Disturbia (2007)

This movie was one of my favorites from the start. I saw the film when it first came out at the box office.

The acting in this movie is average. No one really blew me away, everyone just had exceptional chemistry. Whether it was positive or negative, everyone worked well together. I give the acting a 6.2/10.

This movie had some awesome scenes. The most important scene was written,  filmed, and presented to perfection. Spoiler alert. When Kale and his father crash, the scene is so intense and realistic that I nearly lose my breath every time I watch it. Going back to their chemistry, it's easy to tell how strong the bond was that they had as father and son in the film. I give the production a 6.8/10.

Rating
7.7/10

Jack Reacher (2012)

I watched this movie about a month ago and it has stayed in my head to the point of me thinking about it randomly every now and then.

Tom Cruise has always had his own style of acting. I admit, his style is unusual. This was a decent film, but it was extremely awkward at times. There were certain scenes that left me asking myself if it was meant to be funny or serious, and it made things uncomfortable for me on numerous occasions. It's not at all that the acting was bad because it was actually very well. I give the acting a 6.6/10. Not unimpressed at all. Be on the look out for Jai Courtney! Just a heads up. I'm a fan.

The production in this film was average. There were no big time scenes. Everything flowed together almost smoothly. The action scenes weren't too played out, they made sense. The script seemed to be organized. I give the production a 6.1/10. This movie isn't a must watch but it's not a must miss either. I watched this movie on Netflix. If you get bored and want to watch a movie,  put this one on. Not bad at all. Like I said, just weird at particular parts.

Rating
5.5/10

How I Live Now (2013)

Man, I'm totally in love with this movie. UK films are always so catchy. My review on this movie will be a positive one for sure.

In my opinion, for the age of the cast, this movie was carried so well by these young actors and actresses. The acting wasn't as bad as the average movie watcher would think. Seeing nothing but young kids in a movie together would usually trigger some sort of red flag for me, but I noticed that George MacKay was one of the main characters and I knew right then that this movie was worth watching. MacKay isn't really as young as he looks in this movie. Currently 21, MacKay is beginning to break out as a rising British actor. I'm super excited to see him take off. I give the acting in the overall movie a 6.9/10.

The scenery, if you will, is actually impressive in this movie. I was expecting a cheap independent film, but yet again, I was surprised. Just like any low production film this movie has a few "needs improvement" scenes, but those scenes weren't so bad that I had the urge to turn it off or laugh. I'm giving the production a 5.9/10. I was highly impressed and I'm naming this movie a must watch. I watched this movie on Netflix, so if you have access to an account, you should watch it! You won't be let down.

Rating
7.4/10

The Legend of Hercules (2014)

I LOVE mythological films. This movie, not as much. I don't have a problem with the casting of Hercules because I have quiet a lot of respect for Lutz, but he could have carried the movie a little more successfully.

His acting gets a 5.9/10 and the only reason he gets over 5 is because I couldn't imagine working in front of a green screen. For a film centered around CGI, he didn't do as terrible as some would have done. If you can, think back on his performance in the Twilight film series and tell me if you think he has grown as an actor. I would love to know the thoughts of anyone and everyone.

Throughout the movie, Lutz is consistent on the macho aspect. The entire production was based off of muscle, which in some cases may be good, but the acting was simply poor.

Onto the part of the movie I'm giving a 1/10. CGI. Wow. Awful. Worse than any performance in the movie itself. I'm starting to wonder if the CGI for this movie wasn't some sort of junior college computer class project.  A bad computer generated image does not bother me one bit because I can look past that. In a movie, the story line is what matters most to me, but when a movie makes me laugh because it's so poorly generated, there's a big problem.

Rating
2.9

**Edited to clarify which Hercules film this review is on.

Homefront

Homefront is the typical action movie plot, but Jason Statham makes it better than typical with his brilliance. He's one of a kind in this movie. With the addition of James Franco and Winona Rider, this movie is above subpar.

The acting was a 7/10 and the action sequences were 7.9/10. There were a few scenes that were forced. For example, the recess fight could have been mapped out just a little better. It almost seemed like that amateur written schoolyard fight that you see in Disney movies.

Statham's flawless ability to take viewers to the edge of their seats was definitely present in Homefront. Franco was interesting to watch as a backwoods meth cook. He was close to perfect in his role. His nearly arrogant smirk that we have all grown used to boosted him over the edge as the films antagonist.

Rating
7.1/10

It Has Been a While

I have no good explanation as to my absence because I actually have several movies I need to review that I've watched since my last post. I guess all I can really say is that I'm bad with routines. I'm going to try my hardest to blog every single day, but I may fail from time to time. My computer has crashed since my last post, so I lost my top 100 list. :( I'll be working on that next. I won't do a review or rating of any sort in this blog tonight, but I will recommend watching Homefront. I'll review and rate it in my next blog though. Please be patient and don't forget to keep viewing my blog posts! I like the support. Tune in tomorrow for a rating and review! Thank you!