Moynahan, William Hurt, and William Baldwin.

7.5/10

Behind the Curve: Eastbound & Down

Crude? Very. But equally hilarious. Danny McBride is hilarious, of course. To me, McBride is the antithesis of David Koechner, an actor I just can’t enjoy. So, two seasons of McBride nonsense — well, what more could you ask for.

Apparently, a third (and, most likely, final) season is in the works.

Grade: A

Cedar Rapids

8/10

Original. What could have easily been a film I’ve seen a dozen and a half times before, turned out to be fresh, funny, and uniquely warm.

Hanna

 

7.5/10

Captivating action. Great use of metaphor. And an incredible soundtrack.