Movie Review: Generic ‘American Assassin’ Ain’t All Bad
There’s a fascinating terrorist-themed Death Wish story in here somewhere, but it gets crammed into a standard-fare action movie
September 15, 2017
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There’s a fascinating terrorist-themed Death Wish story in here somewhere, but it gets crammed into a standard-fare action movie
It doesn’t break the mold, but Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson have a great rapport, and the film delivers two top action scenes
This Cold War action-thriller features a tangled mess of a plot that gets in the way of any spy games fun
This sturdy WWII filmmaking drama from director Lone Scherfig features fine perfs and solid period detail, but struggles to find a pulse
This go-for-broke attempt by Universal to create a monster movie franchise is one of the strangest blockbusters to grace the screen this year
Japan’s biggest lake gets its very own version of the Loch Ness Monster in this gentle, surprisingly subtle children’s film
A young intern discovers some unfortunate goings-on in her mother’s insurance company in this fitfully engaging story
This low-key tale gets by on the appeal of its young leads, but interest wanes as the running time grows
This sequel to Prometheus throws in a lot more Alien action, and backstory explanation, to little effect
Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, and Morgan Freeman are always worth watching, but this by-the-number outing gives them little to work with
Vin Diesel and co. are back with more of the same, though this might be the series’ second-best entry after Fast Five
This reboot of the popular 1990s TV series maintains a delicate balance between teenage drama and monster movie cheese
This remake looks great and captures the spirit of the original, but fails to bring much else to the table
Bolivia’s vast salt flats far outshine the fictional storyline in the acclaimed director’s latest film
Disney’s latest live-action remake of a beloved cartoon does little more than remind us of the earlier film
This King Kong reboot has so much fun delivering monster movie thrills it forgets to tell a meaningful story
Gore Verbinski’s gothic thriller looks great, but trudges through 2.5-hours to get through a simple B-movie story
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is the controversial NSA whistleblower in this new drama from director Oliver Stone
Tom Cruise is back in action as the popular Lee Child ex-military hero in this engaging if by-the-numbers thriller
Tim Burton’s adaptation of the popular children’s novel is inventively designed but unimaginatively plotted
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre meets domestic Czech melodrama in this new feature now playing in Prague with English subtitles
These aren’t your parents animated food products, but the one-joke premise of naughty hot dogs and buns soon wears thin
What’s being touted as the best shark movie since Jaws isn’t even the best shark movie of 2016
All-female, much-derided remake is neither flop nor flawless, with a fun cast failing to bust routine script