Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Based on the characters created by Tom Clancy, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit goes back to the start of the career of the CIA analyst.  After being injured during the war in Afghanistan in 2003, Jack Ryan (Chris Pine) is recruited into the CIA by Thomas Harper (Kevin Costner).  A decade later, Ryan is working a…

Machete Kills

Machete Kills

The man they call Machete (Danny Trejo) is back for a new mission. Recruited by the President (Carlos Estevez aka Charlie Sheen), Machete is asked to put a stop to a missile pointed towards Washington. Machete learns that the missile is part of a plan by crazed arms dealer Luther Voz (Mel Gibson), who wants…

RED 2

RED 2

Those Retired and Extremely Dangerous secret agents are back for another mission in RED 2.  Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) has gotten used to living a domestic life, though the same can’t necessarily be said about his somewhat bored girlfriend Sarah (Mary-Louise Parker).  Frank finds himself called back in action again when he and Marvin Boggs…

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a bit of a difficult film to properly process.  The film has an inherently ridiculous premise that is played as straight as possible throughout the plot of the film.  It would be almost accurate to say that the film is actually a history drama about Abraham Lincoln that just happens to involve vampire…

Wanted

Wanted

I didn’t really decided to see Wanted until just a few weeks ago and I was really expecting more than what I got. The first five minutes showed some Marix-like action scenes that made me excited, but with the exception of the climax, it was a fairly standard action film. I’d say that I probably…