Jason Bateman in The Gift. Smart, uncompromising and timely, Joel Edgerton’s excellent new thriller The Gift is a sly little film that mirrors its main character in all the best ways. Unassuming and deceptive, the movie slowly sucks you in, leading the viewer down what seems a familiar path only to play against expectations, shunning […]
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Bosses 2 a surprising improvement
Charlie Day, Jason Bateman and Jason Sudeikis in Horrible Bosses 2. PHOTO COURTESY WARNER BROS. PICTURES Though superhero films are doing their best to disprove this notion, it’s generally accepted that sequels are usually not as good as the movie that preceded them. I would argue that comedy sequels have an even harder time as […]
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Thief steals nothing but viewer’s time
Identity Thief is the sort of film that attempts a great deal and succeeds at nothing. At once a slapstick comedy, a chase film and an exercise in tear jerking, director Seth Gordon fails to achieve a consistent tone throughout as madcap hijinks, mortal peril and a pathetic attempt at pathos are all thrown at […]
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Retreating from Couples your best bet
I always hate when comedians go soft but it seems to be the nature of the beast. Richard Pryor made Superman III, Eddie Murphy became Dr. Dolittle, and Steve Martin found himself as Father of the Bride. Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau continue to go to comedic seed as well in Couples Retreat, a milquetoast […]
