Bad Boys For Life

The new installment centers on the Miami PD and its elite AMMO team’s attempt to take down Armando Armas (Jacob Scipio), head of a drug cartel. Armando is a cold-blooded killer with a vicious, taunting nature. He is committed to the work of the cartel and is dispatched by his mother to kill Mike Lowery.

This is honestly one of my favorite and most enjoyable movie franchises ever.  Loved the first movie and have seen it a million times.  The second one is probably one of my favorite sequels ever and I've probably watched it even more.  This one did not disappoint at all especially considering how much time had gone by between movies.  The chemistry was still off the charts.  The action was awesome.  The laughs were huge.  And they gave so many shoutouts to classic moments from the previous two movies that made it even better.  I was super psyched for this movie and it did not disappoint at all.

I would absolutely recommend people checking this movie out.  This is the type of movie that made me fall in love with going to theaters in the first place.  Just an awesome ride.

The Rhythm Section

Blake Lively to star in the new female-driven international espionage thriller. "The Rhythm Section" is a contemporary adaptation of the first of British thriller writer Mark Burnell’s “Stephanie Patrick” series of four novels. Heroine, Stephanie Patrick (Lively) is on a path of self-destruction after the death of her family in an airplane crash, a flight that she was meant to be on. After discovering that the crash was not an accident, her anger awakens a new sense of purpose and she rises to uncover the truth by adapting the identity of an assassin to track down those responsible. The new, and lethal, Stephanie Patrick is on a mission to fill the void between what she knows and what she is told.

How was this a wide theatrical release?  This was like a homemade, watered down version of Black Widow.  This would have been an absolute joke of a made for tv movie.  How did this get released in theaters at all?

I would not recommend anyone bothering with this.  It was a total waste of time.  I don't get how this is a thing or how these actors were in it.

The Gentlemen

The Gentlemen (formerly titled Toff Guys) follows American expat Mickey Pearson (McConaughey) who built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

If you are a fan of textbook Guy Ritchie movies - this movie will absolutely not disappoint.  It had the quick and witty banter.  It had a ton of side characters that were equal parts entertaining and intriguing.  And the intensity of it all just keep escalating throughout giving you a fun - although sometimes crazy - play out and ending.

I would definitely recommend people watching this.  I've been a fan of most of his movies and this is pretty much more of the same with a really awesome cast.

Like A Boss

Best friends Mia and Mel (Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne) are living their best lives running their own cosmetics company they’ve built from the ground up. Unfortunately, they’re in over their heads financially, and the prospect of a big buyout offer from a notorious titan of the cosmetics industry Claire Luna (Salma Hayek) proves too tempting to pass up, putting Mel and Mia’s lifelong friendship in jeopardy. The beauty business is about to get ugly. LIKE A BOSS also stars Billy Porter, Jennifer Coolidge, Ari Graynor, Natasha Rothwell, Jessica St. Clair and Karan Soni.

Another January release that is exactly what you thought it would be.  But it followed the most important rule of simple comedies - they kept in short.  It wasn't even 90 minutes long so didn't run the simple plot and laughs into the ground.  There were some decent laughs and was watchable for what it was.

I wouldn't recommend anyone rushing out to see this.  It's not a must see by any means but it is short enough and had enough laughs to make me able to be okay with it.

The Last Full Measure

Based on the true story of a present-day cover-up investigation, "The Last Full Measure" follows young Pentagon investigator Scott Huffman (Stan) as he battles the political machine in Washington. He reluctantly teams with veterans of Operation Abilene to convince Congress to award the Medal of Honor to a courageous Air Force medic, William Pitsenbarger, who is seen saving the lives of over 60 Marines ambushed in one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War. As the battle waged on, and after the last helicopter left, he continued to save lives until his own was sacrificed.

This movie felt more like a documentary.  I'm not saying it was a bad movie.  It was a decent movie if you are into history/politics but outside of that its just there.  There is no big story or hook.  It's one of those movies that are just telling you about this thing that happened.  

I wouldn't really recommend anyone rushing to see this or paying money for it.  You can just catch it whenever its on tv or something.  It's not a bad movie but its really just kind of there.  I'm actually pretty surprised this even got a wide theatrical release.

The Turning

Based on Henry James’s famous novella "The Turn of the Screw." For more than 100 years, a deeply haunting tale has been passed down to terrify audiences. "The Turning" takes us to a mysterious estate in the Maine countryside, where newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly though, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear.

This is literally just another lame January PG-13 horror movie.  I was never scared.  I was never hooked to the story.  It was just there and something I watched for 90 minutes.  I hate that 3-4 of these come out every January and I always am left disappointed because they manage to make the trailer look somewhat decent.

I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this.  It's just there and 90 minutes of your life that you can't get back.

Underwater

A crew of underwater researchers must scramble to safety after an earthquake devastates their subterranean laboratory.

This movie is exactly what you would think it was from the trailer.  It's a wannabe Aliens - deep underwater with a horribly miscast lead in Kristen Stewart.  There are so many actress options in Hollywood and I will never understand why they keep trying to force her as a leading actress.  She very much is not.  And most of the "alien" moments in this were too dark or shaky camera work anyway.

I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this.  It's a just there movie that really leaves you unimpressed.

Cats


Oscar®-winning director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech, Les Misérables, The Danish Girl) transforms Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-shattering stage musical into a breakthrough cinematic event. Cats stars James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and introduces Royal Ballet principal dancer Francesca Hayward in her feature film debut. Featuring Lloyd Webber’s iconic music and a world-class cast of dancers under the guidance of Tony-winning choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton, In the Heights), the film reimagines the musical for a new generation with spectacular production design, state-of-the-art technology, and dance styles ranging from classical ballet to contemporary, hip-hop to jazz, street dance to tap.

Wow!  This was . . . . . . . . . something.  And not remotely in a good way.  I watched this from beginning to end with a WTF look glued on my face.  I know that I saw the musical when I was pretty young and thought it was weird but not THIS weird.  This was . . . . . . . . . . something.  I will never understand what made all of the incredible talent involved in this think it was a good idea.  Like how mid-filming did none of these people say wait . . . . . . NO!  This is hot garbage and we are going to become the biggest punchline of the year.

I want to say that I don't recommend anyone seeing this because it is beyond the realm of bad BUT this movie is so bad that it almost makes it a must see just for the massive WTF emotions you go through as watching it.

Just Mercy

Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship—and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.

Wow!  This was a very powerful movie acting wise and story wise.  The cast absolutely killed it and they keep you hooked from beginning to end.  They made you feel like you were there in that time period and got you the proper amount of upset based on the times and mentality.  

I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out.  It is a great watch with powerhouse performances.

Little Women


Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

My 100% achilles heel is period piece movies like this.  I just can't get into them no matter what.  On top of that this is like the 700th version of Little Women that has been made.  Why do they keep redoing it.  I forgot about this movie like 5 minutes after I saw it.

Again - I'm not exactly the one to go to for a recommendation on this because I am really not a fan of these kinds of movies.   I was not hooked whatsoever.

Dolittle

Robert Downey Jr. brings a signature new take on a very particular genius in the Untitled Doctor Dolittle Project, a sweeping adventure directed by Academy Award winner Stephen Gaghan and based on the enduring tales imagined by Hugh Lofting.

I couldn't even make it through this whole movie.  What was the idea?  Just a bunch of voices and throw Robert Downey in there and it would work?  Because they were wrong.  This movie was so mailed in and came across as a 100% money grab.  Very disappointing.

I wouldn't really recommend anyone bothering with this.  It's really just a waste of time and had no substance whatsoever.