Film Review: Guardian of the galaxy

Genre: Action Adventure Sci-Fi 

Cert: 12A

Director: James Gunn

Screen writer: James Gunn , Nicole Perlman , Dan Abnett , Andy Lanning

Starring: Chris Pratt , Zoe Saldana , Dave Bautista , Vin Diesel , Bradley Cooper , Lee Pace , Michael Rooker , Karen Gillan , Djimon Hounsou ,  John C. Reilly  , Glenn Close , Benicio Del Toro , Laura Haddock , Sean Gunn , Peter Serafinowicz , Christopher Fairbank , Josh Brolin

Running time: 121 min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: We briefly see Gamora putting on her jacket. Breasts are partially visible for 3 seconds.
Drax is shirtless throughout the whole movie.
Gamora's outfit shows some cleavage.
Star Lord is seen in his underwear briefly in one scene

Violence & Gore: Offscreen. Ronan hits another man with his giant hammer.
Some fist fights including punching, kicking and head locking.
Offscreen. One of Ronan's guards stabs a prisoner and we later hear a loud scream.
Ronan strangles a guard to death.
A lizard eats another lizard.
A woman touches the inside of an orb. She soon screams in pain and the orb starts to burn her skin. Afterwards, we hear an explosion offscreen.
The fight scene with Nebula and Gamora features weapons like spears, swords and knives. Nebula falls off a cliff and dies offscreen.
Drax strangles Korath and his skull starts to crack. Korath later falls onto the floor dead.
Groot sacrifices himself to save the titular group but because of his regenerative powers, he is grown back in a pot from a piece of his remains.

Profanity: Star Lord mouths the F Word in one scene.
Infrequent uses of 'shit,' 'dick,' 'asshole,' and 'prick.' 


Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: According to the rap sheet, Star-Lord is counted for public intoxication.
Drax and Rocket go to a bar and get intoxicated.


Frightening/Intense Scenes: Young Peter Quill is waiting outside the hospital to see his mother, when a man comes up to him and he can go visit her. We seen him walk in the room and we seen his mother very pale and with no hair. His mother later dies in front of him. Some viewers will find this upsetting.
Drax tells the Guardians that Ronan tortured his wife and daughter in front of him.
The film has a witty and gritty tone, something director/writer James Gunn is known for. The violence can be dark and disturbing.

Story: After stealing a mysterious orb in the far reaches of outer space, Peter Quill, a half human/half alien is now the main target of a manhunt led by the villain known as Ronan the Accuser. To help fight Ronan and his team and save the galaxy from his power, Quill creates a team known as the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' to save the world.

Likes : I'm quite a casual fan of Marvel movies not that much of a hardcore fan like most people are , so I didn't know much about Guardians of the Galaxy nor was I expecting much from this film although it did look good from the trailer.
The blend of action and humour is fantastic really set a tone of soft humour with a serious tone, which I think  balanced this film out quite well, The opening scene is a bit emotional & dose hit you hard with the mother & son you can see through out the film why Chris pratt character is the way he is.
The comedy especially was actually hilarious in places with the sarcastic comments & one liners you really will laugh your head at, this is mainly was down to great script writing in the film which is very rare in film i was glad to see perfect script writing for once.
The fact that the characters were so thoroughly well established, with each character having decent screen time none of them felt underdeveloped and you felt connected to all of the main cast, good thing as well is even if you don't know who these characters were its easy to follow & understand them through the film as you get a background of each character which give you an understanding of them which makes this a brilliant stand alone film as well as a fan movie you can easily follow.
By and large the acting was outstanding, by far the character that stands out Chris Pratt. A very strong performance as well as delivering on the comedy, This movie was hinged on him as a central protagonist,he pull off a brilliant performance  & leading the narrative as a character in his own right.
Even former wrestler Dave Bautista did a good job play Dax . He didn't exactly have a huge range of acting in this film surprising held his own, delivering the serious parts but also pretty funny in places. The writers definitely played to his strengths which showed on screen which didn't give him this out of place character which happens sometime with script writer not playing to a actors strength in acting.
It is a well structured film, and is kept moving along at a reasonable pace. The dialogue is expertly written, with brilliant gags and jokes delivered in great timing.
The cinematography and visual fx were outstanding, easy to watch and choreographed is brilliant done,It had a brilliant blend of Sc-fi almost Spielberg-esque visuals, which I think gives the film a distinctive look from the other Marvel movies.
The CGI despite what people think about it was brilliant done & not over the top very. Groot and Rocket especially looked fantastic who had there own characteristic with humour & one liners which were funny as hell Vin diesel & Bradley cooper done well with the voice overs to bring the character to life.
 The only downside to this film here was you can tell that the large portion of the effort gone into the film was spent on the main characters CGI (and rightly so), but it means that tertiary CG characters tended to be a bit lacking and not look up to standard but thankfully this is not the case in this film.
Unfortunately i did feel like Lee Pace's performance as main villain 'Ronan' to be quite one dimensional and wooden he didn't really come off as a bad a** menacing villain. He shouted way to much, it felt like the voice was being forced but the presence that was built up around his character I felt fell flat when he actually started speaking i don't think he should of been casted for that role, i think someone else could of done better.
I was surprised to see Glen close in this film playing the head honcho Nova Prime, Zoe Saldana moves quietly throughout the film as an unstoppable force as "Gamora." with some Kick-ass fight sequences he dose a fantastic job in her role, brilliant actress, as well as Karen Gillan seriously held her own in this film fair play to her for playing such a big role as Nebula the daughter of thanos, who (spoiler alert) dose appear in person in a brief cameo voice by John brolin.....ive got say thanos looks impressive & menacing at the same time so well done marvel you have made a worthy look for thanos.
The the music is a nice touch although a bit out  of place for the theme of the film, but for those that grew up in the 80s will recognize the music. This is a film i recommend watching at the cinema as of watching it in 3D, i think there is to much going so i would suggest watching it in 2D as your get a better look at the film.

Dislikes : Just Lee pace felt out of place as a villain really just wasn't that great, it was like Alan broody in predator just wasn't a great fit.

Overall : Brilliant visual effect, spot on humour moments, great acting, fantastic film

Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 10 out of 10 for Concept & scripted writing

Film Review: Hercules

Genre:  Action Adventure, WARNING this film does contain violent scene & scene of a dark nature 

Cert: given a 12A but due to curtain violent scene this should of been a 15 cert

Director: Brett Ratner

Screen writer: Ryan Condal, Evan Spiliotopoulos , Steve Moore

Starring: Dwayne Johnson , Ian McShane , John Hurt , Rufus Sewell , Aksel Hennie , Ingrid Bolsø Berdal , Reece Ritchie , Joseph Fiennes , Tobias Santelmann , Peter Mullan , Rebecca Ferguson , Isaac Andrews,Joe Anderson ,  Stephen Peacocke , Nicholas Moss , Robert Whitelock many more...

Running time: 98 min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: A woman is placing a child in its bed, her dress briefly slips, and some of the side of her breast is briefly seen, and the dress also reveals the shape of her breasts when she walks briefly.
Many Men are seen wearing loincloths.
A woman is seen from the back drops her robe as she walks away from the camera and we get a brief glimpse Of her buttocks.

Violence & Gore: Many intense battle scenes, some which involve blood, highly dangerous weapons. You can probably imagine what It would be like.

Profanity: 1 F-word, 6 uses of "shit". 

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: wine is seen being drunk

Frightening/Intense Scenes: Scene of body's, Cerberus & the hydra might be frightening for younger viewers

Story: Fourteen hundred years BCE, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labours and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years he warmed to the company of six similar souls, their only bond being their love of fighting and presence of death. These men and women never question where they go to fight or why or whom, just how much they will be paid. Now the King of Thrace has hired these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. It is time for this bunch of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen when they must train an army to become as ruthless and blood thirsty as their reputation has become.

Likes : I've got to say this is the best version of Hercules ive seen in a long time, Dwayne johnson really done this iconic character justice by bring the legend & the myth behind the man himself it was epic.
The battle choreograph in this film is outstanding with some of the best stunts ive seen, it really show the true strength of Hercules which is why some people believe him as a demi god because of the sheer strength.
Most of the film is a mixture of mythology & the real legend that is Hercules which is brilliantly told in a way you can easily understand not once did it show unrealistic theme.
Like most legends are told by the deeds they do in real life, most legends come from real events, in history this perfect show the legends like Cerberus with the three heads showing the real life legend in the film which is brilliant done.  
Ian McShane play the Amphiaraus who can see the future if the god so wish to let him, he play this role with a funny sarcastic humour but a warrior that cant fight, he bring a very light humour to the role, Aksel Hennie play Tydeus who seem to be haunted by a battle years ago as a child from seeing what he seen, it made him a little animistic but a fierce fighter none the less, The gorgeous Ingrid Bolsø Berdal  play Atalanta a Amazon warrior skilled with a bow & can fight like any man alive, she was awesome on the battle field, it was like watch a female version of Legolas from Lord of the rings, brilliant acting as a heroine for the story.
Reece Ritchie plays Iolaus, who try he best to spread the word of Hercules legend by every seem to think him a fool, but he just wants to be a warrior like Hercules, brilliant performance from him,  John Hurt performance is spot on as Lord Cotys bring a ruthless & multiplexing personality as you think he the good guy but is hold something back, brilliant shown in this film. Joseph Fiennes is kind of a cameo playing King Eurystheus but he play this perfect, alot of his past in this film involves Hercules dark past.
Dwayne the rock johnson wow just awesome as Hercules, though most of the film i could tell that he was in pain clear from the injury in the wrestle match he torn the tendents in he pelvis, he was hiding it well but you could see the way he was walk he was in pain but still carry's on, but its just the way he portray this character is just outstanding performance i don't think they could of got a better actor to play the role to do it justice.Rufus Sewell playing Autolycus, brilliant acting playing character with a skill for knife throwing which matched his character perfect.
The C.G.I effect are awesome special with the hydra in the swamp, perfect environment that portray the mythical breast perfect, the way the show Cerberus as well is outstanding perfect look for a hell hound gate keeper with three heads. This couple with visual effects, stunts & amazing choreograph fight scenes this is a outstanding film for Dwayne to be in, this is a film i recommend watch, i know a lot of people think Dwayne johnson cant act but this film proves just has brilliant of an actor he is.

Dislikes : Nothing wrong with this film.

Overall : Best Hercules story ever, Brilliant fight scenes, brilliant acting

Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 10 out of 10 for story-line 

Film Review: The Expendables 3

Genre:  Action Adventure Thriller

Cert: 12A

Director: Patrick Hughes

Screen writer: Sylvester Stallone , Creighton Rothenberger , Katrin Benedikt , Dave Callaham

Starring: Sylvester Stallone , Jason Statham , Jet Li , Antonio Banderas , Wesley Snipes , Dolph Lundgren , Mel Gibson , Harrison Ford , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Ronda Rousey , Kellan Lutz , Terry Crews , Kelsey Grammer , Natalie Burn , Sarai Givaty , Robert Davi , Victor Ortiz , Randy Couture , Glen Powell.

Running time: 127 min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: Character in a pretty sexy dress showing cleavage

Violence & Gore: Action scene in involving knife throwing, soldiers being blow up & shot, hand to hand combat you see in action film of this type, character is shot become a threat of death for the character

Profanity: There is strong language & some sexual references with some banter being throw between the characters

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Character smoking a cigar & alcohol is seen being drunk at a bar

Frightening/Intense Scenes: Some scene are very intense, nothing really disturbing

Story: Barney (Stallone), Christmas (Statham) and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill... or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables' most personal battle yet.

Likes : Director Patrick Hughes has done a pretty good job on this film, the action is fast, the pace of the film is balanced the story-line & casting is pretty much spot on, as the new crew did well in the film held their own. Jet Li , Kelsey Grammer , Harrison Ford & Arnold Schwarzenegger have a some what cameo roles in this film although Kelsey, Harrison & Arnold got a bit more screen time for a few mins in the film.
Kelsey Grammer plays Bonaparte a military head hunter recruiter, for special ops team, does a really good job at playing this role.
Harrison Ford play Max Drummer who is a agent like (Bruce Willis) character in the first two film, only Harrison character replaces Bruce character with not so much the attitude of Mr. Church had but he does play this role with a hard ass attitude with a sense of humour which is cool seeing from Harrison ford.
Arnold Schwarzenegger play he usual self with his character like the first two film only he a little more mellow in this film, but there is a few scene where you see him firing a gun & loving it. Jet li only seem to a full cameo in this film which is a shame i feel he could of had more screen time.
You still have the original crew Lee Christmas (statham) Gunner Jensen (Lundgren) Hale Caesar (Crews) & Toll Road (Couture) follow with Barney Ross (Stallone). but there added a few new recruits to the list who really pulled there own in this film.
Luna played by Ronda Rousey who is a MMA fighter in her real life career, plays a bouncer in a club who seriously can hold her own in a fight as she kicks ass in this film taking out soldiers left & right with some awesome combat moves. Mars played by Victor Ortiz who plays a military weapon expert that knows everything about weapons seriously kick ass with a shot gun as you see him taking out six soldiers at once with a weapon, really pulls this role off with a hard ass soldier that take no prisoners.
Thorn nickname Wifi played by Glen Powell play the extreme sport climber tech expert of the team, which become a very good addition to the team as he good at shut down trip alarms & lights, really plays this role well. Smilee played by Kellan Lutz, im very surprised that Kellan pulled this role off pretty good, i know alot of the movie his done haven't been that good but he suit this type of role, i feel he should be given more military type roles he has a calling there.
Galgo played by Antonio Banderas  i don't think ive laughed so much in my life, he plays a hard ass soldier who just wont shut up talking & a quaky side, its just funny seeing Stallone character trying to keep he cool with him, but he is brilliant in this film,brings a little humour to expendables. Doc played by Wesley Snipes plays the old expendables veteran extremely good with knifes which put him in a competition with Christmas the banter come flying between them some time with classic humour taking the piss out of each other which is funny, but he was awesome in this film.
Wow Mel Gibson as the bad guy Conrad Stonebanks a former Expendables turned sides & became a dangerous arms dealer, he played this role perfect with a vicious cold dark mental concept, with this attitude  if you crossed him you know he would just execute you on the spot. Mel is brilliant in this film, just by the way he looks, the stare he has made him the perfect chose for this role as when he plays the bad guy he has this cold stare which worked perfect for the character, although the fight scene at the end was a little short, the fight scene was good as he held his own in the fight.
Along with the action, banter & fight sequence that are brilliant choreograph this make for a brilliant 3rd film with great new character weather this is the last one not sure, but i see future for this franchise if they make more as this is not a bad film.If you loved this first two film your going to love this film, but this might now be for everyone, but worth watch just for the funny banter & action.
 
Dislikes : Just a few place were a little slow but not to much.

Overall : fast pace action, great fight sequence, great banter, brilliant acting

Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 8.9 out of 10 for story-line.

Film Review: Sabotage

Genre: Action  Crime  Drama

Cert: 15 cert

Director: David Ayer

Screen writer: Skip Woods, David Ayer

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger , Sam Worthington , Joe Manganiello , Josh Holloway , Terrence Howard , Max Martini , Kevin Vance , Mark Schlegel , Ned Yousef , Mireille Enos , Maurice Compte , Martin Donovan , Michael Monks , Nick Chacon , Tim Ware

Running time: 109 min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: Two women kiss and one gropes the other's exposed breast.
Two strip club scenes, with topless women/women wearing bikini's dancing suggestively.
It is presumed two main characters have sex.
Frequent bizarre and graphic sexual dialogue (According to the Australian board, they are of moderate impact, but are strong enough to warrant flagging in the consumer advice).
A woman's bare breasts (including nipple) are visible below the waterline in a swimming pool.

Violence & Gore: A woman is tortured and beaten on screen, and cut up and mailed to her husband piece by piece, though that is only discussed.
A man is killed by driving into the bed of a flatbed, and getting decapitated.
Many bloody shootouts.
A man is shown graphically nailed to the ceiling with organs showing.
A man is in an RV when it is run over by a speeding train. His burned corpse is shown, as well as various charred organs and body parts all over.
Men are shot in the head with graphic bullet entry and spray shown.
An innocent biker is run over by a speeding car and his blood is spread across the windshield.
A man is stabbed in the gut and blood is shown pouring out and is extremely graphic. He is then tied up and stuck in a refrigerator.
 A woman is tortured and beaten on screen, and cut up and mailed to her husband piece by piece, though that is only discussed.


Profanity: profanity is too frequent
At least 200 uses of the word 'fuck'.
1 use of the word 'cunt'.
1 or 2 uses of the word 'shit'.
Constant Profanity and sexual dialogue including explicit descriptions of sex acts.
Various toilet humor and crude jokes.

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Arnold's character almost always smoking a big cigar
a character is implied to be 'high'
Liquid meth is also seen and used (briefly)
Characters snort cocaine, drink heavily, and smoke cigars.
One character briefly smokes a cigarette.

Frightening/Intense Scenes:  A lot of main characters die which may be upsetting
Most main characters die in extremely graphic ways.
This film has some extremely graphic scenes of violence in it.

Story: Members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house.

Likes : I know i allot of reviews for this film are bad review but this isn't to bad, Ive seen allot worst film than this, but this film feel like Swat in a way with a hard hitting gritty film with a pretty graphic violence's & drugs runners.
From the beginning of the film you can understand Arnold's character as you see his wife & child being mutilate by Colombian drug lords on a video which give this film its edge. Arnold stars as the commander of a DEA "special operations" strike team (whatever that is), the single positive note here being Schwarzenegger does wear his age well. Other than that, his delivery of terribly written lines lack any timing, synchronicity or emotion. We see the old Arnie trying to shine through in some of his expressions, but his usual animation and vitality never come through.

As for the DEA team Arnie leads, well, the movie asks you to care for them or at least find them interesting as the opening gives each team member a spiffy nickname that's really not. Although the team is composed of some fairly large name actors (Sam Worthington, Terence Howard, Mirelle Enos), each of them is foul mouthed, hyper violent, a drug addict, or all three. That the movie goer is expected to view them as elite law enforcement officers doesn't really come off very well on screen.
Although the action is pretty good, fast paced, this film does lack in the storyline, as it not a memorial film but still a good film to watch, But i think Arnold isn't as good as he use to be, although he does do well in this film to holds he own he wear his age well better than ive seen him in other film's, but i feel the fast pace action genre film's is way behind him now he gotten older, he not quite the action hero he use to be.
As ive said this was an ok film, not his best but still worth watch, but may not be everyone's type of film.

Dislikes : there was a few plot holes in the story & not much involvement in to the back ground of the team other than the fact they are hyper violent,foul mouthed, drug taking,money stealing team, which makes the real DEA agents a joke really.

Overall:  Dark hard hitting gritty film, with extreme graphic violences & drugs

Rating: 4.2 out of 5 for entertainment / 6.1 out of 10 for story-line.

Film Review: Dawn of The Planet of Apes

Genre: Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Cert: 12A should been a 15 cert

Director: Matt Reeves

Screen writer: Mark Bomback , Rick Jaffa , Amanda Silver , Pierre Boulle

Starring: Andy Serkis (voice over), Jason Clarke , Gary Oldman,Keri Russell , Toby Kebbell (voice over), Kodi Smit-McPhee ,  Kirk Acevedo , Kirk Acevedo , Nick Thurston(voice over), Terry Notary(voice over), Karin Konoval(voice over) Judy Greer, Jon Eyez , Enrique Murciano. 

Running time: 130 min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: None. Unless you count the apes I guess. There are people sleeping in open tents and a couple sleeps together fully dressed and no intimacy is remotely hinted at or really fathomable for the setting.


Violence & Gore: Main characters die and make suicidal attacks during battle.
Intense gritty violence. Some blood and gun play.
Main characters are suddenly murdered and attacked by other main characters.
Many intense battle sequences with disturbing images.

More graphic than the first with more violence.
A couple of brutal deaths, and some of them are with animals. Though it is shocking, no gore is shown.
An ape pummels another almost to death. Another ape drags an ape by the neck and throws him over a precipice and it screams the whole way down. A similar scene happens again later (spoiler?)

Profanity: Multiple uses derivatives of "shit"
1 use of the F word, heard clearly and another usage that is muffled and you can still see what he is saying.

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Brief tobacco use.
Brief alcohol use.

Frightening/Intense Scenes: Some characters are killed abruptly. This may be frightening to some younger viewers, though older viewers will see it coming.
There are some very tense scenes between the humans and apes. 

Story: A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.

Likes : What a phenomenal film film is, set ten years after the first film the ALZ-113 virus has continued to evolve Apes why the rest of the world suffers from a rare disease create by scientists making the alz-113. The Ape Led by Caesar, made their home in the woods and bred a new live & home safe from the out side world. On the other side of the island (and the world), humans are scarce & slowly dying as the virus has had the opposite effect and spread across the world, killing billions which is shown brilliantly in this film. When an unfortunate situation occurs between the two sides, war is imminent. But not all humans and Apes agree with the potentially devastating results.
Whereas Rise of the Planet of the Apes was a stripped back study of the science at the core of the story, whilst investing us in the human drama, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes throws us head first into a very different world.
The scope is immense and multi-layered. At one view, it's a dead, frightening post-apocalyptic world.where the other side, it's brisk, dynamic and visually arresting. Matt Reeves has such a masterful handle on every string and creates brooding scope, claustrophobic tension and powerful action sequences; all amongst a basic, but incredibly rich morality play which is raw and powerfully spoken. What's is fantastic about the character's approach is there is nothing clear cut as the lines between Good vs. Bad meet in the middle and spirals out to both sides with intense moments & emotional scene that will have you in tears. 
What needs to be mentioned first is what an astonishing achievement 'Dawn' is when it comes to the use of CGI. Some people can be over critical towards the (over-)use of CGI  which i do agree with in some ways – but this is a clear example of a film that has the level of craftsmanship displayed here simply has to be admired with the C.G.I effects for astonishing film.
 It only took me seconds to forget I was watching digital characters (brought to life through the outstanding motion-capture performances by Andy Serkis, Toby Kebbell and Judy Grier – to name but a few), and I can't begin to imagine what a task it must have been for the artists and wizards in the animation department to work on every background and every tiny little detail of every character until this level of seamlessness and reality could be achieved to bring what is the most realistic world in a film ever. See in the first film you knid of see the apes has being the bad guys, but in this film they have give these apes more of a personality you come to root for them & feel sorry for them in the end, this is what i would call a masterpiece i don't normal say that about film's because not all film have reach this level, this is truly a blockbuster of the summer & a film i highly recommend to go see.

Dislikes : Nothing wrong with this film.

Overall : Fantastic visual, great C.G.I. Fantastic story, a must see.

Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 10 out of 10 for storyline/ C.G.I effects.

Film Review: Need for Speed

Genre: Action Crime Drama

Cert: this film was given a 12A but i think it should of been an 18 cert due to some scene

Director: Scott Waugh

Screen writer: George Gatins, John Gatins

Starring: Aaron Paul , Dominic Cooper , Imogen Poots , Scott Mescudi , Rami Malek , Ramon Rodriguez , Harrison Gilbertson , Dakota Johnson , Stevie Ray Dallimore , Michael Keaton.

Running time: 132 min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: A man quits his office job and disrobes on his way out of the office, left wearing socks and boxers only, and he kisses a woman coworker passionately as a "goodbye"; he removes his boxers below screen and walks into the hallway where we see him nude from the back (except for socks) and in a glass elevator with a woman he asks if she is bored at work and she says, "Yes"; she then looks down at his groin (off-screen) as he says, "It's cold in here" and we see his bare upper chest and shoulders as he walks with a friend outside and other men and women stare at him (while chasing his friend, we see his bare back, buttocks and legs).
A woman wiggles her little finger in the air and says that an overcompensating man (implying small genitals) needs a souped-up car.

Violence & Gore: When Tobey goes the wrong way on a freeway (sometimes the racers get up to speeds of 270 mph), the results are predictably destructive. Dino purposefully bumps Petey's car, sending it flipping into the air. Many rolls later and on fire, it flies off a bridge, then explodes. Tobey clips a homeless man's grocery cart, destroying it (and prompting jokes about it).
One cataclysmic street skirmish, this time with police in Detroit, gets filmed and uploaded to YouTube. The reward for all the recklessness? Monarch sees the clip and welcomes Tobey to participate in the DeLeon.
Thugs try to force Tobey and Julia off the road, using shotgun blasts to "persuade" them. Several of those attackers, not surprisingly, end up dying in explosive crashes. A crash in California flips the car Tobey and Julia are in, bloodying both of them and landing Julia in the hospital with a broken arm and concussion. Tobey ties a chain to a policeman's car, ripping off the rear axle of the vehicle when he tries to pursue.
The DeLeon race obliterates five of the six cars participating in it, along with numerous pursuing police cars. Several of the crashes involving the police are quite serious, and we hear radio calls for aid for the injured officers.
After dragging Dino from the burning wreckage of his flipped Lamborghini, Tobey makes sure he's OK then punches him in the face.

Profanity:  9 scatological terms, 5 anatomical terms, 15 mild obscenities, 7 religious exclamations (Oh My God, God, Jesus, Godspeed, Holy Shit and exclamations (shut-up.)
Name-calling (crazy, insane, stupid, maniac, ladies [said to men], Mr. Strong and Silent, redneck, liar, ex-con, trolls, tart, douche bag, Smokey and nimrod.)
Stereotypical references to blue collar workers, corrupt businessmen, the rich, men, women, the British, police officers and prisoners.

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Empty beer bottles sit in Tobey's shop. We see folks drinking wine and champagne.

Frightening/Intense Scenes:  The characters are usually in peril
Almost every car crash in the film is intense and/or disturbing.

Story: Framed by an ex-partner for a murder he did not commit, Tobey Marshall, a financially struggling custom-car builder and street-racer, spends two years in jail thinking about one moment. Fresh out of prison he reacquires the fastest car his workshop ever built and sold, and seeks to enter a secretive and extremely high-stakes race known as The DeLeon. His purpose; redemption, recognition from the world of racing and to solve his problems. Yet all this fades in comparison to his driving reason. Revenge. Above all, revenge. This is a story about love, redemption, revenge and motor oil all swirled together, but above all; It's a story about fast, fast cars

Likes : A lot of people would probable compare this film to fast & furious but this make fast & furious like a video because of the fact this film has no used C.G.I the stunts are real which makes this an outstanding film with a storyline.
Lots of people have give this film bad reviews, but this is surprisingly a good film to watch as it take you on a fast pace journey of revenge for the death of a friend by the hands of  former friend played by Dominic Cooper. There is never a dole moment in this film as it keep you watch & you never get bored once, the acting is fantastic, the action is fast & intense, and the soundtrack and effects were spot on, never hardly need any c.g.i from a game adaptation this is the first game film that has worked.
 Aaron Paul is a brilliant actor after seeing him in 300:rise of empire, seeing him in the role is brilliant in this film, , he proves that he is an amazing actor with great things ahead of him. Another surprise here is Kid Cudi, who gives a light hearted touch to the rough and tough story of revenge of need for speed while Michael Keaton is another welcomed addition to this film as he lets the viewer get a better idea of who our anti-hero, Toby Marshall, truly is.
Dominic Cooper is slightly the down side of the film, unfortunately he doesn't quiet come off on screen as the bad guy with a typical evil billionaire performance which i don't think he pulled off so well, but it is just enough to overlook.The gorgeous Imogen Poots character Julia Maddon in this film is wise cracking girl that pretend to be this rich spoilt girl but underneath she a gear head & know alot about cars who gets drag in to a fast pace revenge on intense car chase's while falling for  Aaron Paul character Tobey Marshall. She is a brilliant actress with those strike blue eyes that make her a very beautiful woman.
This will be a film your iver like or hate, but i feel this film will be for people that love fast cars, fast pace action & great storyline, this film has, this is a film i recommend watching if you haven't already seen it, well paced film, great acting brilliant made as ive said easy the best adaptation from a video game.

Dislikes : Only probable is cast Dominic Cooper for this film, he not a bad actor but for this role he just didn't suit the role.

Overall : Great acting, face pace action, great story of revenge with car theme

Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 8.4 out of 10 for storyline.

Film Review: Muppet Most Wanted

Genre: Adventure Comedy Crime

Cert: U Cert

Director: James Bobin

Screen writer: James Bobin , Nicholas Stoller , Jim Henson

Starring: Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell ,  Tina Fey , Steve Whitmire , Eric Jacobson , Dave Goelz , Bill Barretta , David Rudman , Matt Vogel , Peter Linz , Tony Bennett.

Running time: 107 min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: Kermit and Piggy share an inter-species kiss.
Jean Pierre Napoleon flirts with Piggy.
Some flirting and hand-touching among puppets.
A frog and a pig are implied to have had sex as 2 frog/pig hybrid children of them are seen.
Sam Eagle and Jean Pierre Napoleon compare badge sizes (implying they are comparing penis sizes).

Violence & Gore: Slapstick-style comedy occurs with The Muppets; one frog attacks people in a light-hearted typical children's movie "mild action" sort of way, this is not frightening. All of this is comical.

Profanity:  6 uses of "Oh God" and "Please God".

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: A Frenchman has a glass of wine with his lunch, as the film exaggerates his cultural stereotypes, but there is no recreational drinking or drugs of any sort shown in this film. (Come on, it's the Muppets)
There is a lyric during "Something So Right" that is sometimes taken out of context: "How can I feel the high when I feel so low?" 

Frightening/Intense Scenes:  Some parts shown in a foggy area or prison that could seem frightening to little ones in theory still have a fairly light hearted tone and aren't intense in nature.

Story: Flush with their revival's success, Kermit the Frog and his friends are approached by Dominic Bad guy to go on a world tour. Unknown to them, this is all part of the sinister plan of Constantine, the world's most evil frog, to become the greatest thief of all time. After making sure that Kermit is jailed as himself, Constantine impersonates him to use the Muppets' tour as cover for his scheme. While Sam the Eagle and Inspector Jean Pierre Napoleon investigate, the Muppets find their boss seems strangely changed even as Kermit desperately attempts to escape to stop the impostor. Only when Walter, Fozzie and Animal realize the truth is there a chance to prevent Constantine from pulling off the crime of the century.

Likes : This film has got alot of bad reviews & mix review, the trouble with the Muppet unless you grow up on them from the 80s most people wont like these film, this is why i think alot of the reviews on this film are low rated.
Trouble with squeals they don't away succeeded the original film, this unfortunately doesn't quiet live up the first film but still great entertainment with a lot of cameos from Tony Bennett,  Hugh Bonneville , Jemaine Clement , Kenneth Collard , Sean Combs , Rob Corddry , Mackenzie Crook , Céline Dion , Lady Gaga , 
 Zach Galifianakis , Josh Groban , Salma Hayek , Tom Hiddleston , Tom Hollander , Toby Jones , 
Frank Langella, Ray Liotta , Ross Lynch , James McAvoy , Aleksandar Mikic , Chloë Grace Moretz , Fleur Poad , Usher Raymond , Miranda Richardson , Saoirse Ronan , Til Schweiger , Russell Tovey , Danny Trejo , Stanley Tucci , Christoph Waltz .The film has the funny moments although some jokes fall flat & the music numbers are pretty well performed as.The plot, as you may already be aware, involves some creative switcharoo, which is played off very well. This leads to a number of interesting scenes on both sides. 
The movie is paced very well, and does a good job of switching back and forth between story lines. Just as you become reinvested in one, you're switched back to the other. You will most likely see your favorite Muppet at some point, although only a handful have significant parts. I always enjoy the familiar faces in the background scenes.The human/Muppet ratio was back where it should be. Any proper Muppet movie should always star the Muppet, with humans being "around". This delivered that perfectly, but also picked the perfect co-stars. Ty Burrell is fantastic, and his time with Sam the Eagle is wonderful, and something I had been looking forward to. Of course Tina Fey is great as well.
I personally think this is a good way to bring back the legacy that was the Muppet as alot of us grow up on them but its good to bring in the new generation of kids to like them as the still hold that funny charm as they use to be, i don't think the Muppet will ever get old as grow up those that grow up on them still love them at 40.This is a film recommend for your younger kids & fans as it might not be for everyone.

Dislikes : I think some of the joke were a little off kind of fell flat in place but apart from that this film was ok.

Overall : Great music, funny jokes, great fan & kids movie.

Rating: 4.7 out of 5 for entertainment / 8 out of 10 for storyline

Film Review: The Other Woman

Genre:  Comedy  Romance

Cert: 12A

Director: Nick Cassavetes

Screen writer: Melissa Stack

Starring: Cameron Diaz , Leslie Mann , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ,  Don Johnson , Kate Upton , Taylor Kinney , Nicki Minaj , Kenneth Maharaj ,Alyshia Ochse , Victor Cruz ,  Madison McKinley , David Thornton , Olivia Culpo , John 'B.J.' Bryant , Chelsea Turnbo .

Running time: 109 min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: A married man and a woman kiss as they come into a hotel room; they stop briefly and the woman says, "We can talk after"; they kiss again and sex is implied.
A clothed married man and clothed woman lie in bed and kiss.
A husband and his wife kiss and he chases her into their bedroom where they lie on the bed kissing and start to undress; she excuses herself and we see her shaving her legs and armpits before returning to find him on the phone; the husband tries to seduce the wife and she rebuffs him.
A married man wearing swim trunks on a beach kisses a woman wearing a bikini (we see his bare chest and legs and her cleavage, abdomen, back and full legs).
A married man reaches for the bare thigh of a woman in his car and she pushes his hand away and gets out of the car.
A husband and his wife kiss in a few scenes.
Three women watch a married man kisses a woman.
A bare-chested man with a towel wrapped around his waist panics when he seems to be growing breasts and his nipples are enlarged and tender (we see his nipples and his wife squeezes one in close-up).
A woman wears extremely tight-fitting outfits that reveal her ample breasts, hips and buttocks in several scenes.
A woman wears a low-cut tank top that reveals cleavage and bare shoulders.
A woman wears a dress that is very low-cut in the back and we see her bare back to the hip.
Men and women wearing swimsuits are shown around a swimming pool.
Two women wear low-cut tops that reveal cleavage.
A clothed woman wakes up in a bed next to a man and separated by pillows; they talk about her having come to bed naked after skinny dipping and that the man had to button her into a shirt backwards to keep the shirt on her; she remarks about trying to molest him and he says that he managed to resist her.
A woman wearing a short skirt and low-cut top (bare legs to the upper thigh and cleavage are shown) stands at the front door of her boyfriend's house posing as a plumber and the man's wife answers the door.
A woman tries to convince a married man to have sex with her and another woman; when he finally agrees, a man dressed as a woman lifts the man up and twirls him around (it is not suggested that they actually have sex).
A drunk woman hugs another woman and tries to kiss her.
Two drunk women dance together and we see sexually suggestive thrusts and bumps.
A man tells three women how much sex he has.
Three women talk about a man's sexual appetite.
A woman yells at another woman and asks, "You had sex with my husband 50 times?"
A father tells his adult daughter to "Put on something sexy and fix that young man's plumbing."
Two women talk about the man one of them is dating and the other says, "You haven't dated one man in a long time," suggesting that she usually dates several men at a time.
A woman implies that she and another woman's husband had sex in numerous places in her apartment.
A woman asks another woman, "Doesn't he (her husband) see you naked all the time?" and they have a conversation about body maintenance and shaving various parts of the body.
Two women look at and discuss the underwear that one of them has in her closet (some underwear is shown and is sheer).
A woman talks to another woman about her "Hot brother" and the second woman says, "You cannot have my husband and my brother."
A woman tells two other women that she told her boyfriend that she had an STI causing him to panic and get medicine from the doctor.

Violence & Gore: A man yells and protests when he is confronted in a conference room and when he attempts to leave the room he slams into a glass wall cutting his nose and (blood sprays on the glass and we see a cut across his nose).
A man walks through a glass wall and the entire wall shatters and he falls to the floor (we see him with blood on his nose and lip and his suit is cut in places).
A woman falls through a second floor window, crashes through a pergola and lands hard on the ground (she's OK).
A woman chases another woman on a beach, and then twists her ankle and limps before a third woman tackles her and they wrestle on the ground for a short time while yelling at each other.
A man punches another man in the already very bloody face and he falls to the ground.
A man shoves a woman out of her office chair and onto the floor (she squeals but we see no injuries).
We hear a woman screaming in a house and we later see a flashback to a scene where she swings a golf club around in her husband's home office destroying equipment and putting holes in the walls.
A woman brushes the teeth of her dog using her husband's toothbrush and then rinses it in the toilet water; she replaces his shampoo with depilatory cream and spikes his smoothie with female hormones (please see the Sex/Nudity category for more details); we see the man panic when he pulls out handfuls of hair from his head.
A woman tries to climb a security gate and another woman helps by trying to push her over; when the gate begins to open, they jump into the surrounding shrubs where one of the women pretends to be stretching using the other woman's legs as several gardeners in a truck drive out.
A woman confronts another woman about having an affair with her husband and says that her husband is "Lying to me and sleeping with you" before having a panic attack and hyperventilating.
A wife talks to her husband about what happened to a man who ate undercooked pork and describes a medical procedure; she says that without the procedure the man's head would have exploded.
A woman says that "We should kick him in the balls" about a man who has cheated on her.
A woman drinks numerous shots of alcohol in a bar and dribbles a little bit of one of the shots out and down her chin before vomiting in her purse (we hear loud retching, but we do not see vomit).

Profanity:  2 mouthed F-words accompanied by two obscene hand gestures, 16 sexual references, 32 scatological terms (1 mild), 14 anatomical terms, song lyrics include the words "bubble butt" repeated numerous times, 16 mild obscenities and 13 religious exclamations (e.g. Oh My God, Jesus Christ, Jesus, Oh God, I Swear to God).
Name-calling (paranoid, selfish, old, gross, sociopath, pig, soul sucking, cliché, chick, greedy, dumb, boring, weird, weirdo, weirdest, evil, monster, killer, empty man, disgusting and girls) and exclamations (screw turkey, oh my gosh.)

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: People drinking alcohol, and several times drinking alcohol for the purpose of getting really drunk, including drinking shots, throughout the entire film.
People in several restaurant scenes are shown with glasses of wine and liquor at their tables and some are shown drinking from them.
A man stands outside a woman's place of business holding a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of wine.
A woman drinks many shots of alcohol in a bar. A woman struggles to get another woman who is very drunk into a car and eventually manages to.
People are shown drinking alcohol in several bar scenes.
Two women finish off a couple bottles of wine.
People drink beer and wine in a restaurant.
Two women drink tequila after having had a couple bottles of wine and they appear to be drunk.
A man and woman sitting on a beach are shown with beer bottles on a table near them.
Three women toast with champagne.
People in a restaurant are shown with wine and alcohol in glasses on their tables and a few are shown drinking.
A woman drinks vodka from the bottle and sprays whipped cream into her mouth while crying.
Three women toast with champagne.
People drink alcohol in a dance club.
A woman asks three other people if they mind if she smokes and one of them says that she feels like having one too (we do not see them smoking).

Frightening/Intense Scenes: A man walks through a glass pane, although it's done in a comedic matter.
The scene when a man struggles with severe diarrhea after consuming laxative powder could be embarrassing to some viewers.

Story: After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly Whitten tries to get her ruined life back on track. But when she accidentally meets the wife he's been cheating on, she realizes they have much in common, and her sworn enemy becomes her greatest friend. When yet another affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on their cheating, lying, three-timing SOB.

Likes : What is funny about this film is some guy's do's this everyday in real life some woman just don't see it because they are blinded by love because some guy just cant be trusted this film is a clear example. This film is pretty funny in place & well scripted although i did find Cameron Diaz did really carry this film as well as she has done in over film's but still good acting tho.
 The beautiful Kate Upton i think was thrown in as the blonde bimbo character although she held her own in this film which i was impressed with but i think the one actress that really carried this film was Leslie Mann playing the unlucky wife marred to a cheating husband sleeping around with multiple partners, her performance is brilliant & she deserves major credit in this film she is incredibly talented and carried a lot of the movie comedical & hilarious moment's. Leslie is in a comedy league of her own.
through most of the film is funny it has its moments t special the scenes that are completely hilarious are when Kate King  is putting estrogen pills in her husband's smoothies while Carly has put laxative powder in his drink. Taylor Kinney as Kate's brother Phil kind of in the film as a love interest im sure most woman would swoom over him, Nikki Minaj exactly is a good actor she only had a few scenes but she doesn't steal the show from these veteran actresses which is good for the film.
 I will say this film seriously get funny by the end special the office scene, just funny as hell, this is some what of a girly flick but some guys might like this as well with having Kate Upton starring in this with a white bikini showing her gorgeous body off , this film might not be for everyone but this is a funny film to watch.

Dislikes : I just think Cameron should have had more comedic role in this because Leslie was carrying the film if she wasn't in this i don't think this film would of been as funny as it was.

Overall :  hilarious, funny, eye candy for men & woman, great comedy revenge movie

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 for entertainment / 7.8 out of 10 for comedy

Film Review: Under the Skin

Genre: Drama Sci-Fi  Thriller

Cert: 15 cert

Director: Jonathan Glazer 

Screen writer: Walter Campbell , Michel Faber , Jonathan Glazer

Starring: Scarlett Johansson , Jeremy McWilliams , Lynsey Taylor Mackay , Dougie McConnell , Kevin McAlinden , D. Meade , Andrew Gorman , Joe Szula , Krystof Hádek , Roy Armstrong , Alison Chand , Ben Mills , Oscar Mills , Lee Fanning , Paul Brannigan , Marius Bincu .

Running time: 108 min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: A fully nude woman undresses the dead body of another woman and dresses herself (both of their bare breasts, buttocks, abdomens, and genitals are seen).
The main character frequently entices single men into her van, where she flirts with them.
A woman leads a man into a completely black, void room. While the woman strips down to her underwear and walks backward away from the man, he walks forward and removes all his clothes; we see his bare buttocks from behind, and his fully erect penis from the front as he sinks into the floor walking forward (please see the Frightening/Intense Scenes category for more details).
A man is shown bare-chested and dancing; he and a woman remove all their clothes while in a dark room (the woman is wearing bra and panties as she walks backwards; we see the man's bare buttocks and fully erect penis as he sinks into the floor walking forward). We then see the fully nude man from inside the floor, much like an underwater scene, where he sees and tries interacting with the first man who sank into the floor from a previous scene (both of their penises are visible throughout).
A man walks towards a woman as she walks backwards. She takes off her bra, and and she is the man's genitals are shown and the woman is shown fully nude from a side view.
A fully nude man (his bare buttocks and penis are seen) walks through tall grass and climbs through a fence.
A fully nude woman examines herself in a mirror (we see her bare breasts, buttocks, and genitals, which includes a brief close-up of her labia).
A man and a woman kiss in bed, he lies on top of her and kisses her neck and chest, then removes her pants (we see her bare legs) and her panties and he moves between her legs (we see his bare buttocks). They are trying to have sex when she stops him, moves to the edge of the bed and shines a light between her legs because she seems to be confused by her own anatomy (only her bare buttocks is visible since we see this from behind her).


Violence & Gore:A woman in a van entices a man to join her and the next scene shows her alone in the van (implying that the man has come to an untimely demise).
A woman swims into rough waves near rocks to rescue her dog that seems to be stuck in heavy undertow and we see the dog disappear under the water's surface; the woman disappears as well when her husband struggles to reach her. Another man pulls the husband to the shore, but he goes back in and does not come back out leaving their young child crying on the beach (we see the baby again later in the dark and continuing to cry on the beach as the tide comes closer towards him). We later hear a news report that the man's body has washed ashore and that his wife and child are missing.
In a surrealist sequence, stream of neon-red sludge flows through a passageway (it is not clear what it is, but it could be the organs and remains of men).
A woman finds blood on her hand after a man hands her a rose; we see the man wrapping his bloody hand with a cloth.
A woman trips and falls on a sidewalk and lies face down on the ground before two men help her up (no injuries are seen).
Several young men surround a woman sitting in a van; she rolls down the window and they shout at her and pound on the van; one young man jumps on the hood and another spits on the window before the woman drives away.

Profanity: 3 f-words, one use of "sh*t", one anatomical term, and one mild obscenity. 

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Men and women in a nightclub are shown holding drinks and drinking alcoholic beverages. One man speaks with a drunken slur.
Several people smoke cigarettes while standing on a sidewalk and talking.

Frightening/Intense Scenes: The "harvesting" scenes is presented in a manner in what can be best described as abstract surrealism, and the events and the victims' fate are more ambiguous rather than literal. When the main character lures men back to her house, the men strip down and then descend into a clear oil-like substance where they are floating submerged. One man witnesses another "deflate" like a burst balloon leaving only the man's skin surface floating. This is followed by another image of what appears to be a large stream of blood sucked into a distant red light.
In the final scene,
In the beach scene, an 18-month-old toddler is seen in severe distress as he is left alone on the beach as his family has drowned.
The film as a whole is rather distressing and uncomfortable due to its surreal imagery, frightening music, and mature themes involving death, sexuality, and an . However, a majority of the film is surreal and/or not graphic in its depiction of such themes.

Story: A female alien comes to Scotland to replace a deceased alien. She drives a van through the roads and streets seducing lonely men to process their bodies. Soon the emotionless alien sees her human form in a mirror and she experiences the human emotions and feelings coming to a tragic discovery.

Likes : Firstly, there is no obvious narrative in this film, because it does not have a big significance or importance here other than to really mess with your head & get under your skin with a unsettling & so what disturbing concept, On the most basic level it is a story of an alien imposing a woman and seducing men from all over Scotland in order to drain their flesh which some scene leave you thinking W.T.F just did you just see & on a deeper layer it is a serious study of our society.
The film's main focus is on the inside and outside of things, the philosophy of form and material that come across very disturbing & unsettling in places with Johansson's character who seem's to struggle in this society.The beautiful Scarlett johanson performance is amazing very believable & haunting, She portrayed as this woman going against the stream, like she's is lost in the sea of rushing people who do not want to get deeper into things, because they know they could be hurt it come off on screen perfect.
 This is represented in a very subtle visual way. For instance, roses look nice in the film, but they have spikes which make rose seller's hands bleed. A piece of cake seems delicious, but the taste of it is disgusting.
It is always the fight between the surface and depth in this film, the first impression and further investigation. I believe it is a very important theme for our society where people are afraid of making commitments or engagements, where they seek quick pleasures, even though they need true and honest love.
The film is very strong visually and stylistically. In order for the reader to get a glimpse of what it is, it's is sort of a combination of Kubrick, Lynch and von Trier film's.
Kubrick - for using clever cinematic language, for all the subliminal messages that are there like a sign on a building saying "Open 24" which is pretty ironic as nobody in the film is truly open. The director deliberately plays with this open and closed concept a lot. The music is somewhat similar to Eyes Wide Shut's too and I think it is used to the fullest in Under the Skin as a form of expression. One can also feel the influence of 2001: A Space Odyssey with all those shots of abstract liquids and close-ups of a human eye.
Lynch - for the dreamy, surreal sequences and the guy with the ugly face. I see it as a direct reference to his film The Elephant Man where he also talks about the inner beauty of a human being.
Although though this film kind of makes you feel like watching a film you struggle to understand & really mess's with you mind, its a very haunting but beautifully made film that make you keep watching it even though there is no storyline or plot. you can tell this is a very dark art student type concept film just by the way this is filmed, but if you in to film's that mess with your head, look weird & unsettling this is a film i recommend watching.

Dislikes : just a little hard to understand what's going on because of no narrative at the beginning.

Overall : weird, unsettling , disturbing, great performances

Rating: 4.3 out of 5 for entertainment / 6.2 out of 10 for story-line concept.

Film Review: Heaven is Real (Based of a True Story)

Genre: Drama  (Based on a True Story).

Cert: PG cert

Director: Randall Wallace

Screen writer: Randall Wallace, Chris Parker , Todd Burpo , Lynn Vincent

Starring:Greg Kinnear , Kelly Reilly , Thomas Haden Church , Connor Corum , Lane Styles , Margo Martindale , Jacob Vargas , Thanya Romero , Danso Gordon , Rob Moran , Nancy Sorel , Darcy Fehr , Vivian Winther , Pete Hudson , Ursula Clark , Mike Mohrhardt.

Running time: 99 min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: Sonja wears some clingy outfits with low-cut necklines. In her home, we see her bare shoulders and camisole's spaghetti straps. To convince her hard-working and reluctant husband to take the family on a much needed vacation, she whispers something sexually suggestive in his ear (we can't hear it), and he immediately changes his mind. Elsewhere, Todd and Sonja are physically affectionate.

Violence & Gore: Todd slides into third base during a church softball game, resulting in a sickening crunch and what appears to be a severely broken leg. We see him writhing in pain on the ground and glimpse the bloody wound.
Defending her little brother from taunts at school, Cassie hits two bullies in the face. She's disciplined by the school, but Dad expresses nothing but pride in her. Laughing off the Bible's admonition to turn the other cheek, he says he's going to need to teach her how to hit without hurting her hand.
In a moment of deep frustration, Sonja angrily hurls a glass into the kitchen sink, where it shatters.

Profanity: One use each of "heck" and "oh my gosh."
  
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: none

Frightening/Intense Scenes:  The baseball game scene is intense, boy in hospital maybe disturbing for some viewers.

Story: Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book of the same name, HEAVEN IS FOR REAL brings to the screen the true story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world. The film stars Academy Award® nominee and Emmy® award winning actor Greg Kinnear as Todd Burpo and co-stars Kelly Reilly as Sonja Burpo, the real-life couple whose son Colton (newcomer Connor Corum) claims to have visited Heaven during a near death experience. Colton recounts the details of his amazing journey with childlike innocence and speaks matter-of-factly about things that happened before his birth ... things he couldn't possibly know. Todd and his family are then challenged to examine the meaning from this remarkable event.

Likes : I'm not a religious person never will be, but i feel this film is under-rated as a drama film as it's a very heart-warming story based of a true life event of one boy who fell sick by the powers that be he found himself in heaven which is beautiful represented in this film.
i feel alot of these bad reviews for this type of film are because alot of people have lost their compassion for things & have become selfish & self centre to see the world that this film represents, i feel this film is beautiful made & did at some points have my in tears as ive had a son that was in hospital fighting for his life,trust me to though that have gone through this can understand the pain of going though something like that, as it not easy.
The acting is perfect for a believable characters special Greg Kinnear i think he nail this role as a parent brilliantly as he give a believable performance of a father on the verge of losing his son, as well as his co-star Kelly Reilly who play he wife Sonja Burpo who also bring a perfect performance.One thing i like in his film is it brought a little bit of light humour in the scene with the boy in heaven which was cute & funny.
i will say though this is a film best suit to though of a religious nature as this is heavy in religion but this film wont before everyone, unless you love the heart-warming mellow drama story-line.I will recommend this film to drama film fans as its a very heart felt storyline that will warm your heart & make you cry its not as bad as people make it out to be but not every film is for everyone.

Dislikes : Nothing wrong with this film.

Overall : very heart-warming, based of a true story, great film for drama film fans

Rating: 4.3 out of 5 for entertainment / 6.8 out of 10 for story-line