Monthly Archives: February 2016

Adventure, Animation, Comedy, No Spoiler Reviews

HELL & BACK (2015): The Good Things…

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Hell & Back (2015), Nick Swardson (Remy), T.J. Miller (Augie)
Hell & Back (2015), Nick Swardson (Remy), T.J. Miller (Augie)

Set in hell, Mila Kunis, Susan Sarandon, T.J. Miller and Danny McBride make up some of the cast of stop-motion animation adult comedy, Hell & Back.

I definitely smiled more than I laughed as I watched Hell & Back, which I think makes it a mildly entertaining to quite entertaining movie. This of course isn’t the ideal reaction, but I remain glad I made it to the end.

Hell & Back (2015), Bob Odenkirk (The Devil)
Hell & Back (2015), Bob Odenkirk (The Devil)

Directed by Tom Gianas and Ross Shuman, I enjoyed the voice work moments of funny dialogue. For example, words spoken by the character responsible for welcoming residents to Hell and administering torture.

Augie, the one that ‘looks like he only eats dough’ is cute in a perfectly adorably and cuddly way. There’s also a great joke about cat owners that I won’t spoil. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, the devil, played by Bob Odenkirk is definitely my favourite character, thanks to his voice, his dialogue and his physicality when sporting his red ‘suit.’

Watch Hell & Back for a non-demanding stop-motion comedy, especially if you don’t mind plenty of expletives and adult dialogue.

Happy Film loving,

G

Source: JustWatch
Action, Adventure, Comedy, No Spoiler Reviews

THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (2015): Stylish & Fun Action

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The Man From U.N.C.L.E (2015), Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer
The Man From U.N.C.L.E (2015), Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer

Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Debicki star in director Guy Ritchie’s latest spy movie, The Man From U.N.C.L.E ( U.N.C.L.E meaning United Network Command for Law and Enforcement).

I was initially concerned after watching the trailer for The Man From U.N.C.L.E. because I feared that the film would contain one or two very questionable accents. I’m neither Russian nor American, so perhaps I’m not the right person to say, but both Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer’s respective American and Russian accents sound rather above board to me.

As for the movie’s spectacle, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is adequately entertaining. The story, style and everything in the film, including all aspects of design; namely the fashion, cars and interiors; plus the dialogue did just enough to keep me watching. I also enjoyed the relatively short but beautifully captured moment of rage towards the end of the movie.

Overall, I strongly doubt whether there’ll ever be a Guy Ritchie movie that could unseat the top positions that his first two films, Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000) continue to hold in my heart and mind.

Tune in to The Man From U.N.C.L.E. for the design/style, and if you haven’t already, make time for Ritchie’s very smart first two movies. They’re simply super!

Happy Film loving,

G

Source: JustWatch