Movie Reviews

Despicable Me

Staring Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Jason Segel Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie Fisher Directed by Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud Rated PG Score 4/6 Hidden deep beneath a suburban home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by an army of tireless, little yellow minions, Gru is planning the biggest heist in the history of the…

Cats & Dogs : The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Directed by Brad Peyton Staring Bette Midler, Nick Nolte, Christina Applegate, Neil Patrick Harris Rated G 4 with a bonus 1 point for Midler’s performance The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to obstruct a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.…

Marmaduke

Staring Owen Wilson, Emma Stone, George Lopez, Stacy Ferguson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kiefer Sutherland Directed by Tom Dey Rated PG Score 3/6 Marmaduke is a giant Great Dane who is always causing a ruckus. The family pet of the Winslows, Marmaduke has outgrown his cute puppy stage and become an accident-prone gentle giant. When the Winslows…

Faster

Directed by George Tillman Jr. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thorton & Maggie Grace Score 5/6 Rating MA An ex-con sets out to avenge his brother’s death after they were double-crossed during a heist years ago. During his campaign, however, he’s tracked by a veteran cop and an egocentric hit man. I was really surprised…

Bonded by Blood

Directed by Sacha Bennett Staring Tammer Hassan, Vincent Regan, Terry Stone, Adam Deacon & Neil Maskell Rated R Score 5 In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film charts their…

The King’s Speech

Directed by Tom Hooper Staring Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Michael Gambon, Geoffrey Rush Rated M Score 6 Tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George (‘Bertie’) reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit…

Gulliver’s Travels

Starring Jack Black, Emily Blunt, Jason Segel & Amanda Peet Directed by Rob Letterman Rated PG Score 2 Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he tower over its tiny citizens. Though Gulliver’s Travels is a classic piece of English literature written by Jonathan…

Sex and the City 2

Staring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon Directed By Michael Patrick King Rated MA Score 1 While wrestling with the pressures of life, love, and work in Manhattan, Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte join Samantha for a trip to Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), where Samantha’s ex is filming a new movie. Ladies…

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Directed by David Yates Staring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Bonnie Wright, Timothy Spall, Brendan Gleeson Rated M Score 2 Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort’s immortality and destruction—the Horcruxes. On their own, without…

Tekken

Staring Jon Foo, Luke Goss, Kelly Overton, Ian Anthony Dale Directed by Dwight H. Little Score 3 ½ Rated MA A young man driven by revenge for the murder must enter a martial arts tournament and defeat the world’s most elite fighters. It would seem that one of the most risky things that can be…