Movie reviews of The Massie Twins

May be low budget and devoid of stars, but the music by Edward Bilous is rather rousing, if a touch overdramatic. Review

It’s a fascinating study of crime and consequences, of love and fatalism, even if the parting shots are contrived and rushed – but also perversely poetic and redemptive. Review

By the end of this bloated, small-town crime saga, a few moderate (and guessable) surprises turn up, but they’re not shocking or severe enough to warrant such a long, meandering theatrical adaptation. Review

It may betray its genre intentions, but it’s nevertheless well-acted and routinely entertaining. Review

The central romance becomes a slight perversion on the love stories in Gone with the Wind and Wuthering Heights and Jezebel, yet with a hint of redemption that isn’t the least bit believable – and a climax that nods to Casablanca but lacks the sensibility and sentimentality. Review

Nicely complementing the violence is a pervasive tongue-in-cheek vibe. Review

Amid the haunted-house jump scares and the graphic violence, decent bits of humor work their way into the picture. Review

Surely one of the cleverest of the musical comedies of the ’30s, as well as, arguably, Astaire and Rogers’ greatest collaboration. Review

As a ripped-from-the-headlines police procedural, Frenzy is above average. But it’s somewhat lacking for Hitchcock, despite its fascinating deviations from his usual projects... Review

It’s original, confounding, and profound, though it culminates in an ending capable of exasperating half of its viewers, while giving the other half a glimmer of hope. Review

Actually could have been a touch longer, to detail a bit more of the characters’ predicaments, yet its fast pace, coupled with its use of history as an intermittent backdrop to love, is strangely, hauntingly unique. Review

Here, the thrills can never really be described as larger-than-life characters engaging in heroic undertakings; this world is dark, gritty, brutal, and unforgiving – yet uncommonly absorbing. Review

By the end, it doesn’t feel like a complete film, but it’s nonetheless effective, thought-provoking, and sweet. Review

The camaraderie, humor, and bittersweetness of the finale can’t overcome the strangeness of Lee’s fate, which doesn’t feel like fitting justice. Review

As insightful as it is colorful, and as cinematically entertaining as it is provocative. Review

It may not be a nail-biter, but the subject matter is educational, captivating, and entertaining. Review

This lack of verve carries over to the musical numbers as well, which can’t manage to replicate the catchiness of those written for the original. Review

One meaningless battle after another assaults the senses, until even the action sequences appear dull. And with such one-note characters, none of the adventure, destruction, romance, or peril have any impact. Review

The two leads are quite impressive, managing to overcome the limitations of their largely stock roles to create a warmth and an energy not often found in such softball approaches to periods of historical despair. Review

The love story itself is the highlight, boasting a rawness and realism, smartly designed amid the alternating fantasy and horror of a carefree past and a forbidding future. Review

The boisterous, tumbling waters certainly make for a unique backdrop to the drama, additionally providing a nemesis for the climax, which again returns to the macabre subjects of classic film noir. Review

Bursting with deviant creativity, Mutant Aliens transitions into quite the adventure film, full of shootouts and high-speed chases, though it remains less focused – and, ultimately, less amusing – than Plympton’s previous efforts. Review

Although the animal has been switched from a seafaring man-eater to a land-based monstrosity, Grizzly doesn’t craft much of an identity beyond Jaws in the woods. Review

It’s as if Cuaron aims to convey that any random period in an individual’s life can be either usual or unusual, but undoubtedly not the heavily embellished fiction most often witnessed in customary moviemaking. This, of course, infrequently translates into entertainment. Review