Road House delivers.
You can't really be mad at that, can you? This movie was, for the most part, exactly what I thought it would be. Structurally it's a Western, just set in modern day Florida where they fight with fists instead of six-guns. Jake Gyllenhaal is one of my favorites, Doug Liman directed the first (best) Bourne movie, what's not to like?
I haven't seen the original film, so I'm not married to any particular depiction of Dalton or…
My dad put me onto this.
We saw it together and had different opinions on it, and it sucks that I've waited so many months to get this review up - this is a serviceable action movie, but it doesn't do enough to set itself apart or elevate it above others like it.
There's a third act rug pull that might throw you all for a loop, though.
Well worth the wait.
I’ve been a fan of the Alien IP for a long time, so after twenty-five years of life, and because Ridley Scott has a new movie in theaters right now (Napoleon), I finally decided to actually watch the original film.
I was thoroughly impressed.
I was also quite surprised - this is only Ridley Scott’s second feature film, and yet he directs with the confidence and surety of a master. Working from a screenplay by Dan…
I’m so grateful that we’re still getting films from Martin Scorsese in 2023.
Killers of the Flower Moon is many things. It’s a marathon, not a sprint, much like The Irishman, clocking in at just under three and a half hours. None of Scorsese’s last four movies have been shorter than two and a half hours. Is it self indulgent? Maybe. I’m not complaining though, as I think he’s allowed a bit of self-indulgence given his five decade track record…
