Movie reviews of The Massie Twins

A few surprises do turn up, and some of the humor does work, but they’re not frequent enough or amusing enough to truly warrant this combination remake/sequel. Review

It may exist solely as a parable for survival of the fittest during one of America’s most taxing stretches, with each character representing a different faction of society, resulting in an actioner with limited reach, but it’s nevertheless incredibly singular. Review

Cast Away musters some astonishing sequences of beauty and wonderment; the emotional impact of Noland’s acute solitude is remarkable, especially as he struggles to hang on to the tenuous threads of his own sanity. Review

It’s thoroughly underwhelming in all regards, even if it’s intermittently so bad that it’s funny, which allows for a handful of seconds of genuine entertainment value. Review

A couple shots of gore and a decent flaming corpse sequence aren’t enough to even remotely counter the constant silliness, the gross insincerity, the crawling pacing, the weak fights, and the unvarying uneventfulness. Review

Despite the visuals, which are the obvious appeal for this horror-comedy hybrid, the story just isn’t orchestrated in a sensible enough manner; the plot progression is too slow and disjointed to do justice to the over-the-top, slimy yucks. Review

The combination of cheeky characters, quirky camerawork, upbeat music, snazzy editing, and loads of humor helps to make this project consistently entertaining. Review

The setup may be of higher intellect, but the execution is primarily engaged with marketability; without pulse-pounding thrills, the filmmakers are afraid there won’t be audiences. Review

There are no gut-busting scenes in Heaven Can Wait; the jokes are as tepid as the romance, resulting in a tremendously mediocre picture. Review

Fans will surely find entertainment in the imagery and the introduction of new characters, even if the use of subtle adult jokes are unfitting and Fox’s excessively sexualized, done-up appearance never feels entirely appropriate. Review

In the end, there are a few welcome changes to the ordinary Godzilla routines, once again concerning personas with greater development, emotional complications, and moral quandaries, but it still dwells on stock tropes and extremely predictable revelations. Review

Though the runtime is slightly overlong and the narrative is overly cinematic, the intensity and the emotional moments are entirely winning. Review

The picture lampoons mythological feats and entities, it’s so ridiculous and random and narratively incoherent that’s it’s routinely watchable. Review

It’s all fine in the moment, but there was no real reason to try again – at least not with this screenplay. Review

This swift, simple musical, particularly with its bland script, wasn’t enough of a vehicle to really propel Monroe toward stardom, but it’s still a curious historical chapter in the icon’s career, especially considering that her following jobs... Review

It may be a return to big-screen dino mayhem, but it’s so unoriginal and unexciting that it’s genuinely mind-boggling that this is the best the creative team could do with a reboot scenario and a blockbuster budget. Review

It’s difficult to dismiss the absolute giddiness and glee of the cast and crew as they craft this hysterical film with far too much self-awareness to accidentally make something entertaining, which was part of the charm of the original. Review

The deeply emotional elements – which work not because of zombie activities but in spite of them – are perhaps the most rewarding surprises in this largely satisfying follow-up to an enduring horror franchise. Review

By the end, it’s still entertaining, even if it’s basically the same thing as before... Review

It’s a repetitive copycat for the majority of the runtime – until the finale, which boasts just enough over-the-top stunts and exhilarating duels that it nearly redeems itself from the borderline boring start. Review

Like his brief foray into the larger areas of Romania, this production is nothing more than a peek into his early life, devoid of any information that would make his hard-won survival and perseverance cinematically inspiring or poignant. Review

While Takahashi’s story is compelling and infuriating – the injustice is colossal, particularly with the distrust and corruption of law enforcement agencies – the manner in which it’s told is choppy and disjointed. Review

It’s in the orchestration of action sequences that this film excels. But by the conclusion, the running time proves to be too much, drawing out what should have been a much more thrilling, personal adventure... Review

The pacing is too slow and the humor spread too thin to sustain this trite script, even if its box office takings relate the opposite, boosting the careers of virtually the entire cast. Review