Movie Summary of The Hangover by Michael The Moviegoer.
THE HANGOVER = ****
“Very Funny Things”
Except for Heather Graham, “The Hangover” has no big-name stars, no big-name director, no interesting backstory or internet phenomenon to announce its arrival. Yet here it is. A raunchy R-rated comedy competing for a slice of the summer box office. It has [...]
Movie Summary of Whatever Works by Michael The Moviegoer.
WHATEVER WORKS = ***1/2
“Woody’s Working It Again”
All hail Woody Allen’s return to New York. After several films shot in Europe, Allen slips comfortably back into Manhattan like a pair of old familiar blue jeans. His self-assured style is evident as he churns out his 40th film in [...]
Movie Summary of Moon by Michael The Moviegoer.
MOON = ***
“Space Oddity”
“Ground control to Major Tom”. Those words were sung over and over in David Bowie’s hit song “Space Oddity” more than three decades ago. Now Duncan Jones, who is David Bowie’s son, has made his directorial debut with a neat little science-fiction film called “Moon” [...]
Movie Summary of The Taking Of Pelham 123 by Michael The Moviegoer.
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 = *1/2
“A Classic Gets Derailed”
The 70s is starting to look like the decade-of-choice from which to find movies to remake. After the recent dreadful remake of “The Heartbreak Kid”, we now have an equally dreadful remake of the 1974 [...]
Movie Summary of Easy Virtue by Michael The Moviegoer.
EASY VIRTUE = ****
“Like A Breath Of Fresh Air”
Noel Coward’s play “Easy Virtue” was filmed once before in 1927 by Alfred Hitchcock. This 2009 remake is a cause for celebration. It’s a delightfully refreshing romp around the English countryside that is a welcome return to filmmaking for [...]
Movie Summary of Killshot by Michael The Moviegoer.
KILLSHOT = ***
“Shot Straight To DVD”
“How bad can it be?” Those are the famous last words of people holding an attractive straight-to-DVD release in their hands while contemplating whether or not they should watch it. Many of these non-theatrical releases have big-name stars who just took the role [...]
Movie Summary of Drag Me To Hell by Michael The Moviegoer.
DRAG ME TO HELL = ***
“Scream Till You Laugh”
After nearly a decade directing the “Spider-Man” movies, Sam Raimi returns to his schlock-horror film roots with all the giddy joy of a man discovering a second childhood. Unlike his early schlock, “Evil Dead”, Raimi’s filmmaking skills [...]