Mini Movie Reviews Archives
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SambWrite Blog Contributor: LUCY
The film revolves around Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) – a 25-year-old student, who may or may not be studying abroad, but definitely partying it up, in Taiwain. Her friend Richard (Pilou Asbæk) forces her to deliver a suitcase to some pretty bad people led by Mr. Jang (Choi Min-shik), who we find out plans to distribute the next “it” drug across Europe. Problem is, Jang needs mules to deliver said drugs to targeted cities...
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Wish I had loved it: WISH I WAS HERE
All of these themes are great to explore in an Indie-ish/dram-edy, and it is an enjoyable movie, the issue being it's overly earnest and heavy handed in its sentimentality. For instance, when Grace cuts off all her hair and Aidan takes his daughter to get a wig, he says, "You can pick out any wig in the store as long as it's as unique and amazing as you"...
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Guest Contributor: Rashaun “DJ Reezey®” Williams EARTH TO ECHO
Traveling alone through dirt roads and dark highways, the three best friends discover the meaning of courage, showing their bravery time and time again. Earth to Echo had many important messages for kids, encouraging them to follow their dreams, value true friendships, and show heroism even when you feel defeated...
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“Take Back The Rom-Com” – OBVIOUS CHILD
T&T Note: I did screen Obvious Child and thought, it's hard not to like a movie that features a lovable screw-up, that's unabashedly human and absurdly honest. But I also had so many posts to write this week that I was relieved when a fellow blogger asked if she could guest post and write a review on this movie...
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Young Love: The Fault in Our Stars
Both young actors, Woodley as Hazel and her Divergent co-star Ansel Elgort as Augustus Waters, give truly likable performances as 17 and 18 year-old cancer survivors, who never deny that life has dealt them each a bad hand, but manage to fall in love like any young couple - starting with, will he or won't he call, flirtatious texts, hanging out and making an everyday word like "Okay" take on relationship meaning...
