Honest Thief



They call him the In-and-Out-Bandit because meticulous thief Tom Carter (Liam Neeson) has stolen $9 million from small-town banks while managing to keep his identity a secret. But after he falls in love with the bubbly Annie (Kate Walsh), Tom decides to make a fresh start by coming clean about his criminal past, only to be double-crossed by two ruthless FBI agents.

Wow.  This was dull.  Like beyond the realm of dull.   Like how did I spend 90 minutes of my life on this kind of dull.  This would have been a lame made for tv movie.  Granted - Liam Nesson's Taken act has grown quite old but this movie was so non-suspenseful and lacking action that it actually made me miss that stuff.

I would not recommend anyone bother with this.  It's a complete an total waste of time.  It was trash even with a football game muted on the ipad.

The War With Grandpa



Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the creepy attic. And though he loves his grandpa he wants his room back - so he has no choice but to declare war. With the help of his friends, Peter devises outrageous plans to make Grandpa surrender the room. But Grandpa is tougher than he looks. Rather than give in, Grandpa plans to get even.

Was this movie 100% formula in every way?  Yes.  Was it a Dennis The Menace/Home Alone wannabe with Robert DeNiro?  Again - yes.  But was it a watchable family movie still?  Somehow . . . . . .  yes.   I'm not saying its a must watch by any means but I was okay watching it and not itching to turn it off and for this movie I would call that a success.

I would somewhat recommend families checking this out.  It is beyond predictable in every way but still was a somewhat decent watch.

Tenet


In a nutshell, Tenet is basically Terry Gilliam’s 12 Monkeys if it was incorporated into a James Bond-style spy film. The Protagonist is recruited by a shadowy government agency to help bring a stop to World War 3, and thus the extinction of all life on the planet. The only way to stop this is using Time Inversion, which is basically a form of reverse time travel, where the entropy of objects is reversed to allow you to travel back in time.

Wow!   This was A LOT to take in.  Christopher Nolan managed to pull off a cinematic masterpiece again with his direction and storytelling but this movie was at times like cramming for a physics test.  It was A LOT to take in.  Like I even read a bunch of stuff after watching the movie to make sure that I understood all of the info that is thrown at you to bring you into this world.  Visually it's beyond stunning.  The characters are great and the hook is definitely there to keep you dialed in regardless of all the confusion and heavy stuff.   

I would absolutely recommend people checking this out. It is not a simple popcorn movie by any means.  This one will leave you exhausted and possibly give you a headache from processing all the info but it is an amazing movie.

Infidel


Infidel is a contemporary political thriller set in the Middle East and filled with suspense and intrigue, inspired by true events, and ripped from today's headlines. Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, Person of Interest, Deja Vu) plays an American journalist/blogger who is kidnapped while attending a conference in the Middle East. Taken hostage by the Iranian regime, he is put on trial for trumped-up charges of espionage. His wife, who works for the State Department, quickly realizes that the American government can do nothing. Feeling desperate and alone, she goes to Iran to try to free him herself. This exciting story sheds light on the plight of Americans currently held captive in Iran, about whom the world has forgotten.

This movie was a decent watch but had literally no emotional hook to it.  You pretty much forget about the movie five minutes after watching it.   That's no so good for the type of movie that this is.  Kind of defeats the purpose.  

I wouldn't really recommend people rushing to watch this.  It's not the worst way to spend two hours of your life but it's really not a memorable watch at all once its over.