Tag: action
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HEART OF THE BEAST an unexpected soul-filler
Director David Ayer is a veteran of the trade who knows how to plant seeds along the way in order to maximize the audience’s experience.
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MAN OF WAR surprises as heart-pounding military flick
Too often in this genre, the flow of action feels contrived and scripted. Director William Kaufman provides the opposite here and it’s a welcome change.
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MUTINY just a run-of-the-mill action flick
Directed by Jean-François Richet, MUTINY offers very few enhancements over the usual genre offering. Anybody could’ve directed this movie and it would’ve turned out exactly the same.
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SPIDER MAN: BRAND NEW DAY a departure from MCU style
A faithful continuation of the Spider-Man (and Marvel) saga but, more than that, it may be the best movie in the history of Spider-Man films.
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MOTOR CITY surprises despite minimal dialogue
We beg filmmakers and studios all the time to show us something different. MOTOR CITY absolutely shows us something different and it should be applauded for that.
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SNIPER: NO NATION just an amateur Mission Impossible
The question continuously asked throughout the film is “Where’s Brandon Beckett?” Nobody cares.
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AGENT ZETA an over-complicated momentum killer
An unnecessarily complicated action film that loses momentum with every flashback.
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THE FURIOUS an exhausting adrenaline rush
Make plans to see it on the big screen but pack an IV drip. You’re going to need all the stamina possible to get through this one.
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SEVEN SNIPERS an intense flick with so much potential
Because it has a great premise, because the acting is solid and because it’s so intense, SEVEN SNIPERS begs for a higher score.
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JACK RYAN: GHOST WAR a carbon copy of Mission: Impossible
A slightly-better-than-average action movie that features good-but-nothing-special performances and a recycled plot from a superior franchise.
