Movie Review: Kick Ass

Movie Summary - Nerdy teenager Dave Lizewski decides to become a superhero/vigilante nicknamed Kick-Ass. Much to his surprise his painfully naive adventure makes his an overnight sensation. As Dave struggles to balance school, a budding social life and crime fighting, he finds himself in trouble as he possess no real superpowers and his popularity spawns several copy cat foes.

Rating - On a scale of 1 to 10... I give this movie a 7.5

Final Thoughts - This movie was a pleasant surprise and it surpassed my expectation probably because I had none…WARNING this film is definitely not for the faint of heart! If you cannot stomach excess, unexpected gore beware… this movie was witty, bloody, brutally painful, layered with tons of action and crude humor. I was really surprised by the raw violence... it was o so satisfying

Movie Reviews for No Country for Old Men & Ghost Writer

Super Brief Movie Summary - This movie depicts the chaos and carnage that ensue after an unsuspecting hunter accidentally stumbles upon some dead Mexicans, drugs and millions of dollars in cash. It blew me away, the director [Joel Coen] did not waste any time getting to the action. In the opening scene Javier Bardem savagely strangles a man to death with handcuffs... obviously this scene sets a violent tone so beware this film will definitely give you nightmares about the sinister,serial killing lead character. I loved this movie because it kept me on the edge of my seat !

Rating - On a scale of 1 to 10 [ten being the highest] this film deserves a 8.5



Ghost Writer Overview

Brief Summary - This movie is a good example of why I love independent films – Despite a significantly reduced budget [compared to larger Hollywood productions] indie films have an irresistible sophistication, rich premises and quality performances by strong casts … Ewan McGregor and Pierce Bronson in a conspiracy type thriller I mean what more can you ask for? This films only weakness is a predictable conclusion which was a bit of a disappointment.

Rating - On a scale of 1 - 10 I give this film a 6.5

The Warlords

Movie Overview

Brief Summary - When I first saw the trailer for this film I was very nervous, although it peaked my curiosity once I recognized one of the lead actors Takeski Kaneshiro's I immediately remembered his performance in Red Cliff [OMG that movie is the epitome of a hot, flaming MESS ...so he stuck out in my mind as an actor to avoid]. Nevertheless I trust Jet Li and thankfully this movie is now one of my favorite fact based, eastern war flicks. The fights scenes are epic and very realistic, there is scandal, betrayal, assassination, a love story,war,corruption…the Warlords was all the entertainment you could ask for and more.

Rating - on a scale of 1 to 10 [ten being the highest] I give this movie a solid 8.5