Movie reviews of Alex Brannan

Leaves you both empty-handed and wanting more. Review

It’s no masterpiece, but its humor and competent narrative keep it from feeling like the haphazard messes that the two previous DC entries have been. Review

A furious implosion of the oppressed identity. Review

The narrative provides enough twists and turns to entertain a zombie enthusiast. Review

Has an ambitious narrative diversion from the normal marriage plots. But the execution of this narrative is sloppy at best. Review

As a straight drama about the plight of the soldier, it can only be seen in bright, effective glimpses. Review

The swashbuckling story remains a distinctly Pirates one, but it is over-loaded and heavy, dragging pacing down in the progress. Review

It just doesn’t hold water... Review

The few jump scares don’t make up for a general lack of suspense in the film. Review

Incoherence both visually and narratively denies the film from having any credibility. Review

An odd, detached sequel to the Alien franchise. Review

Overall, the writing is just too on the nose. Review

It may not rise to the level of getting under the skin as it intends to, but it tows the line between satire and the dread of an earnest thriller well. Review

Witty and humorous as it is, it suffers from its stylized pacing issues and uninspired use of source material. Review

By no means is it the worse, but it was the first film in the series to show cracks in the otherwise full-proof high concept mold. Review

It doesn’t help any that none of the characters we are introduced to have any discernible voice or characterization. Review

Unabashed popcorn-crunching entertainment. Review

Without narrative cohesion and pacing, the film trickles by with only a handful of laughs to be had. Review

The flashy direction and snappy editing does not make up for the lack of engrossing action in the long-term. Review

This ambition is wasted on a final product that doesn’t allow its thought-provoking questions to spell out a similarly fascinating story. Review

Loud noises and people in cars doing things that would get normal people killed. Review

A mindless action romp that has both a competent director and enough money behind it to make this action genuinely entertaining... Review

The flashy style of rapidly edited heist sequences and meandering split screens doesn’t add much beyond flair. Review

It is intriguing and written with energy, but it leads the audience in a linear path to a meaning that would otherwise have a satisfying amount of ambiguity. Review