It's not been a good month for movies. I don't think I've made it to the theater all month. I tried, but I'd look at what's playing and I just couldn't do it. Luckily, they saved a lot of good ones for this week. And here they are.
1) DREDD 3D: Judge Dredd is a street judge in a post-apocalyptic world searching for a fearsome drug cartel in a world where the law enforcement truely are judge, jury, and executioner.
The Good: It's a goofy action movie full of one-liners and over the top action scenes.
The Bad: The last Dredd movie starred Sylvester Stallone and it by no means was good. But still a guilty pleasure.
Final Thoughts: The trailers make it look awesome and just because it's a goofy comic book movie doesn't mean it won't be good. And to those attached to the Stallone version, give this one a chance. It's a different spin on the same source material.
2) END OF WATCH: Two cops bring a camera along as they try to stay alive once they are the targets of a drug cartel.
The Good: Jake Gyllenhaal is an amazing actor. And Anna Kendrick is a great up-in-coming talent. If nothing else, it's going to be well performed.
The Bad: It's a shaky cam feature length episode of COPS.
Final Thoughts: I'm really excited to see it. I know the shaky cam is probably going to piss me off, but I'm a huge fan of Jake Gyllenhaal. The movie looks dark and gritty. It should be awesome.
3) TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE: A baseball scout is starting to show his age as he deals with reconnecting with his daughter and the stress the team is putting on him as draft day approaches.
The Good: Clint Eastwood + baseball + drama = a perfect storm of perfection.
The Bad: Why the hell is Mr. Dick in a Box in this movie?
Final Thoughts: My distain for Justin Timberlake's lack of acting talent aside, this is the movie coming out this week you don't want to miss.
4) HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET: A family moves into their dream home and find out it might be next door to a haunted house.
The Good: Well... Jennifer Lawrence is in it.
The Bad: It's about as transparent as a horror movie can get. And it's PG-13? WTF?
Final Thoughts: As much as I love Jennifer Lawrence and Elizabeth Shue, someone has to sit them down and ask, "what were you thinking?" Don't see this.
See you at the movies
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