ZOMBIELAND (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì

Zombieland—creative and different—plays out as one of the better movies of 2009. This film creates a surprisingly good acting team of Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg. The single faux pas in the storyline comes toward its conclusion with a manipulated scenario where Wichita and Little Rock make their way to a carnival in California, deliberately start all the lights and carnival machinery while in the middle of a Los Angeles-sized Zombie population. The audience, at this point, asks, ‘Really?’ The scene, 'a little fun' in trade for 'a sure death wish', comes off as a thinly disguised story manipulation to allow Tallahassee and Columbus to save the day and win their girls. That artifice costs film enjoyment. However, Zombieland still creates interest in Director Ruben Fleischer’s (producer and writer of Rob & Big on MTV) creative work and asks for a sequel that involves Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg cast together.

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Storyline

Mad cow disease infects Americans and leaves few survivors. Four survivors, Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Wichita (Emma Stone), and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), find each other and travel together to Los Angeles, a supposedly Zombie-free zone.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Ruben Fleischer for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Ryan Kavanaugh, Rhett Reese, Ezra Swerdlow, and Paul Wernick for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: 406 (Amber Heard), Bill Murray (Bill Murray), and Clown Zombie (Derek Graf).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. It’s quirky and fun.

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PONYO (Theatrical Release Japan 2008)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.4|5.0 Starsììì

Ponyo, different, fresh, clean,  has a certain kindness written throughout the story, a not-quite-definable gentleness that laces the works of Director Hayao Miyazaki. It is not one of his best works, but it starts out well and holds it course throughout with some slow spots (i.e., when a bubble-encased Ponyo (voiced by Noah Lindsey Cyrus) is finally freed by her siblings). The movie contains a few scenes that appear to need more explanation; but overall, this is a suitable movie for young people. Ponyo definitely creates a desire to follow more of Director Hayao Miyazaki’s work. Kudos to Noah Lindsey Cyrus and Frankie Jonas for outstanding voicing of dialogue.

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Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. Despite the lower star rating given this film, the gentleness of this director's stories magnetically draws audiences to his movies. It's more of a watch for children than adults.

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THE UNTOUCHABLES (Theatrical Release USA 1987)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 2.3|5.0 Starsìì

The Untouchables—a good gangster movie, not a great gangster movie—is a poor casting choice for Kevin Costner. He seems weak and ineffective in nearly every scene while Sean Connery is not fully right for the script. Connery’s sleek, smooth-talking, no-nonsense James Bond manner creates awkwardness for this storyline. The good casting choices are Robert De Niro as Al Capone where he plays a strong part. Unfortunately, this movie does not begin to pick up pace until the end of the movie when Agent Oscar Wallace (played by Charles Martin Smith) is killed. The big shootout toward the end of the movie is well done and probably the best part of the whole movie.

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Storyline

Al Capone (Robert De Niro) owns Chicago. Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) is assigned the formidable job of stopping Capone.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Brian de Palma for directing efforts. Thank you to Producer Art Linson for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner), Jim Malone (Sean Connery), Agent Oscar Wallace (Charles Martin Smith), Agent George Stone/Giuseppe Petri (Andy Garcia), Police Chief Mike Dorsett (Richard Bradford), Walter Payne (Jack Kehoe), George (Brad Sullivan), and Frank Nitti (Billy Drago).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. It’s difficult to sit through 119 minutes for a single, good climatic scene.

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UNDERDOG (Theatrical Release USA 2007)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 2.5|5.0 Starsìì

Underdog becomes a fair to middling family movie with the predictable happy ending. James Belushi seems miscast and does not perform with his usual style in this film; the script needs significant improvement to raise the quality of the movie.

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Storyline

Underdog (Jason Lee), a beagle serving the police department, makes a mistake that results in him being ‘on the streets’. He is picked up and transported to an experimentation laboratory. When he tries to escape, he overturns chemicals which give him super powers of strength, hearing, speed, and smell. A retired policeman finds him and the story begins.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Frederik Du Chau for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Todd Arnow, Eric Ellenbogen, and Bob Higgins for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Shoeshine (voice of Jason Lee), Dr. Simon Barsinister (Peter Dinklage), Dan Unger (James Belushi), Cad (Patrick Warburton), Jack (Alex Neuberger), Molly (Taylor Momsen), Mayor (John Slattery), Polly (voice of Amy Adams), and Riff Raff (voice of Brad Garrett).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. It’s a good, clean children’s flick.

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OLD DOGS (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 2.0|5.0 Starsìì

Old Dogs is plagued with poor casting choices and awkwardness. It’s not your normal Disney movie. Robin Williams and John Travolta do not cast well together. Travolta is an action/drama/singer/star personality. Williams is a comedian personality. One or the other cast in this movie is a good choice; both of them together are not good choices. Seth Green as a supporting actor is not a good casting meld either. Old Dogs could have been so much better with different crew on board. Old Dogs begins as a good story concept; but, the storyline is not well portrayed. The camp scenes and the scenes where medication pills are mixed and sorted seem awkward. Surprisingly, the movie made profit at the box office.

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Storyline

Seven years after their divorce, Vicki (Kelly Preston) shows up again in Dan’s (Robin Williams) life, tells him her twins are his, and asks him to watch them while she does jail time for being an activist.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Walt Becker for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producer Garrett Grant for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Charlie (John Travolta), Zach (Conner Rayburn), Emily (Ella Bleu Travolta), Amanda (Lori Loughlin), Craig (Seth Green), Jimmy Lunchbox (Bernie Mac), and Barry (Matt Dillon).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

No. Many of the movie’s scenes seem unnecessary to moving the storyline along. That, combined with poor casting choices, makes this movie a poor pick for an evening’s entertainment.

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DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS? (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 1.7|5.0 Starsì

Did You Hear About the Morgans? A movie critic may be at a loss as where to start. Well, let’s start with Sarah Jessica Parker. She is so off the wall in this movie that the other actors cannot function well. The movie does not portray the acting talents of Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Elliott, Mary Steenburgen, and Hugh Grant well. The dialogue is poor; camera shots pitiable (i.e., the scenes where the ‘bad guy’ is finally caught). The writer and director, Marc Lawrence, seems to have formulated a strangulated relationship between his roles. His end product shows that fact. This movie is a total drop in the bucket, seriously.

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Storyline

Attorney Paul Morgan (Hugh Grant) and Real Estate Agent Meryl Morgan (Sarah Jessica Parker) witness a murder and are hidden in Ray, Wyoming under a witness protection program.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Marc Lawrence for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Anthony Katagas and Ryan Kavanaugh for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Monique Rabelais (Natalia Klimas), Girard Rabelais (Vincenzo Amato), Adam Feller (Jesse Liebman), Jackie Drake (Elisabeth Moss), Vincent (Michael Kelly), U.S. Marshal Lasky (Seth Gilliam), and Anton Forenski (Sándor Técsy).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

No. This movie has so much potential with none of the potential realized.

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GRIDIRON GANG (Theatrical Release USA 2006)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.7|5.0 Starsììì

Gridiron Gang, good movie, bases itself on a true story. Juvenile Los Angeles detention camp boys have a large recursion rate. An idea that the discipline found in playing football can reduce that rate comes to fruition. The concepts of winning and losing fairly, belief in self, and trust in others become focal points of the movie. The storyline plays well until the football game training. It slows at this point until the team begins playing with other football teams. From that point forward, the movie develops an upswing that continues to its conclusion. This movie provides opportunity for good performances for Dwayne Johnson and Xzibit.

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Storyline

Sean Porter (Dwayne Johnson) needs to fix the high recursion rate of teens released from Los Angeles Kilpatrick Detention Center. He decides starting a football team is the answer.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Phil Joanou for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Ryan Kavanaugh, Michael Rachmil, Lynwood Spinks, and Shane Stanley for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Sean Porter (Dwayne Johnson), Malcom Moore (Xzibit), Bobbi Porter (L. Scott Caldwell), Paul Higa (Leon Rippy), Ted Dexter (Kevin Dunn), Willie Weathers (Jade Yorker), Kelvin Owens (David V. Thomas), Junior Palaita (Setu Taase), and Leon Hayes (Mo McRae).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. Director Phil Joanou and Writer Jeff Maguire make a good movie—not a fantastic movie but worth watching.

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THE WARLORDS (Theatrical Release China and Hong Kong 2007/2009)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 1.4|5.0 Starsì

The Warlords begins at the level of a two star movie. By the end of the first twenty minutes, it drops to a one star movie. The Warlords seems to drag on and on and ON. Rather than being a GREAT Chinese movie, it ends as a 'ho-hum' movie.

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Storyline

After defeat, General Pang Qingyun (Jet Li) flees to outlying villages and attempts to organize the villagers into small bands of warrior-raiders.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Peter Ho-Sun Chan and Wai Man Yip for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Sanping Han, Peter Lam, and Andre Morgan for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Zhao Erhu (Andy Lau), Jiang Wuyang (Takeshi Kaneshiro), Liansheng (Jinglei Xu), Huang Wenjin (Xiaodong Guo), Shi Jinbiao (Jacky Heung), Lord Chen (Zongwan Wei), Lord Jiang (Pao-Ming Ku), and Lord Di (Kuirong Wang).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

No. It fails to capture interest. Choose IP Man instead.

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CONGO (Theatrical Release USA 1995)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 2.5|5.0 Starsìì

Congo is a bona fide C-grade movie that works on flaws. The storyline is simple, completely uncomplicated and very predictable. Ernie Hudson is too confident for his part as Captain Munro Kelly. Tim Curry is awkward as character Herkermer Homolka (i.e., when he starts to insist that he wants to find diamonds). Joe Don Baker as character R. B. Travis, while interacting with Laura Linney as character Dr. Karen Ross, completely botches the proper reaction to the massacre of part of their team by unknown gorillas. The introduction of a talking gorilla is awkward.

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Storyline

When a testing team does not return from the jungle, Dr. Karen Ross (Laura Linney) activates their remote camera, finds the camp ravaged, and loses camera contact after something knocks over the camera.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Frank Marshall for directing efforts Thank you to Executive Producers  for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Dr. Peter Elliot (Dylan Walsh), Captain Munro Kelly (Ernie Hudson), Herkermer Homolka (Tim Curry), Richard (Grant Heslov), R.B. Travis (Joe Don Baker), Amy (Lola Noh), Moira (Mary Ellen Trainor), and Amy the Gorilla (Misty Rosas).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. Interesting concept, not fully developed.

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CATS DON’T DANCE (Theatrical Release USA 1997)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 2.4|5.0 Starsìì

Cats Don’t Dance serves at the poor to fair entertainment level with some comedic elements. The introduction plays well until Danny, the cat, arrives in Hollywood; then, the story seems to fall apart little by little with only a few scenes that seem ‘cool’ or interesting. It’s like the writers borrowed from other movies and mixed scenes and dialogue to make a ‘cookie-cutter’ movie. With the exceptions of the Noah’s Ark scene, Darla Dimple and her butler scene, and Max scenes, there is little in this movie to pique interest. The movie lacks charisma and charm. The single film highlight is the comedic coupling of a sweet Shirley-Temple-look-a-like with a very mean, un-Shirley-Temple-like personality. This unique rendition is well-executed by character Darla Dimple.

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Storyline

Danny the cat (voice of Scott Bakula), new to Hollywood, is lucky enough to land a movie part but angers Darla Dimple (voice of Ashley Peldon), the star of the film.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Mark Dindal for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Sawyer (voice of Jasmine Guy), Sawyer (singing voice of Natalie Cole), Darla Dimple (singing voice of Lindsay Ridgeway), Tillie Hippo (voice of Kathy Najimy), Woolie Mammoth (voice of John Rhys-Davies), L.B. Mammoth (voice of George Kennedy), and Flanigan (voice of Rene Auberjonois).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. There seems to be no focal point or real reason for this movie.

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CORALINE (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.7|5.0 Starsììì

Coraline—uniquely refreshing creativity—enables Director Henry Selick to pull off an attention-grabbing storyline that keeps viewer attention from beginning to end. Coraline does not present itself as a message movie, but the viewer is left with a clear understanding of the importance of real family, neighbors, and friends. Henry Selick comfortably moves through emotions of loneliness, despair, and losing all hope in the face of extreme evilness. This is a great movie for action-drama fans of all ages.

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Storyline

When Coraline Jones (voice of Dakota Fanning) moves into her new home, she finds a door that opens into an entirely different world where an ‘Other Father’ and ‘Other Mother’ live.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Henry Selick for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producer Michael Zoumas for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Mel Jones/Other Mother/Beldam (voice of Teri Hatcher), Miss April Spink/Other Spink (voice of Jennifer Saunders), Miss Miriam Forcible/other Forcibles (Dawn French), The Cat (voice of Keith David), Charlie Jones/Other Father (voice of John Hodgman), Wyborne Lovat (Robert Bailey, Jr.), and Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky/Other Bobinsky (voice of Ian McShane).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. Absolutely buy the ticket. The movie serves within the realm of terrific creativity that stretches the mind and still manages to deliver a great message.

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CLASH OF THE TITANS (Theatrical Release USA 2010)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.5|5.0 Starsììì

Clash of the Titans starts with a female voice narrating the history of the gods. Then, the story focuses on a fishing boat out to sea. The fisherman finds a casket floating close by his fishing boat and opens it to find a living baby boy lying on its dead mother’s chest. The fisherman raises the baby as his own son. At this point, the audience is engaged and interested. Clash of the Titans graphics are great; the story is great—a classic storyline with an overall great concept. However, the movie was not able to pull the greatness of the story onto the screen. When leaving the theater, one of my colleagues said, “Not many people can take such a large scale concept and successfully cram it into an hour and forty-six minutes.” This is a case where more playing time is needed to elevate a terrific story to the maximum. The movie rates as 3.5 stars only because of the large scale graphics and the intriguing monster fights. The presentation is okay. The movie is somewhat watchable but not a movie worth watching again.

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Storyline

The fisherman, Spyros (Pete Postlethwaite), finds an infant who grows up to become the demigod, Perseus (Sam Worthington).

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Louis Leterrier for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Brenda Berrisford, William Fay, Jon Jashni, Thomas Tull, and Richard D. Zanuck for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Zeus (Liam Neeson), Hades (Ralph Fiennes), Calibos/Acrisius (Jason Flemyng), Io (Gemma Arterton), Andromeda (Alexa Davalos), Danae (Tine Stapelfeldt), and Draco (Mads Mikkelsen).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. It has a ways to go to work at the higher level but this movie has its own interest level and serves as a light afternoon watch that does not require a huge energy expenditure to follow.

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HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 2.5|5.0 Starsìì

Hannah Montana, the television series, is far more entertaining than Hannah Montana: The Movie. The movie’s opening scene promises so much and then dwindles into a multiple series of mixed, conflicting messages that are confusing to the audience. Director Peter Chelsom seems unable to realistically portray Hannah Montana’s true personality (i.e., as in the unrealistic scene when she first meets her former boyfriend). All flaws aside, Hannah Montana fans will most likely see this as a ‘have-to-see’ film and parents will not want to miss an opportunity to send their children to a clean, family film.

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Storyline

Hannah Montana tries to keep her life as Miley Stewart secret.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Peter Chelsom for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers David Blocker, Steven Peterman, and Michael Poryes for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Hannah Montana/Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus), Robby Ray Stewart (Billy Ray Cyrus), Lilly (Emily Osment), Jackson Stewart (Jason Earles), Oliver (Mitchel Musso), Rico (Moises Arias), Travis Broady (Lucas Till), and Vita (Vanessa Williams).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. Hannah Montana fans will definitely get their ‘Hannah Fix’ with this clean, family film.

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2012 (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì

2012 has spectacular views of  a large American coastal city disappearing into the ocean. The special effects drive this story.  The story itself increases in quality as the movie progresses and becomes quite good in the last hour of the film due to the increased value placed on human life and the dialogue that supports integrity and morality. The script increases audience hope toward the final stages of the movie for survival and that makes this film a good action flick for apocalyptic film fans.

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Storyline

American geologists and astrophysicists believe catastrophic changes in the earth will completely destroy the earth. World leaders secretly begin constructing arks that will ensure humanity’s survival.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Roland Emmerich and his directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Roland Emmerich, Ute Emmerich, and Michael Wimer for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Jackson Curtis (John Cusack), Kate Curtis (Amanda Peet), Adrian Helmsley (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Laura Wilson (Thandwie Newton), Carl Anheuser (Oliver Platt), Gordon Silberman (Tom McCarthy), Charlie Frost (Woody Harrelson), and President Thomas Wilson (Danny Glover).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes.  Definitely not in the same caliber as Independence Day, but a good watch.

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G-FORCE (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.7|5.0 Starsììì

G-Force almost lives up to its hype. It starts well and pretty much holds its own to the end credits. The audience gets a bonus at the end with a cool song that leaves the viewer with a good feeling that they have been fully entertained. Casting makes outstanding choices for the voices of the guinea pigs and the mole. All in all—good work.

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Storyline

The government has equipped a team of small mammals to serve as special agents. When the government shuts down their special task unit, the animals find themselves on their way to a pet shop.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Hoyt Yeatman for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Duncan Henderson, David P.I. James, Chad Oman, and Mike Stenson for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Saber (Bill Nighy), Kip Killian (Will Arnett), Ben (Zach Galifianakis), Marcie (Kelli Garner), Connor (Tyler Patrick Jones), Penny (Piper Mackenzie Harris), Agent Carter (Gabriel Casseus), Agent Trigstad (Jack Conley), and Rosalita (Niecy Nash).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. It’s fresh, a novel concept, and a good adult/child share movie.

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THE MUSKETEER (Theatrical Release USA 2001)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 0.7|5.0 Stars

The Musketeer—a walkout movie—serves entertainment that makes one think: camera men are inexperienced and have not fully developed their craft, choreographer needs to work as an understudy to understand basic placement to enhance actors and the story they need to portray, and actors who may need to act in supporting roles for a while to move from unprofessional to professional. From beginning to end, the movie, unfortunately, dooms itself to failure. Director Peter Hyams' attempt to direct the final fight scene becomes laughably sad.

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Storyline

D’Artagnan (Justin Chambers) witnesses the murder of his father and waits until he is an adult to take revenge.

Additional Thanks

Thanks to Director Peter Hyams for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Rudy Cohen, Mark Damon, Frank Hübner, Romain Schroeder, and Steven Paul for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: The Queen (Catherine Deneuve), Francesca Bonacieux (Mena Suvari), Cardinal Richelieu (Stephen Rea), Febre the Man in Black (Tim Roth), Bonacieux (Bill Treacher), King Louis XIII (Daniel Mesguich), Rochefort, and Richelieu Henchman (David Schofield).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

No. The movie comes off as a first effort in every department—almost as if it is a school project rather than a theater release film.

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ARMORED (Theatrical Release USA 2009)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 1.5|5.0 Starsì

Armored starts like any good movie should and plays well like any high three-star entertainment piece. Then Mike Cochrane (Matt Dillon) and Ty Hackett (Columbus Short) go to a hot dog stand and the viewer begins to realize there is not going to be much story to this movie. It almost seems like it wants to be a documentary. Then, to make things even worse, after the characters start discussing a bank robbery, the movie moves to a laughable warehouse scene where money is moved from two armored trucks into a hole in the wall with a homeless man secretly watching the monetary transfer. After the homeless man is injured, Ty Hackett gets a conscience and tries to make a getaway with the homeless man. The homeless man is dispatched and Ty Hackett tries to make a getaway in one of the armored trucks. The rest of the movie then proceeds to meander toward its final resting place in a process that includes approximately twenty minutes viewing Ty Hackett’s perils in a crashed armored truck beleaguered by his former outlaw buddies—Mike Cochrane, Baines (Laurence Fishburne), Quinn (Jean Reno), Palmer (Amaury Nolasco), and Dobbs (Skeet Ulrich). While Duncan Ashcroft (Fred Ward) and Eckehart (Milo Ventimiglia) play strong performances, Armored is a total waste of viewer’s time and a waste of good actors like Fishburne, Reno, Dillon, and Short. This is not the expected thriller, but more of an action drama with a script that couldn’t find itself. Director Nimród Antal couldn’t improve it. Hopefully, Antal will perform better with Predators.

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Storyline

Ty Hackett (Columbus Short) faces eviction from the family home and possible loss of his kid brother, Jimmy (Andre Kinney) to child services. He decides the solution to his financial challenges is to help friends rob the Federal Reserve.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Nimród Antal for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Russell Hollander and Debra James for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Mike Cochrane (Matt Dillon), Quinn (Jean Reno), Baines (Laurence Fishburne), Palmer (Amaury Nolasco), Duncan Ashcroft (Fred Ward), Eckehart (Milo Ventimiglia), and Dobbs (Skeet Ulrich).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

No. This production does not present well on screen.

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