Proving that not all sequels follow the tried and tested method of copying the original script but changing the location, Horrible Bosses 2 is rather admirably not worse than the original. Although it's not much better either. Reuniting the original cast along with newcomers Christoph Waltz and Chris Pine, proves successful, while cameos from Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Aniston … [Read more...]
Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Cowa-Bungled [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00MI1X58S][/pullquote] It's like candy, people love candy, says Vernon Fenwick (Will Arnett) to April O'Neil (Megan Fox) when talking about her disgruntled attitude to reporting on less-than-serious news. But like many pseudo-meta comments in this limp … [Read more...]
Review: Gone Girl (2014)
You don't know what you've got till it's... [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00JLC4W0C][/pullquote] Following his mixed attempts to adapt the best-selling novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, David Fincher casts his directorial eye to Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl. Adapted to screen by the author … [Read more...]
Review: Stand-Up Guys (2012)
Scarface has not returned for Fisher Stevens' Stand Up Guys. Al Pacino may be the star, but this time he's in no physical state to churn out the line ˜say hello to my little friend' before firing left, right and centre. … [Read more...]
Review: Detention (2011)
School's Out I love films. I think that's obvious from the fact that I write for a film website, but really, I do. Films are what keeps me going, what gets me up, what I'm passionate about. As with any passion, there needs to be something to set it off. No flame without a spark. I may go on about the genius of Before Sunrise or the tragic beauty of A Bittersweet Life, these … [Read more...]
Review: Obvious Child (2014)
The rom-com is one of those genres which seems to have been pretty much beaten to death, and it's increasingly difficult to find ones which aren't sentimental, simplistic stories we've already seen dozens of times before. Perhaps the word to best describe the genre as a whole at this point is "safe", since risk-taking isn't generally something that one finds in romantic … [Read more...]
Review: Let’s Be Cops (2014)
Non-Lethal Weapon The buddy cop genre has been alive and well in recent years, thanks in no small part to 21 Jump Street and its sequel. That showed the potential for box office gold from a simple film premise, blown out of proportion and based on a grounding of chemistry between its leads. The latest spin on this is Let's Be Cops and it doesn't quite pass the test. … [Read more...]
Review: Chef (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00L5IZCMM][/pullquote] I love food an indescribable amount, all types, posh nosh down to chicken wings and sliders, and if I had my way I would have my own restaurant or food truck serving food I adore. So when I saw that Chef starring and produced by John Favreau … [Read more...]
Review: Begin Again (2013)
John Carney's 2006 musical romance Once was a genuine delight, a sweet-hearted surprise of a film about a Dublin busker and the immigrant woman he falls in love with, punctuated with songs. … [Read more...]
Review: The Inbetweeners 2 (2014)
Fwends with benefits [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003AYLBV0][/pullquote] Getting chased down a waterslide by a poo or fired from your job as a toilet attendant wouldn't be many people's idea of a perfect summer holiday. But when you're an Inbetweener the best you can hope for is a few laughs to … [Read more...]