Thanks to good writing and a very talented cast, What If is funny, kind of kooky, possesses an uncommon realness and features a well chosen musical score.
Daniel Radcliffe, Adam Driver, Zoe Kazan, Rafe Spall, Meghan Park and Mackenzie Davis are the stars of this Michael Dowse-directed comedy/romance.
Kazan, an actress I’ve loved sincethe beautiful Ruby Sparks (2012) is as adorable as ever, and the chemistry between her character and that played by Radcliffe is certainly convincing.
What If is a movie you watch for the comedy, the relatable predicaments faced by the characters and the useful wisdom about life and love. Watch it and see.
Avengers – Age of Ultron (2015), Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth
I’m not a comic book reader myself, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed The Avengers, back in 2012.
The main reason I was excited after seeing the trailer – for the sequel isJames Spader’s Ultron voice and dialogue. When I did finally watch the movie, I found myself selfishly wanting more screen time for Ultron. He just seemed a lot more interesting than all the other characters; perhaps in part because he’s new to me.
As for how I feel about the film overall, director Joss Whedon hasn’t delivered a bad movie. It just felt slow in parts and I found the dialogue about Thor’s hammer at the rather awkward party to be repetitive. Additionally, I’ve become bored of the film’s heroes and tired of the same ‘the world needs saving’ dramatics.
Avengers – Age of Ultron (2015), Mark Ruffalo
Besides the film’s villain, Ultron, during the short periods he was actually on screen, I did enjoy Mark Ruffalo’s portrayal of The Incredible Hulk and the main fight scene between Hulk and Ultron. Beyond that, however, saying that I found the movie’s trailer more thrilling than the finished film is, unfortunately, more true than not.
The fact is, it may actually be time for me to leave Avengers to the serious fans who really love the comic books. I say this because it’s unlikely that superhero movie fatigue will ever be a real thing for them. Tuning in to a brand new Avengers movie, for me, will likely be about the hope of seeing a seriously badass scene; like the lift sequence in Captain America: A Winter Soldier (2014) and the majorly thrilling vehicular pursuit of Nick Fury that followed in the same movie.
Watch Avengers – Age of Ultron if you really must, and to enjoy the above-mentioned highlights.
You wouldn’t be blamed if after hearing the premise of Ted, your reaction was ‘Really? Please!
But then you learn a little more and realise that the movie is the brainchild of Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy. He not only stars as the voice of Ted but directed and wrote it too. Suddenly, a film about a grown man’s wish to bring his childhood teddy bear to life coming true seems quite watchable.
Fans of the very successful Family Guy series would be the most excited (just a little more, perhaps) than fans of general good humour – particularly humour that’s silly and filthy in parts.
Also starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis, there’s plenty of funny dialogue. One of the key highlights for me is Donny, the character played by Giovanni Ribisi and his highly peculiar dance moves.
Lastly, who could forget the scene with all the ‘white trash’ names listed by Mark Wahlberg’s character?
Fast forward to present-day 2015, and the release of his latest movie, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. will soon be upon us. There’s plenty going on in the trailer and I for one am quite intrigued.
Starring Henry Cavill (a.k.a. Superman), Alicia Vikander, Armie Hammer, Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Debicki; I’m going to trust in Ritchie’s track record of great style, storytelling and witty dialogue.
Nevertheless, just to be safe, I’ll have my fingers crossed in hopes of an absence of dodgy accents.
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