hippy_hazy
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Big Denzel! Oh and Ryan Reynolds, who (whoda thunk it) guards a safe house for the CIA when a criminal (Denzel Washington) comes to visit, turning his life upside down.
So little happens in the first five minutes, but then so much in the first ten. It catches you off guard somewhat. Reynolds' uncertain jitteriness alongside Washington' calm coolness is at times hilarious, yet so fun to watch. Although Washington is considered the experienced criminal, rookie Reynolds puts up a pretty good fight (well he is like twenty years younger, not that you'd know it).
I think the makers of the film hoped by adding a football game half way through that it would turn it into the perfect guy film. Well I can honestly say that, I am a girl and I enjoyed it. Thing I learnt from this film? I never want to be in the CIA.
So little happens in the first five minutes, but then so much in the first ten. It catches you off guard somewhat. Reynolds' uncertain jitteriness alongside Washington' calm coolness is at times hilarious, yet so fun to watch. Although Washington is considered the experienced criminal, rookie Reynolds puts up a pretty good fight (well he is like twenty years younger, not that you'd know it).
I think the makers of the film hoped by adding a football game half way through that it would turn it into the perfect guy film. Well I can honestly say that, I am a girl and I enjoyed it. Thing I learnt from this film? I never want to be in the CIA.
The story begins with Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) talking about his father, anyone that has seen the trailers will know that Oskar's father (Tom Hanks) goes on to die in 9/11. It is the story of how he deals with this loss and his many fears.
We gather early on that this boy is not quite normal, with his tambourine and rolled up corduroy trousers, he's basically a male version of Harriet the Spy. Tom Hanks, however short his part, is lovely in his role and Sandra Bullock (who plays Oskar's mother) is so convincing, I cried. I understand that it's a tricky subject to deal with, but the boy is just so frustrating!
It really is a moving story, Hanks and Bullock are great, but that boy... It should be called Extremely Loud & Incredibly Annoying.
We gather early on that this boy is not quite normal, with his tambourine and rolled up corduroy trousers, he's basically a male version of Harriet the Spy. Tom Hanks, however short his part, is lovely in his role and Sandra Bullock (who plays Oskar's mother) is so convincing, I cried. I understand that it's a tricky subject to deal with, but the boy is just so frustrating!
It really is a moving story, Hanks and Bullock are great, but that boy... It should be called Extremely Loud & Incredibly Annoying.
Satyrical genius. It introduces the new story very well by having a puppet grow up with a human family and looking into the perfect world of the Muppets, only to see it all collapse. So obviously, he needs to save them in order to be part of their family... Obviously.
The opening songs are insanely cheesy, but knowing Jason Segel's back catalogue of work, it makes it OK. You know he's just taking the mick. This along with the characters taking to the audience makes it the perfect parody. There is some shameful self-promotion from Disney with the likes of a Cars 2 poster in a couple of background shots, but thats OK too (this time it's just because I like Disney).
It's packed with 80s nostalgia, so many cameos (Dave Grohl and Mickey Rooney included) and tonnes of laughs. Get on it, if only to have Mahna-mahnam stuck in your head the rest of the day, maybe even week.
The opening songs are insanely cheesy, but knowing Jason Segel's back catalogue of work, it makes it OK. You know he's just taking the mick. This along with the characters taking to the audience makes it the perfect parody. There is some shameful self-promotion from Disney with the likes of a Cars 2 poster in a couple of background shots, but thats OK too (this time it's just because I like Disney).
It's packed with 80s nostalgia, so many cameos (Dave Grohl and Mickey Rooney included) and tonnes of laughs. Get on it, if only to have Mahna-mahnam stuck in your head the rest of the day, maybe even week.