Year: 2014
Clueless Movie Reviews: “Need For Speed”
Plodding, predictable, and in dire need of editing, Need for Speed makes the Fast and the Furious films look like Masterpiece Theater. Not even the most fanatic of gearheads and fans of the video game series the film is based on will find much to enjoy here, as whatever reminders of the game series to be found here take a back seat to cliched plots and dull-as-dirt characters.
Clueless Movie Reviews: “300: Rise Of An Empire”
Focusing on events that take place before, concurrent, and after the events of the original 300 film, 300: Rise of an Empire works so hard to look and feel like its predecessor that it feels more like discarded scenes and plotlines from the original cobbled together into a feature, rather than a stand alone film.
Clueless Movie Reviews: “Non-Stop”
As in their previous collaboration, 2011’s Unknown, Liam Neeson and director Jaume Collet-Serra effectively set up intrigue, mystery, and tremendous tension in the early going of Non-Stop. But the film’s methodical pace and emphasis on suspense rather than action will probably prove unsatisfying to viewers hoping for a Taken-like experience.
Clueless Movie Reviews: “RoboCop”
The new RoboCop is as ambitious a remake/reboot of a successful franchise as we’ve seen in years, because it dares to be different from its source. Rather than emulate the ultra-violence and dystopian themes of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 sci-fi blockbuster, director José Padilha dares to focus on the drama in the story, on the man bonded to the machine. The result is a more well-balanced film, though purists and devotees of the original will no doubt miss some of its bloody, gory fun.