The Other Woman (Quick Review)

In a sense, The Other Woman is not a bad film.  The main female trio are likable to a degree (though I fail to remember any of their names) and the flow of pacing feels relatively swift for a near 2 hour film; even the completely bland romance (of which the director gave all of 2 minutes for development) is somewhat forgivable since it takes up little time in favor of the film’s comedic focus…which leads to my main issue with the film.  The problem here is The Other Woman’s supposed to be a romance–comedy; I've already established there’s little effort on the romance, but what I haven’t mentioned is how a near 2 hour comedy (which was indeed its main focus) failed to make me laugh even once!

Hercules (Film Review)

Last time, on Film Reviewer Jr:

“The worst part about The Legend of Hercules was that I was TRICKED; tricked into believing what my fiancée and I were renting was a completely different film called Hercules…The Hercules trailer features him challenging the 12 legendary labours…take my advice: wait and see the upcoming version that’s clearly been given more time and effort towards.”

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AUGGGGH!!! I’VE BEEN TRICKED AGAIN!!!  

Life Itself (Film Review)

Roger Ebert was never afraid to speak his opinion, no matter how in the minority.  He was quite nostalgic for the past, yet eager and open-minded for the future.  At the time, he was one of the few critics to appreciate the groundbreaking magnitude of Bonnie and Clyde, feel what enthralled others with blockbusters such as Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark, and became the first major critic to take advantage of the internet (constantly writing blogs about film, his life, and the world in general).  He expressed his mind in an emotionally sophisticated way that never felt condescending to his readers.  Where other film critics became repulsed by new decades of film, Ebert lacked such bitterness and bias; always finding joy and entertainment in the newest forms of cinema up until his death.  Roger Ebert quickly grew to become my favorite and most respected film critic; a role model whose work helped shape my own blog, and whose life and philosophies are explored in the 2014 documentary Life Itself.

Labor Day (Quick Review)

You know, Labor Day COULD have been a decent film, if not for three blatant flaws:

1. The film’s pacing is incredibly lethargic
2. The main characters are quite dense
3. The film lacks energy and passion for storytelling

Planes: Fire & Rescue (Film Review)

I haven’t seen the original Planes, mostly because it looks like a cliché ridden, child pandering animated rip off of Cars (my least favorite Pixar film).  Despite that, I went and saw Planes: Fire & Rescue, a film that looked…slightly better than Planes, but didn't get my hopes up.  Imagine my surprise when not only was Fire and Rescue not awful, but I actually enjoyed it!