Movie reviews of Derrick Carter

Easily one of the Stallone’s best films and the peak of 80’s action.

An 80’s action movie with more on its mind than just a body count and over-the-top explosions.

If you’re a fan of the first Crank, I tepidly recommend this second installment to you.

A good-but-not-great R-rated comedy.

Though the cast is great, they can only do so much with a script that frequently drags its feet...

The animation is great. The humor is funny. The message is touching and relevant. The characters are lovable. The writing is smart. See it!

The pacing somehow manages to feel like a slow burn and simultaneously rushes past you.

Puts a refreshingly emotional and believable human spin on an action formula that’s been used hundreds of times.

Encapsulates what it means to be a decent human being and shines as a timeless masterpiece.

Pure light-hearted entertainment.

A brilliantly constructed, fantastically executed two-character story that happens to be a police thriller.

Two solid performances, a few good scenes, and solid production values aside, American Gangster is kind of a snoozefest.

A combination of dark humor, non-stop momentum, sarcastic attitude, and sheer style.

A painfully generic, middle-of-the-road experience.

Has some stupid fun to be had, but this is mostly drowned out by horrible directing, incoherent editing, and a running time that’s far longer than it needs to be.

A full-fledged action-packed extravaganza from beginning to end.

It’s 92 minutes of action and not much else. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Light-hearted, dumb as a rock, and will kill 97 minutes of your life...

Should have been good.

About as over-the-top and ridiculously gory as a Punisher movie can possibly be.

A dark, depressing Holocaust drama.

Can be enjoyed as a ridiculous, over-the-top guilty pleasure.

Feels like a washed-up has-been with occasional glimmers of talent.

A self-referential, profane, darkly hilarious, gloriously violent, and very R-rated superhero/anti-hero story.