Director Andrew Grieve Starring Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Cherie Lunghi Rated M Score 3.5/6 Lt. Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own. This is another one I liked, partly because its another example of Hornblower’s poor track record early on in his career…
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Drama Movie Reviews
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
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Director Andrew Grieve Starring Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Denis Lawson Rated PG Score 4/6 While Lt. Hornblower studies for his promotion examination, he is distracted by the serious supply problems that face his crew. For those of you keeping track The Examination for Lieutenant is another one of the movies in the series to have…
Hornblower The Even Chance
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Director Andrew Grieve Starring Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Dorian Healy Rated PG Score 4/6 Horatio Hornblower begins his naval career, but a deadly feud with a despicable mate is causing complications. The eight films cover the events of just three of the ten novels by C. S. Forester Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower, and Hornblower…
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N
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Director Raoul Walsh Starring Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty Rated 5/6 Score G During the Napoleonic wars, a British Navy Captain has adventures in Central American waters. The film is based on three of C. S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower novels: The Happy Return (Beat to Quarters in the United States), A Ship of the…
BlacKkKlansman
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Director Spike Lee Starring John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier Rated MA Score 5/6 Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events. Its been more…
Peppermint
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Director Pierre Morel Starring Jennifer Garner, John Gallagher Jr., John Ortiz Rated MA Score 5/6 Five years after her husband and daughter are killed in a senseless act of violence, a woman comes back from self-imposed exile to seek revenge against those responsible and the system that let them go free. For the record, yes,…
Creed 2
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Director Steven Caple Jr. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson Rated M Score 3.5/6 Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family’s past only intensifies…
The Marine 6: Close Quarters
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Director James Nunn Starring Mike ‘The Miz’ Mizanin, Shawn Michaels, Rebecca Quin Rated MA Score 3/6 Jake Carter and another former Marine, Luke Trapper, join forces to rescue a kidnapped girl from a gang of international criminals. My only excuse for watching this would be having a case of franchise-completion-itis. I suppose it was nice…
Strange Colours
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Director Alena Lodkina Starring Kate Cheel, Justin Courtin, Daniel P. Jones Rated MA Score 5/6 Milena travels to a remote opal mining community to see her estranged, ill father. Lost and alone, she falls into his bewildering world, where men escape society and share ideals of freedom. Soon, he doesn’t want her to leave. Stuck…
Once Were Warriors
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Director Lee Tamahori Starring Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell Rated MA Score 6/6 A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts. When I originally opened the suggestion list last year, Aaron suggested that I review Once Were Warriors. So, in the…