Reviews

I have read all of the Mitch Rapp series, and loved them very much, so I was excited to go to American Assassin. What a disappointment! For one thing, Mitch Rapp was totally miscast, nothing like the many descriptions of him in the book. The story line was changed so much, from the way his fiancée was killed on to the rest of the events in the movie. What a letdown for us die-hard Mitch Rapp fans.

"13 Hours" far exceeded my expectations. Michael Bay is a fabulous filmmaker, and this one now leads the list. The structure of the film was very well done, with titles on screen periodically, explaining where the action was at that time. The actors were very good, in what is a very strenuous action movie. I was especially impressed with John Krasinski of "The Office" fame. This part was unlike anything he has ever done, and he handled it so well.

The script was very well done, with a lot of interplay among the 6 soldiers. There was good character development, including involvement with the families back home.

Cinematography was amazing, especially during the battle scenes, and the accompanying soundtrack was perfect, not too overpowering.

Our entire audience was totally absorbed in the movie, and the intensity was exhausting. A very emotional movie.

Even though Obama and Hillary are never mentioned, they are ever- present in one seeing the total lack of support and help provided during the chaos.

I have already read several articles, where critics have said that certain things in the movie never happened, including the stand down order. However, since the book was written in conjunction with the 4 surviving soldiers input, I choose to believe their version over politicians and pundits who weren't there.

This is a must see. It is one of those rare movies that I want to see a second time.

After a summer of sci-fi, super heroes, and animation, we were looking forward to Mission Impossible, hoping it would not disappoint. Wow! What a movie it was. Our audience sat spellbound throughout, and applauded at the end.

The story line, while complex and containing lots of surprises, was still one that one could follow. The action scenes were spectacular. The car chase was like nothing you have seen, and the motorcycle chase was even more amazing.

The locales, from London to Vienna to Casablanca and elsewhere, were very well done.

And the acting! Tom was as good as he's ever been. His fellow MI friends, Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames, and especially Simon Pegg, were great. The female lead, Rebecca Ferguson, kept one guessing throughout if she was bad or good. And the bad guys, were they ever bad!

The audience left the theater smiling and talking about how much fun it was watching this movie. We wish all movies made us feel this way!

Even though I had read a number of critical articles about Noah, I went anyway on opening day. I thought I'd give it the benefit of the doubt. Even giving it that benefit, it was one of the worst movies I have seen. I was not expecting a completely Biblical account of the Noah story, and knew that additions to the story would have to be added, since the Bible version is quite brief. However, who would have thought that would mean weird talking Rock creatures, which looked like they came from a Transformer movie. And the area where Noah lived was totally barren rock....until he planted the seed Methuzalah gave him, and immediately an entire forest shoots up out of the ground, to supply wood to build the ark. When the "flood" came, instead of it starting to rain, huge columns of water were shooting up from the ground. What's with that?

I was especially looking forward to the animal scenes, since the Humane Society commended the director for not using any real animals in the filming. Well, that was more than obvious! Computer animation has come a long way over the years, but this movie apparently used one of the earliest versions of CG. It looked totally fake, and all occurred in about a minute.

The acting was terrible, including Russell Crowe. And the script was even worse. After a very climactic scene, where he almost killed the twin babies in a state of rage, he explains that "All I saw was love." I almost left at that point!

If one reads all the reader reviews, I think it will become apparent that most of the viewers agree with my comments. At the end of the movie, our audience spontaneously let out an audible groan. I have never heard such negative comments as people were walking up the aisle.

Save your money!

At the beginning of the movie, the beautiful photography and the scenes of the fox were amazing. However, the story was so very slow and boring. And then the little girl begins to domesticate the fox, which leads to tragic events. We live in the forest, and frequently see foxes. One thing anyone should know is that you leave wild animals to be wild, and enjoy them from afar. This movie sets a terrible example to the children who will be watching it, in trying to make a wild creature into a pet. I do not know what the point of the story was supposed to be. Even after the terrible events with the main fox, the little girl was still wanting to play with the kits. Does she never learn her lesson? And there are other scenes featuring predator animals to the fox, which only adds to the trauma inflicted on children watching this movie. What a disappointment this movie was. And what a horrible story it tells. The final narrated dialog was so stupid, by which time my wife and I were screaming at the TV! I absolutely hated this movie, and would never recommend it to anyone!