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The Bourne Legacy is hitting theaters later this year as Universal attempts to continue that franchise without Matt Damon, but Safe House sure feels like a trial run, or perhaps just an opportunity to get the target audience for that film in the theater in an effort to make sure they see the trailer for the upcoming August release. Either way, if the goal was to make a below average copy of a film we've all seen before then job well done. Everything about Safe House feels recycled all the... Read Full Story

While it's implied this is a sequel to 2008's Journey to the Center of the Earth , the only returning cast member for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is Josh Hutcherson as Sean, a Jules Verne fanatic that believes Verne's stories weren't fantasy, but were in fact reality. In that sense, the spirit of the first film remains as we are once again transported to a world inspired by the works of Jules Verne, though this time around "Gulliver's Travels" and "Treasure Island" also play a part... Read Full Story

I wish I could sit back and randomly throw things at you as you read this review, or blast noise through your computer's speakers at random just so you would have an idea of what kind of "scary" movie The Woman in Black is. Just imagine how hard it would be to read this if you were consistently worried about what I was going to throw at you next. Jump scares are the play here and they take away from the fact this is a decent supernatural story with plenty of atmosphere and a solid little... Read Full Story

When it comes to story, Chronicle is about as simple as they come. If you've seen the trailer you're already aware three high schoolers stumble upon a hole in the ground and after being exposed to whatever is down there they begin to enjoy a growing form of telekinesis that only gets stronger the more they use it. As the film progresses one of the boys turns to the dark side and things go wonky from there. The end. Inside of that bit of story, screenwriter Max Landis hammers home the fact... Read Full Story

I laughed when a friend recently asked me, "What's that movie where the guy is on the ledge?" I looked at him a bit cross-eyed and said, "You mean Man on a Ledge ?" Fortunately, had he wanted to see the film, I don't think he would have had a problem buying tickets for the right one, but I wouldn't ever suggest he pay full price for it. After all, just watch the trailer, all that's missing are a few stunts, a cliched rooftop moment and the end credits. Is any of that really worth the price of... Read Full Story

A group of oil rig workers are leaving the Alaskan refinery they've called home for the last five weeks and heading back to Anchorage to family and friends for a much-deserved break when the unthinkable happens. A severe storm sends their plane crashing into the frozen wilderness. Eight survivors of said plane crash will now struggle to stay alive amidst the freezing elements while being hunted by a pack of angry wolves protecting their territory. Directed by Joe Carnahan ( NARC , Smokin... Read Full Story

With Contraband , Mark Wahlberg calls on his criminal-turned-family-man performance chops as Chris, a one-time drug smuggler who's left that life behind so he can settle down with his wife (Kate Beckinsale) and two kids. But when his brother-in-law follows in his footsteps and finds himself indebted to a local drug lord, Chris is pulled back in and you better believe it's going to be an adrenaline rush to the finish. This is a ticking time clock thriller that doesn't know when to let off... Read Full Story

Without hesitation Steven Spielberg lays on the schmaltz and he lays it on thick as War Horse is one scene of calculated manipulation after another. Sometimes it's the "golly gee" performance of first-timer Jeremy Irvine. Sometimes Spielberg simply takes things too far in his attempt to humanize the horse at the center of the story. And then there's the story's transparent narrative as each and every turn in the story is foreshadowed, sometimes two hours in advance. As a result War Horse is... Read Full Story

After a tiresome four-minute credit sequence Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin begins with a perfect example of just exactly what kind of film it's going to be, a film for the fans of the graphic novels from which it's based. The first bit of imagery after the title sequence is that of original "Tintin" author and artist Georges Prosper Remi, or Herge as he's best known, rendered in full CGI and painting the titular Tintin (voiced by Jamie Bell) just moments before the plot begins... Read Full Story

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol is a film with major thrills, a lackluster villain and a far greater attempt at laughs than any of its three predecessors. Director Brad Bird ( The Incredibles ), making his live-action directorial debut, has charged himself with a serious task as he pushes aside his animation chops, picks up large-format, 70mm IMAX cameras and tackles a globe-trotting plot that wows with spectacle but slightly underachieves on intrigue. Without initial explanation as to... Read Full Story