padron702's reviews

My wife and I enjoyed this show and look forward to seeing the next episode. We found it to be a fresh, bubbly modern age comedy that like the accent wall on the show, pops. If they continue this show in the same style I foresee a long future. I look forward to the writers fleshing out the characters but understand that this may take a bit of time with a 30 minute comedy format.

From the sounds of some (one) other reviews, they seemed to be expecting Shakespeare. Come on it's a sitcom, a situation comedy, lighten up.

This show does very well with a somewhat socially thorny situation that may polarize some but I, for one found it very well done and in good taste. I am reminded too that taste in food or comedy can not be argued. I thought it was funny. Enough said.

Badly written and poor acting accentuated by terrible continuity and not so subtle religious undertones. This movie looked like it was done by a talentless group of first year cinematography students on a very restrictive budget. The plot was completely unbelievable which was surprising considering it was suppose to be based on a true story. The characters expressions didn't seem to match the words that where coming out of there mouths or the situations most of the time. I couldn't stomach more than half of this dribble and had to walk out of the theater fast before my anger at having spent money to watch this amateurish attempt at film making got the better of me and I demand a refund from the pimpled face kid behind the ticket desk. Save your hard earned money and time. Steer clear. You have been warned.

I can tell you all you need to know about this movie in one sentence. One dimensional characters spewing stereotypical dialog containing an implausible plot. I read the plot outline before watching this movie and thought it had the makings of a decent crime drama but I guess I should have paid more attention to the genre tag on the IMDb page. It lists action as the first type of genre. That is accurate. If you will be satisfied with some fist and knife fights, some shootings and a couple of generic car chases then this is the movie for you. Otherwise stay away. Go change the oil in your car or organize your toothpick collection as you will find these more entertaining.

Let me first say that I am a Spanish American and as such, I was looking forward to enjoying a movie with a Latin cast and writer. Not that I was expecting, "Goodfellas" or "Pulp Fiction" mind you but what I remember of the two-thirds of the movie that I did manage to watch was that it was poorly written, at times laughingly so. I think the actors tried to work with what they had and it was just not natural. You begin to feel like you are watching a 1970's made for TV movie about Latin Americans made in the UK. It just didn't have much authenticity going for it. The characters are one cliché after another. The 2/3 of the plot I did watch was unoriginal and lumbering. I am not a snob when it comes to movies I watch and have nothing against B movies as long as they have some redeeming qualities. Even really bad movies can be enjoyable if they are so over the top bad that they make you laugh but this one, sadly, had nothing going for it. Please don't waste your time as I did. I was fortunate enough to have been able to reclaim 1/3 of this films run time back. But seeing as how I just spent five minutes writing this short review I guess they got me for another five minutes. Drat!

This movie is NOT about baseball. This movie is NOT about addiction. This movie is NOT about relationships. This movie IS about how believing in God and religion can fix all problems. This movie is made by hallmark and I have to say the whole thing does come off as somewhat of an apology card. They should have made a card apologizing for wasting two hours of my life. Predictable writing of a predictable plot with one dimensional characters. I too, like most of the actors in the 12 step meetings could feel myself changing and not in a good way. Perhaps a nice tumbler of vodka over ice would have made this movie more enjoyable but I doubt it. Stay away unless you have lots of alcohol on hand and absolutely nothing better to do. What is good in this movie has been done before and it's been done better. What is bad is just plain bad. Lead role should go back to training camp, err acting camp that is.

I just don't understand the low ratings this movie has on here. It's quirky and funny. What more could you ask for in an offbeat romance comedy. We especially liked Sandra Bullock's character. The only thing that keeps me from giving this one a higher rating is that some parts of the story are a bit over the top. The screenplay was well written with some very original and comical exchanges between characters. If you want a more standard romance comedy try Bullock's "The Proposal (2009)". She was fantastic in that as well and it's rating is currently 6.7. which is closer to what this one should be. Keep in mind this is a comedy, not a drama or documentary and as such should be given some allowances.

Not with a bang but with a whimper...

The story is about how two particular people would spend their last hours on earth if they new the world was coming to and end at a specific time. The story contains little fanfare and no special effects. It did remind me of a play more than a movie, as was mentioned by another reviewer. The story of the two main actors is interspersed with a variety of spiritual leaders weighing in on such weighty matters as good, evil and the meaning of life. Hard to convey much depth given the brevity of these interviews.

At one point one of the characters decides to visit an old friend and his walk thru the city reminds us all that people are still drinking, hookers are still hooking and most importantly lounge singers are still singing. Nice to know that we would all stay in character right till the end. I guess I better go see that new movie today since the world is going to end tomorrow... It all just seems a little improbable and hollow.

The acting was good but would have been better with a much more well thought out script.

This film must have been pure profit for the makers. I think about 20 percent of it must have been archived footage from around the world. The biggest problem I had with this movie is that it reminded me of a mediocre film school project at best. It tried to be artsy but failed. It tried to be philosophical but failed. It tried to be an emotional tale of a shared ending and failed. It tried to tie all these together with the worst music and sound effects that I have heard in some time. My ears are still ringing. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this one unless you happen to be in the mood to be severely underwhelmed.

No bang, no whimper, just kind of a fizzle...

This movie was 118 minutes of pure boredom. I understood from the plot that it was about an aging rocker, I understood that it was about finding his fathers executioner an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the US.

Sean Penn mumbled, whispering thru out the entire movie just made it difficult and frustrating to try to understand what he was saying most of the time.

Penns interaction with other characters was unbelievable and completely wooden. Real people, even aging rock stars, do not interact in this way.

Just because it's strange doesn't mean it belongs in this movie. The random sequences had nothing to do with the story and where just added for looks.

The side stories where slow, predictable and with little entertainment value. At one point my wife and I came to the conclusion that perhaps the end would tie everything together and shed some much needed light on the events we just witnessed. No such luck. The ending like the parts that came before was just as pointless.

My advice to you. Watch four episodes of The Osbournes and you will be better off.

Yes I understand it was a compilation of short stories. What was missing is that something that normally would tie these stories together or at least if they are all unrelated stories make each one stand on it's own merit. Merit is the missing factor here. I guess I made it thru about one half of this 90 minutes before I had to walk out of the theater. This one should have come with a money back guarantee. Interestingly the plot outline here on IMDb reads, "A compilation of short films about desperate lives in America, starring many of the world's top actors." and I wonder if any of these 'Top Actors' bothered to look at this piece of truly unwatchable garbage after receiving what must surely have been overpayment for services rendered. Did anyone working on this bother to read the script? I think my dog could write more lucid and entertaining stories. Please people that worked on this, don't do it again. Life is too short. This movie was about desperate people and it certainly achieved that, it made me desperate to leave the theater. You have been warned.

I, like this movie, have very little to say about it. It has been done before. In various locations, with a variety of protagonist and with very similar ending. The writing on this one was not very memorable with the one exception of the alcoholic guide played by Eion Bailey. The cinematography was outstanding, great images of one of the United States great remaining natural wonders.

That being said, I do wish that the filmmakers had given a little more time to the script and less to the backdrop. While I was watching this movie the one thought that did come across over and over was that of Darwin theory of survival of the fittest.

I don't think this movie deserves it's low rating. I enjoyed watching it even if I found it somewhat predictable it did have an interesting ending.

It has all been done before and been done much better. I didn't like the lack of character development or script. I get the whole strong quiet type characterization but I would have preferred more of the type of dialog we see when The Limey is talking to the DEA agent.

Vengeance is mine said the Lord, but after spending over an hour of my life waiting for this movie to pick up, I'm the one who feels like dishing out a bit-o-the-old' vengeance mate! Please don't make the same mistake I did. The time spent is defiantly not worth the pay off.

If you are looking for good English/limey action try Snatch, Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels.

I came into this movie with very low expectations and I was very disappointed. I didn't expect academy award material here just an interesting plot and some funny stoner, slash, pothead type situations, but what I got was a mentally challenged script accented by some very unimaginative directing. I don't understand how this movie received such high ratings here. I watched all the Harald and Kumar movies and actually laughed multiple times, ( most of all with the White Castle movie ). I laughed out load 2, 3 times max with this bland, made for TV release. This movie is fine if one of two conditions are met. One, you are 12, or two, you are stoned. I guess it was my own fault since I was neither at the time.

This guy was hilarious. I had heard of him and had watched a couple of episodes of his show, "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment" and was not that impressed with that show but I was very surprised by the caliber of his stand-up. He was creative and had some very funny bits in this show. I would recommend this guys stand-up to anyone who enjoys a good laugh. Don't dismiss this guy if you are not into his TV show. Try it, you'll like it.

Until the time I did a search on IMDb for Leary I had no idea of the mans many different types of venues. From Talk shows like, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Show with David Letterman, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Last Call with Carson Daly, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Tony Danza Show to shows like, Arrested Developmentsode, Mad TV, Celebrity Blackjack and VH1 Rock Honors to movies like, Scream and Scream 3, Boiler Room, Son of the Mask, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Malibu's Most Wanted, to shows like, G-Phoria all about developments in the gaming world.

I have to admit that although the acting and script where mediocre at best I did enjoy this movie. I guess I'm just a sucker for a David and Goliath plot, regardless of how the plot is expressed to me. I have seen Travolta in much better films over the years and really believe he was a victim of poorly managed project here. Also I am fairly sure his relationship with L. Ron Hubbard, the writer of the original series of Battlefield Earth books and his ties to Scientology had some part in him deciding to take on this job. I take my hat of to JT for his willingness to take this on. A worthy watch for anyone not expecting Terminator-istic special effects or anyone who has read the book(s).