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Drama Movie Reviews

5 Days of War

Directed by Renny Harlin Staring Rupert Friend, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Richard Coyle Rated MA Score 6/6 An American journalist, his cameraman, and a Georgian native become caught in the crossfire in the war between Russia and Georgia. I really fell in love with the cinematography it almost seems a shame that war came to such…

United

Director James Strong Staring David Tennant, Dougray Scott & Jack O’Connell Rated M Score 6/6 United is based on the true story of Manchester United’s legendary “Busby Babes”, the youngest side ever to win the Football League and the 1958 Munich Air Crash that claimed eight of the their number. The film draws on first-hand…

Breaking Dawn : Part 1

Director Bill Condon Staring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Anna Kendrick, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz, Mackenzie Foy, Dakota Fanning, Maggie Grace, Jackson Rathbone Rated M Score 4/6 The Quileute and the Volturi close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses different threats to the wolf pack and vampire…

Pope Joan

Directed by Sönke Wortmann Staring Johanna Wokalek, David Wenham and John Goodman Rated MA Score 6/6 A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks. The movie Pope Joan is based on a novel written by American author Donna…

Warrior

Director Gavin O’Connor Staring Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy & Nick Nolte Rated M Score 6/6 The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he’s trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament — a path that puts the fighter on a collision corner with his older brother. When…

Street Kings 2 : Motor City

Directed by Chris Fisher Staring Ray Liotta, Shawn Hatosy & Clifton Powell Rated MA Score 3/6 When a rebellious young detective and his by- the-book superior team up to solve the murder of an undercover cop, they soon discover a trail of corruption within their police unit that leaves them both suspicious of one another’s…

A Heartbeat Away

Director by Gale Edwards Staring Sebastian Gregory, Isabel Lucas, William Zappa & Colin Friels Rated PG Score 6/6 A young aspiring rock guitarist is forced to become the musical director of the local marching band when his father is hit by a bus just four weeks before a major competition. A heartbeat away is one…

Red Dog

Staring Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor and Koko the dog Directed by Kriv Stenders Rated PG Rated 5/6 Based on the legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master. Red Dog is the type of movie that may not…

Blue Crush 2

Directed by Mike Elliott Staring Sharni Vinson, Elizabeth Mathis, Sasha Jackson & Gideon Emery Rated PG Score 3/6 Haunted by the memory of her deceased mother, Dana leaves Malibu behind and heads to South Africa to fulfill her mother’s dream of surfing Jeffery’s Bay. Blue Crush 2 can be described as a non-sequel sequel, which…

How do you Know

Staring Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson & Paul Rudd Directed by James L. Brooks Rated M score 2/6 After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her…