Movie reviews of David Whitley

2017, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Action, Suspense

Buckle in young’ins, it’s gonna be a long one today.

2016, Adventure, Fantasy, Action

Matt Damon with an unplaceable accent and a ponytail has a predictable character arc in this effects driven movie.

2017, Comedy

Charlie Day is Charlie Day, and Ice Cube is Ice Cube. I don’t think there is much else of note.

2017, Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy

Desperately attempting to fix all the things that were wrong in the previous entry, there is a gentle reboot here that ties up several loose ends but fails to capture all the magic.

2017, Drama, Love

Captures the true spirit of running while maintaining a story that has a few too many plates in the air.

2011, Adventure, Fantasy, Action

A film that is losing the magic, losing the effects, and losing the point of the whole series.

2007, Adventure, Fantasy, Action

A movie that is beginning to falter under the weight of its special effects and its plotlines.

2006, Adventure, Fantasy, Action

Fun, with a terrific set of antogonists, you slowly start to feel a bit overwhelmed by it all.

2003, Adventure, Fantasy, Action

With terrific acting between Depp and Rush, as well as incredibly original characters, and skilled pivoting between the moments that matter.

1980, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Action, Suspense, Mystery

Michael Caine turns in an insane performance in this lost forgotten movie of the 1980s.

1952, Adventure, Action

Beginning to show signs of the drinking that plagued him, Flynn somehow still buoys up this picture from being the complete mess it should have been.

1935, Adventure, Love

Still an exemplary pirate movie, it will forever be a standard to which I hold the swashbuckling genre.

2005, Adventure, Action, Suspense, Science fiction

This fever dream of a Michael Bay film has tons of highlights despite being messy and having nonsense throughout.

2013, Horror

A killer mirror movie (ummmm) that somehow turns out scarier than you expect.

2016, Adventure, Fantasy

A decent addition to the new HP series – it never approaches the series at its height, but is serviceable throughout.

1974, Comedy, Science fiction

Comedy at a full-blown tilt.

2016, Drama, Suspense

A decent idea with a terrible amount of red herrings and false thrills.

1980, Music, Action, Comedy, Crime

One relentless chase scene, with strong memorable characters and excellent musical performances.

2007, Drama, Suspense, Crime, Mystery

Never generates the tension it so desperately needs, this thriller consistently lingers on characters incessantly.

2015, Drama, Comedy

Coming across as completely unnecessary, this film stars the David O. Russell trio once more as they try to keep the movie relevant.

2016, Drama, Action, Suspense, Love, War

Desperately needing some emotion that doesn’t feel stale and overused.

2016, Drama, Science fiction, Love

Falling short of all it could have been, this film rides its stars charisma to being eternally average.

2017, Fantasy, Drama, Action

It’s got some good action, good humor, an easy, recognizable story, and a great score.

2016, Adventure, Drama, Science fiction

This Spielbergian science fiction film features beautiful filming, wonderful acting, but few answers.