Movie reviews of The Massie Twins

A triumphant exercise in indissoluble friendships and the indomitable human spirit. Review

The characters are so badly designed that they’re both meaningless and unbelievable; whether they live or die or succeed or fail holds no significance. Review

The comedy can’t surface or find harmony when he’s onscreen. Review

Cape Fear is a masterpiece of protracted tension and ceaseless aggravation, culminating at the aptly titled and electrifyingly atmospheric Cape Fear River... Review

Still, by the conclusion, the combination of down-to-earth lovers, foolish ones, embarrassing ones, disheartening ones, and triumphant ones (and ones that could only exist in a movie) creates an endearing collection of touching sketches that are frequently sentimental yet thoroughly grand. Review

The pacing is brisk and a number of scenes of spectacular horror help to offset the problems. Review

Yet once again, regardless of the importance of the picture, the execution prevents it from being a project that will reach an appropriately wide audience. Review

There’s nothing even remotely pleasant or absorbing about this tumultuous yarn, and certainly nothing that Sandler’s uncommon persona can save; it’s an overlong, uninteresting, badly arranged, extremely disagreeable downfall that only gets worse as it goes along. Review

A nearly three-hour wait for a single moment of fantastic frenzy amounts to minimal entertainment. Review

For the most part, a gentle sweetness permeates the film, but it’s also such an average, uneventful, small, intimately-designed, down-to-earth, slice-of-life drama that very little of it is memorable. And the parting shots are a dreadful misstep. Review

It’s playful, lighthearted, and humorous, though it’s also peppered with heavier life lessons about generosity and tolerance and friendship. Review

Their commitment to austere sincerity is unquestionably commendable, even if the eye-opening realism doesn’t produce consistent entertainment value. Review

Despite the questionable structuring of Waves, the scenes of raw emotion are thoroughly moving; they’re so unforgettable that they tend to override earlier flaws. Review

Despite the continual laughs, there’s still a nagging sense of something going terribly wrong all of a sudden – and, indeed, not everything goes according to plan. Review

Peeking through the disturbing imagery, morbid hallucinations, and crumbling identities is an engaging character study and a fiendish mix of drama and psychological horror. Review

The conclusion is rife with jaw-dropping sets, lightsaber duels, emotional confrontations, and sentimental throwbacks to recognizable elements not only from the original trilogy but also from The Force Awakens, bringing to an end a remarkably vast collection of cinematic legends and lore, and an acclaimed legacy of sci-fi fantasy prominence. Review

By the end, as the revelations grow more pessimistic and maddening, culminating in the possible publication or quashing of the titular 7,000-page report (along with countless political implications), the movie does transition into something a little more exciting. Review

Lloyd’s story is too plain and unaffecting to measure up to what could have been an insightful, emotional journey chronicling one of television’s most revered and respected legends. Review

Although there are fabricated additives to tie the story together, the subject matter is effectively infuriating. And despite a few pacing issues, the steady build to a welcome conclusion is handled nicely – along the lines of many invented political thrillers. Review

The movie is overlong, even if the scenes with the relevant characters – and the final revelations, with stirring speeches – are riveting. Review

And though the repetitive gags that remind viewers of some of the best bits from the 2017 precursor are still amusing, by the time they’re repeated in a third film (which seems inevitable), they’ll be unbearably stale. Review

By the end of it all, however, the film’s attention to details (resulting in a slow feel), the uncommon blend of comedy and crime, and its influential qualities (toward similar misadventures throughout the decade and beyond, not only for thrills but also for anti-establishment sentiments of the era) tend to outplay the actual entertainment value. Review

The drama is absorbing, if a bit distracting (crossing back and forth between genres), though contrived twists keep the titular characters continually in dire straits. Review

It’s actually rather awe-inspiring that this classic Universal monster would become so influential, considering the underdeveloped structuring, moments of ineffective suspense, and a general deficiency in filmic polish. Review