Movie reviews of The Massie Twins

The film’s greatest strength is its design around reality; the most convincing movie monsters tend to be human beings – and Close is outstanding as the embodiment of guilt, angst, and rage, stemming from thoughts of abandonment and betrayal. Review

The longer the terrorizing ensues, the more outrageous (and surprisingly canny) it becomes, transforming into a wildly barbarous bit of escapist entertainment. Review

It’s as if the filmmakers are purposely trying to manufacture the dullest possible sci-fi/fantasy imaginable. Review

The manipulation is high, but it never feels cheap, overwrought, or hard-won. Review

Occasionally feels like a Monty Python feature, especially with moments of slapstick, comical hysteria, biting sarcasm, uncommon revelry, the exaggerated expressions of background roles, and John Cleese behaving terribly anachronistically. But it also possesses a whimsical imaginativeness, overflowing with amusing costumes and sets, as well as an original premise built from time travel, historical figures, and otherworldly entit... Review

The plot is so flimsy that it’s actually moderately comical... Review

The result is something merely boorish and obscene – to the point that any thought-provoking critiques of antiestablishment and race relations are almost entirely lost. Review

It’s evident that it’s just a tease with no interest in telling a complete (or even comprehensible) tale. Review

The film is – if nothing else – an unforgettable smorgasbord of music and mania. Review

Fortunately, Jones and Del Toro are both convincing, taking their parts seriously; there’s no comic relief, and the countless cuts and stabs are quite brutal. But by the end of it all, not much of the film stands out. Review

The movie is airy and entertaining, with an uncommonly resolute finale... Review

Nevertheless, Luc Besson’s script and direction would prove inspirational to subsequent movies, crafting a blueprint for a number of likeminded spy yarns... Review

It’s an unusually balanced, satisfying martial arts extravaganza – and one of Li’s greatest American endeavors. Review

Energetic, rousing, and routinely hilarious – quite the feat for what is, superficially, just a wrestling biopic. Review

The eventual showdown is exciting and rousing, but undeniably inferior to its predecessors. Review

The scary-movie tactics here are a touch severer, and the occult antagonists are handled with greater believability, but the film’s originality unavoidably suffers – even if the suspense is superior. Review

Has a mostly serious tone, which doesn’t serve it well. In order to pull off this kind of schlocky, exploitive B-movie, a self-aware humor needed to be evident. Review

Assuredly a memorable endeavor. Review

In the hands of writer/director Akira Kurosawa, The Hidden Fortress is also quite the actioner, building exceptional excitement through anticipation. Review

In characters, plot, tone, and production design, Double Dragon is inconsistent and all over the place. For that, the constant levity certainly doesn’t help. Review

Alita: Battle Angel might be one of the most proficient adaptations in a long time, but its premise occasionally shows signs of its age. Review

The acting is unbelievably bad, which doesn’t matter much considering that the script is pure nonsense, full of double entendres and really, really bad one-liners. Review

Despite its obvious low-budget construction, Mandy is stylish and alarmingly original, while Cage doesn’t hold back the rage in his performance. Review

When the plenitude of characters isn’t muddying the thrills, a repetition takes over, duplicating the quirkiness of deaths. Review