Category: Action Movies
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GLADIATOR II expects to be great

GLADIATOR II is a must-see in the theater but, unfortunately, it took it’s laundry list of assets for granted and only gives audiences loads of flavor without much sustenance.
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THE KILLER’S GAME does not pass Go

A professional assassin Joe Flood (played by Dave Bautista) finds out that he’s been diagnosed with a terminal brain disease right when he begins to settle down with a dancer (Sofia Boutella) that he met immediately following a hit. The doctor tells him that he’ll lose his eyesight, start trembling and become completely dependent on…
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Does BORDERLANDS tarnish Oscar winners?

Its pedigree is in a successful video game, it’s got the backing of a massive existing fanbase, and it boasts Oscar winners, Golden Globe-nominated, and future Academy Award winners in its cast… but BORDERLANDS squanders all that and will go down as one of the biggest box office bombs of the decade. MADAME WEB… meet…
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BORDERLANDS wastes an incredible cast

There is zero reason why a film that boasts a lineup featuring Academy Award winner Jamie Lee Curtis, Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, future Academy Award winner Ariana Greenblatt and Golden Globe nominated Jack Black should be this bad.
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Is BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F a homerun for Netflix?

Eddie Murphy is back as one of the characters that made him famous: Axel Foley. The first two are classic 1980’s comedies but the 1994 installment was so underwhelming that everybody wrote off the series for dead. But then Netflix stepped in and gave us BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F and it’s a fun, hilarious…
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TWISTERS is a perfect summer blockbuster!

TWISTERS, a standalone sequel to the 1996 movie Twister, is out in theaters, and it’s a thrill ride! Plus, we name our favorite disaster movies.
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The original TWISTER disappoints in retrospect

A weak story, stereotypical script, questionable special effects and plenty of continuity errors, 1996’s TWISTER is nothing more than fun, adrenaline-packed eye candy.
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KILL just latest example of the “Extreme Action” genre

If you enjoy relentless killing and excessive action for the sake of relentless killing and excessive action, rush out and see KILL.
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AXEL F brings fun back to the BEVERLY HILLS COP franchise

I don’t know if Murphy did BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F just to get a paycheck but I’m sure glad he did.
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Is Will Smith too distracting for BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE?

The chemistry between Will Smith and Martin Lawrence is still palpable, even in the fourth installment of the BAD BOYS franchise.
