danieljfarthing
Joined Mar 2018
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In mediocre NY drama "Nonnas" average-joe Italian-American Vince Vaughan honours his recently passed mum by opening a restaurant cheffed by Italian ladies of her generation: Susan Sarandon, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, & Brenda Vaccaro. The likes of Linda Cardellini, Drea de Matteo, & Joe Manganiello help him out as Liz Mackie's screenplay crawls simplistically thru conception, planning, opening, struggling, and on to the conclusion - with Stephen Chobsky's direction adding no depth. Its strongest feature is the notes / pics thru the final credits confirming it to be a true-tale - hopefully the actual restaurant's food has richer flavours than this bland movie.
In raucously fun actioner "Nobody 2", sick of his ongoing govt hit-manning Bob Odenkirk takes wife (Connie Nielsen), kids, & dad (Christopher Lloyd) on hols to a town that happens to be run by baddies like Colin Hanks (terrific), Sharon Stone (also great), & John Ortiz... where it all kicks off (again featuring RZA). Director Timo Tjahjanto brilliantly splashes relentless adrenaline-pumped comic-violence over David Kolstad & newcomer Aaron Rabin's thin screenplay to deliver BANGIN' entertainment. While technically weaker than its 2021 original (replacing restraint, dramatic tension, and the hint of mystery with over the top ludicrousness) it still kicks ass with majesty.
Iconic director Spike Lee can be hit & miss, but for his latest (contemporary drama "Highest 2 Lowest") his lead is Denzel Washington - who ALWAYS hits. When teen son Aubrey Joseph is kidnapped music mogul Washington (excellent again) & wife Ilfenesh Hadera get fraught, sucking in family friend Jeffrey Wright, cops John Douglas Thompson (great) & Dean Winters (over-cooked), and the likes of Asap Rocky. Alan Fox's debut screenplay (adapted from 1963's "High And Low" from Japan - itself based on Evan Hunter's novel 'King's Random') bounces about too much, but the performances are mostly strong, and Lee's rich direction is an act of love for NY. Imperfect... but a hit.