A Kid Like Jake (2018), Claire Danes, Leo James Davis, Jim parsons
Directed by Silas Howard, A Kid Like Jake stars Claire Danes, Jim parsons, Octavia Spencer and Priyanka Chopra.
Parsons and Danes play a Brooklyn based couple whose four-year-old son’s preschool director points out that his gender-nonconforming play may be more than just a phase.
The subject matter is so very interesting and it’s a great reminder of why I love movies and the often useful stories they tell.
Besides the great cast and promising story, I’m looking forward to the beautiful images of a well-lit New York City, a place I always miss when I’m not there.
Random great one liners here and there are really the main highlight in the 2017 version of Baywatch.
Directed by Seth Gordon and starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra and Alexandra Daddario, this is a film that made me laugh, mostly when I watched the trailer. It’s also really unfortunate that Gordon’s movie happens to contain some seriously cringeworthy moments and dialogue. If by some chance you’re a fan of cringe, then you’re definitely in luck!
I remember people complaining about Ed Sheeran’s cameo on Game of Thrones, but I’d like to add that David Hasselhoff’s appearance in Baywatch is probably far more awkward. In fact, I’m at the point of thinking that the original Baywatch television series about a group of California lifeguards may have had a little more substance than this re-imagining.
The first thing about Gordon’s movie that disappointed me is the lack of sufficient character backstory. How else was I going to connect with them and become invested when I hardly know a thing about most of the key players?
The way the story was written had me thinking about how dissatisfied the Baywatch characters must have been with their own jobs. Especially since, in Seth Gordon’s movie, they appear to be so unhappy that they assume the roles of police officers. I mean, isn’t that illegal? Did the TV series also take things this far, and I just didn’t notice?
I know that this is a movie, and things often have to be ‘bigger and better’ in movie versions and sequels. However, for me, it was definitely bigger, but instead of better, it’s beyond ridiculous.
If I had to pick a favourite moment, in this film, I choose the beautiful fireworks display towards the end. That’s really it because the trailer proved better than the finished product. A far too common trend with comedies, it seems.
Zac Efron, Dwayne Johnson and Priyanka Chopra are the stars of Baywatch; the new Seth Gordon-directed comedy based on the very successful 90s TV series of the same name.
This new version of Baywatch is categorised as a comedy, whereas the TV show was an action/drama. I sure hope that bodes well for the end result.
My fingers are firmly crossed because I want this movie to be good so I can reminisce about some of my youth with a smile on my face.
Lee Hodge, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera and Jon Bass also star.
