Binkconn

It started well, cute and funny, the Red Fox and Bunny Rabbit trying to understand each other, great color schemes, the cop therapy session, going to a party undercover, then just got freighted with too many twists and a heavy thematic plot of trust and betrayal. This isn't frigging "Dark Knight Rises," it's a kid's movie meant to make you feel good about life before you go back home, make dinner, turn on the news and try not to throw up. I saw parents and their kids walking out as the animals ramble on like yuppies in couples counseling. Great visuals as usual but simplify the script for the tots and middle-age burn-outs next time.

Like a great Hitchcock or Mamet thriller except with much denser plotting, Riz Ahmed delivers an incredibly controlled performance as an ex-alcoholic industrial spy helping a biochemist against her criminal company. A game of cat and mouse that reverses itself then reverses again, it provides a good role for Lily James who isn't seen that often, and for Sam Worthington who's barely seen at all these days. An intricate, well-made thriller.

If only I had been leased by a peaceful, quiet Japanese family instead of ending up in the community theater production of "The Shining" I was raised in, all the therapy bills I could have saved. Heck yeah I'll play a part - doting dad, zoo trips - whatever they want! I'll sit through a day's worth of Noh theater, just have the Yen on hand. Anyway I'm glad Brendan's making a comeback; just hit the gym a bit and you're all set for the next set of Mummy films (I'll always remember seeing the first one in Paris and the theater handing out complimentary "La Momie" t-shirts). Just expect Hamunaptra to get a percentage of the back-end. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!