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Film: I Am Wrath Year: 2016 Genre: Action, Crime, Drama Directed By: Chuck Russell Starring: John Travolta, Christopher Meloni, Amanda Schull About:  A man is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife's killer. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwiQCDpYzjE My Review: When my mum came home with this movie I had no idea what to expect as I had never heard of it before but liking a lot of movies with John Travolta I had high hopes that I would enjoy it. This film did surprise me a lot and something in which I enjoyed a lot more than I had expected. Starting I Am Wrath with Stanley's wife dying and how he went out for revenge made me think that this was somewhat based off of a John Wick movie, however as a fan of the trilogy this didn't bother me at all. Showing how the police and people higher up didn't care about who killed his wife and even let the killer go as he was part of a gang in which the police wer...

Film: The Road To El Dorado Year: 2000 Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy Directed By: Bibo Bergeron, Don Paul Starring: Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez About:  Two swindlers get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcOfJwN0bdY My Review:  Letting my Twitter decide which movie that it wants to see me review the most voted for movie was The Road To El Dorado . Having either never seen this before or not having seen it in so long that I couldn't remember anything about it I was excited to watch this. Knowing that this was a children's movie I wasn't sure what this would be like but really hoped that it would be good for both adults and children and I was not disappointed. Humor is a key part of the film and was very well done for both an adult and child audience with jokes that both adults and children would get without it being too obvious. Having this made me laugh and enjoy the film...

Film: The Hustle Year: 2019 Genre: Crime, Comedy Directed By: Chris Addison Starring: Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp About:  Two con women - one low rent and the other high class - team up to take down the men who have wronged them. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j5hwooOHVE My Review: Having asked my Facebook page what film they would like me to review last week (sorry for the delay) they chose The Hustle . This is a movie that I wanted to see in the cinema but never got around to. I was excited by the premise of the movie and the casting as it had Anne Hathaway however it ended up being not as good as I had expected. Showing how both of the main female characters in the movie Penny played by Rebel Wilson and Josephine by Anne Hathaway both in their own hustling ways was a good way of showing their own distinct styles. By further showing how Penny is an amateur and hustles people who only see her as her looks and decides that they should be t...

Film: The 5th Wave Year: 2016 Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama Directed By: J Blakeson Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, Matthew Zuk, Gabriela Lopez About:  Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth in ruin. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmxLybfGNC4 My Review: Having not seen The 5th Wave in a while and continuously being drawn to it in my movie collection I decided to give this a watch. Gutted that they decided not to continue on the franchise as it left a lot of questions however I do find this film enjoyable. Showing the background to the film and the different waves in which The Others seemed to take when eliminating the human race was something which helped the audience understand what was happening with the waves of Darkness; Destruction; Infection; Invasion and Child Education. With each wave killing humanity on the Earth so that the aliens are able to...

Film: I Am Mother Year: 2019 Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-fi Directed By: Grant Sputore Starring: Rose Byrne, Maddie Lenton, Luke Hawker About:  In the wake of humanity's extinction, a teenage girl is raised by a robot designed to repopulate the earth. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5BKctcZxrM My Review: Having had I Am Mother on my Netflix to watch list for a while, I thought it would be the perfect time to watch it. Wanting a sci-fi movie which had AI in it I thought that this would be a great choice. I soon realised that I Am Mother was a movie in which I was engrossed by even though it did have some problems within it. Showing how Mother chose an embryo to make into a child in the facility, was something which made me question why there wasn't any humans around. Watching the daughter grow up and always pass their tests, while the droid help to make sure tha...

Film: Total Recall Year: 2012 Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Directed By: Len Wiseman Starring: Colin Farrell, Bokeem Woodbine, Bryan Cranston About:  A factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Recall - a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have led - goes wrong and he finds himself on the run. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pV2zz3z0oM My Review: With this movie calling out to me over the last week I thought I would give in and give it a watch. Having not seen this in a couple of years I couldn't really remember it all that much which I was thankful for as it left me constantly wanting to know what was going to be happening next. Having also not seen the original in a while I am not able to compare both of the movies. I did think that having the main character Douglas lose all memories of his previous life and not really understanding why he is having dre...

Film: Five Feet Apart Year: 2019 Genre: Drama, Romance Directed By: Justin Baldoni Starring:  Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Moises Arias About:  A pair of teenagers with cystic fibrosis meet in a hospital and fall in love, though their disease means they must avoid close physical contact. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24YrEAGF32M My Review: Asking my Twitter followers which movie I should watch between four movies; Five Feet Apart, Time Freak, The Stepford Wives and I Lost My Body the winning film was Five Feet Apart. I've been excited about this since it came onto Netflix and was extremely happy that my followers decided that this was the movie in which they were wanting me to review. I thought that Five Feet Apart was an amazing love story which made me cry at the ending and really had such a strong impact on the watcher. Seeing how both of the main characters suffered from cystic fibrosis and that they wouldn't be able to touch throughout...

Film: Supernova Year: 2000 Genre: Horror, Sci-fi, Thriller Directed By: Walter Hill Starring: James Spader, Peter Facinelli, Robin Tunney About:  Supernova chronicles the search and rescue patrol of a medical ship in deep space in the early 22nd century and its six-member crew which includes a captain and pilot, a co-pilot, a medical officer, a medical technician, a search and rescue. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUdy0Cu3f_o My Review: Looking through my movies and wanting something based in space to watch I decided to put on Supernova which is a film in which I couldn't remember at all. Not remembering it made me feel like this was a new movie to me and I did keep me watching all of the way through easily. I like that this film showed how the device in which they discover is able to make people stronger and able to make them younger as well. By also having this device able to reattach body parts it makes the audience worried about how they will get ...

Film: Missing Link Year: 2019 Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy Directed By: Chris Butler Starring: Hugh Jackman, David Walliams, Stephen Fry About:  Mr. Link recruits explorer Sir Lionel Frost to help find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight, this trio of explorers travel the world to help their new friend. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6jCNhebfg8 My Review: Having wanted to see this in the cinema and not getting around to it I was glad to see that this came onto Netflix so that I was finally able to see this. Thinking that the trailer looked funny and being a fan of Hugh Jackman I was excited to see if this would be as good as I was hoping however even though it didn't wow me it did make me laugh. I thought by introducing the main character of Lionel by showing how he was trying to get a picture with Nessie was a good way of opening the movie, with being Scottish myself it was funny ...

Film: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Year: 2005 Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy Directed By: Andrew Adamson Starring: Tilda Swinton, Georgie Henley, Willam Moseley About:  Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWKj41HZBzM My Review: Thinking about watching this film for the last couple I thought that I would re-watch this for the first time in a couple of years. Knowing this is something in which I watched throughout my teenage years I wasn't sure if this would be as good to me as an adult and as much as I did love it there was some things in which did annoy me. I like how when they are in Narnia it seems to have a lot of mythological creatures such as fawns; unicorns; dwarfs and minotaurs showing how the world is different from their normality which is in England during the second the world wa...

Film: The Pagan King Year: 2018 Genre: Action, Drama, History Directed By: Aigars Grauba Starring: Edvin Endre, James Bloor, Dainis Grube About:  On his deathbed, the reigning king bestows power to an unexpected heir who must find strength within himself to unite his people against the violent crusades which threaten their freedom. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv6BPY1vJQg My Review: Having got my mum this movie for her Christmas we decided that we would watch this and not having any expectations going into this I was very surprised by how captivating this movie was and how much I ended up enjoying this. I thought that the cinematography in this movie was brilliant and really brought me into the film and continuously think that the cameraman done an amazing job at creating an atmosphere in which was dangerous but also showed so much love within the clan and the beauty in the land in which they were living. I did think also that by showing how the Chri...

Film: Matilda Year: 1996 Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy Directed By: Danny DeVito Starring: Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Mara Wilson About:  Story of a wonderful little girl, who happens to be a genius, and her wonderful teacher vs. the worst parents ever and the worst school principal imaginable. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUGHWje7liM My Review: Asking a few people in a group chat what movie they think I should from a choice of three, Matilda came out on top. Happy to watch a nice relaxing movie after finishing work it was good to watch a film in which I grew up watching and that I knew I would enjoy. I like that Matilda is a bookworm and how she loved to escape into books as this is something in which I do a lot so I felt I was able to identify with the character and make me like the character of Matilda a lot more. Not only this but as she finds this so much better than the television that her family love to watch I thought made her different fro...

Film: Jumanji: The Next Level Year: 2019 Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy Directed By: Jake Kasdan Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart About:  In Jumanji: The Next Level, the gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to rescue one of their own, the players will have to brave parts unknown from arid deserts to snowy mountains, to escape the world's most dangerous game. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBxcF-r9Ibs My Review: Loving Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle I knew I had to see this movie when it came out and luckily managed to see it in the cinema. With the cast of this film being amazing and the first one being one of my favourite releases of 2017/18 I was worried that this wouldn't have the same effect but I am so glad that I was wrong. Jumanji: The Next Level is amazing at bringing the humour back to the movie for a second time around and it doesn't feel forced or like it us unoriginal or used up from the last movie whic...

Film: The Queen's Corgi Year: 2019 Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family Directed By: Vincent Kesteloot, Ben Stassen Starring: Jack Whitehall, Julie Walters, Tom Courtenay About:  The British monarch's (Dame Julie Walters') favorite dog gets lost from the palace and finds himself at a dog fight club. He then begins his long journey to find his way back home Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_YVjq737jY My Review: Having thought that this would be a nice little family film in order to watch when I got home from work in order to relax and seeing how this is on Netflix I decided to see if it was any good and relax to watch it. Being a fan of Jack Whitehall who voices in the main character as well I thought that this would be a film in which I would enjoy especially as I love dogs. I did think that it was cute seeing Rex as a puppy compared to an adult as it gave the audience a better understanding of why the other corgi's thought he was annoying and didn...

Film: The Current War Year: 2017 Genre: Biography, Drama, History Directed By: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Oliver Powell, Katherine Waterston About:  The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kue18AxK1tU My Review: Having wanted to see The Current War since it was in the cinema after seeing how it had an incredible cast of actors in which I already like I knew I had to see it once it came onto DVD. Not only this but not knowing much about the electricity feud this was a subject in which I found myself really interested in which made me enjoy this film a lot more than I had expected. I thought that it was good how it showed the rivalry between both Edison and Westinghouse and how Edison was willing to tarnish his name in order to get ahead and even go against his own beli...

Film: Midnight Sun Year: 2018 Genre: Drama, Romance Directed By: Scott Speer Starring: Bella Thorne, Patrick Schwartzenegger, Paul Riggle About:  A 17-year-old girl suffers from a condition that prevents her from being out in the sunlight Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEskVQgtwaI My Review:  Having recently seen that this is on my recommended for me on Netflix and knew I had to watch it just from the over photo. Loving a good romance movie I couldn't resist starting the year with this. Midnight Sun really surprised me with how much  I ended up enjoying it and it even made me cry which is rare for a romance movie to do but really showed just how much it brought me into their world. I thought that Midnight Sun was very original in the story with it being a girl who can't go into the sunlight or there is a chance she will die and how she can only go out at night making her life a lot more sheltered than anyone else and how she can't experience l...

Film: Fighting With My Family Year: 2019 Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama Directed By: Stephen Merchant Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn About:  A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-X5WnMzOvA My Review: Having had my eye on this film for a while I was la when Netflix brought it on the service and I could finally see this especially with it having Dwayne Johnson and Vince Vaughn in it. Being also asked to review this film I thought it would be a good opportunity to do both of these at the same time. This is a film I never noticed was a biography movie before seeing it and I thought was good for showing more about the wrestler Paige. I enjoyed how this film showed how a girl from England first got into wrestling and how it was her dream to be in the WWE and got given the opportunity. By ...

Film:  Fred Claus Year:  2007 Genre:  Comedy, Family, Fantasy Directed By:  David Dobkin Starring:  Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth Banks About:  Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole to help Santa and the elves prepare for Christmas in exchange for cash. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzXjtxZaGS8 My Review: Over the Christmas period I decided to watch some films that I hadn't previously seen before and one of those being  Fred Claus  I thought that this was different to other Christmas movies as it focus' on Santa's brother rather than on Santa himself but also on how to keep Christmas alive and not have it closed down. By having Vince Vaughn as the main character in this I had good expectations for this movie as I generally enjoy everything in which I have seen him in. I thought that  Fred Claus  was good in how it showed how Nicholas became a saint and how h...