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10 Hilariously Blunt Movie Reviews From A-List Actors

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Whereas a handful of moviegoers loved it, The Matrix Resurrections upset the majority of the sequence’ fanbase, and now Morpheus actor Laurence Fishburne has revealed what he thinks of the fourquel. The celebrated actor is hardly showering the film with reward, and his ideas are very a lot consistent with the final consensus.


It is uncommon when an actor slams a film, whether or not they’re in it or not. As they work within the trade, they’d be criticizing the work of individuals with whom they often rub shoulders, they usually might even be jeopardizing the film’s field workplace success, however that does not cease some from sharing their ideas. Between Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, and Mark Hamill, these actors have carried out the critics’ work for them.

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Michael Caine On Jaws: The Revenge

Lorraine Gary and Michael Caine in Jaws 4 The Revenge

Michael Caine performed the lead character within the fourth Jaws film, Jaws: The Revenge, which is the butt of so many movie-related jokes. The film sees a terrific white shark getting revenge on Ellen Brody, Chief Brody’s spouse, and it even had the ridiculous tagline, “This time, it is private.” Caine himself thinks it is simply as dangerous as everybody says, however he has completely no regrets.

In response to The Telegraph, the Italian Job actor defined, “I have never seen it, by all accounts it was horrible. Nevertheless I’ve seen the home that it constructed, and it’s terrific.” Typically actors know the way dangerous a movie might be after studying the script, however the paycheck is simply so large that they cannot say no, and Caine appears fairly unapologetic about that work ethic.

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Laurence Fishburne On The Matrix Resurrections

Morpheus shoots agents while walking through an office building in The Matrix Resurrections

The Matrix Resurrections bombed on the field workplace, and there’s a laundry record of explanation why. Not solely was The Matrix Resurrections negatively obtained by most critics, however the movie additionally changed the actors who performed iconic characters. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II changed Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus, and whereas Abdul-Mateen put his personal spin on the function, it did not really feel full with out Fishburne on display screen alongside Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss. And Fishburne has now given his personal two cents on the fourquel.

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The actor revealed, “It wasn’t as dangerous as I assumed it might be. And it wasn’t nearly as good as I hoped it might be. However I assumed Carrie-Anne and Keanu actually did their factor, and yeah… that’s what I assumed.” It appears as if the actor might have been a lot blunter, and he was seemingly being type to his mates that he nonetheless works with.

Ryan Reynolds On Inexperienced Lantern

Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern

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Ryan Reynolds has slammed Inexperienced Lantern a number of occasions, and in response to Cinema Mix, he famous, “It additionally fell sufferer to the method in Hollywood which is like poster first, launch date second, script final.” However that remark is simply the tip of the iceberg, because the actor rips into the movie at each probability he will get. On the finish of Deadpool 2, Wade Wilson (Reynolds) shoots Reynolds within the head earlier than he agrees to star within the 2011 superhero film.

Paradoxically, starring in Inexperienced Lantern (in addition to having a supporting function in X-Males Origins: Wolverine) could be one of the best factor that occurred to Reynolds, as with out these two films, there’d actually be no Deadpool.

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Robert Pattinson On Twilight

Edward sparkling lying down with Bella in a field in Twilight

The widespread phrase goes, “Do not chew the hand that feeds you,” and that actually applies to actors, however Robert Pattinson has ignored that utterly, as there was an extended, well-documented historical past of him slamming the franchise that made him a star. Twilight is not probably the most well-written film on this planet, and no one is aware of that higher than the Edward Cullen actor.

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In response to Popbuzz, the actor hilariously negatively in contrast it to a different romantic film, noting, “The Pocket book may be very candy and heartbreaking, however Twilight is about this man, and he finds the one lady he desires to be with, and he additionally desires to eat her… I imply, not eat her, however like drink her blood or no matter.”

Sylvester Stallone On Rocky V

The unique Rocky is mostly thought-about among the best sports activities films ever, however by the point Rocky V arrived, the franchise had utterly forgotten what made the unique so beloved. And no one is aware of that greater than the sequence creator and star, Sylvester Stallone.

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When showing on the British discuss present Friday Night time with Jonathan Ross, the Rocky actor hilariously talked about that he’d give Rocky V a zero out of 10. Actors typically hate when an arbitrary rating is utilized to a film that they’ve labored so arduous on, not to mention use a scoring system of their very own, which makes Stallone’s feedback so brilliantly right down to earth.

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Shia LaBeouf On Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Cranium

Mutt Williams exploring Akator in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Even the best administrators ever do not have an ideal observe file, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Cranium was Steven Spielberg’s dangerous day within the workplace. In response to NME, Shia LaBeouf might need criticized his personal efficiency, however he additionally spoke badly of Spielberg’s course.

The actor commented, “I discuss to him typically sufficient to know that I’m not out of line. And I might by no means disrespect the person. However if you drop the ball you drop the ball.” LaBeouf could be utterly out of his component speaking about Spielberg in such a blunt method, however few Indiana Jones followers would disagree with him. Nevertheless, between Indy’s detective work and the humorousness, Crystal Cranium is arguably underrated.

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Burt Reynolds On Boogie Nights

Little Bill and Jack watch a movie being filmed in Boogie Nights.

Boogie Nights was ’90s wunderkind Paul Thomas Anderson’s breakthrough film, however the younger writer-director did one thing that will often finish any first-timer’s profession, and that is upset Hollywood royalty. Burt Reynolds performs Jack Horner within the 1997 movie, which is concerning the porn trade within the late-’70s and early-’80s, and in response to Slash Movie, he needed to be held again from smacking Anderson when on the set.

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That anger seemingly bled into his emotions in direction of the critically acclaimed movie, as Reynolds hated Boogie Nights and even fired his supervisor for convincing him to take the function. The actor revealed, “It made me very uncomfortable.”

Jeff Bridges On R.I.P.D.

Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds in R.I.P.D.

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In an try and make a supernatural household comedy alongside the strains of
Males in Black
, 2013’s
R.I.P.D.
was an entire catastrophe by way of each its field workplace consequence and demanding and basic receptions. In response to
Selection
, the
Massive Lebowski
actor was bitterly upset after seeing the movie, which he thought was genuinely going to be a blast.


Bridges admitted, “I keep in mind what we had been doing. I assumed, ‘This could possibly be enjoyable to see.’ And once I noticed it, I used to be a little bit underwhelmed. For my thoughts, the studio made some, uh, decisions that I wouldn’t have made.” That disappointment was shared with audiences, and it led to a field workplace gross of lower than $80 million (by way of
Field Workplace Mojo
), which was barely half of its finances. However that
did not cease the studio from greenlighting R.I.P.D. 2
.

Mark Hamill On The Final Jedi

Few actors are as devoted to a personality as Mark Hamill is to Luke Skywalker. He’s consistently lively on Twitter and talking with followers concerning the
Star Wars
films, and it was well-documented how crucial he was of the character’s actions in
The Final Jedi
. Hamill didn’t like the alternatives writer-director Rian Johnson made for the Jedi and 1000’s of followers’ hero.

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That led to some hilariously scathing evaluations of the movie in press junkets when he ought to have been doing the alternative. A
Youtube video
collects 50 completely different occasions when Hamill spoke negatively of the movie, with probably the most noteworthy being, “How you can probably the most optimistic, hopeful character within the galaxy flip into this hermit who says, ‘It is time for the Jedi to finish?’ I learn that and mentioned, ‘What?!’”

George Clooney On Batman & Robin

George Clooney in the Batman cowl

By all accounts, Batman & Robin was an entire failure, because it quickly killed the Batman film franchise for eight years, and even director Joel Schumacher apologized for it (by way of CNN). However he is not the one one who regrets the superhero movie, as one-time Batman actor George Clooney bluntly talked about, “It was so dangerous.”

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In response to Self-importance Truthful, when requested if he’d ever play a superhero once more provided that the style is so widespread, Clooney responded in probably the most naturally self-deprecating however charming method potential. The actor defined, “I did one superhero film and I f***** it up so dangerous they received’t let me close to the set.” In equity, Clooney nailed it as Bruce Wayne.

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Movie Review: ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ | Recent News

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The last time audiences saw superpowered alien symbiote Venom (Tom Hardy) and his human “host” Eddie Brock (also Hardy) on the big screen, it wasn’t in a “Venom” movie, it was in a mid-credits sequence in 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” The scene saw the pair briefly hop universes into the Disney-controlled Marvel Cinematic Universe, but then quickly get sucked back into the Sony-controlled Marvel universe – the one that has “Spider-Man” characters, but no Spider-Man (and is not to be confused with the animated Spider-verse). The scene is shown again at the beginning of “Venom: The Last Dance,” but it has no bearing on the story. Fans of the character should know not to expect MCU quality from this movie. This is the “Morbius”/”Madame Web” arm of the franchise.

The new film sees Eddie and Venom as fugitives in Mexico following some frowned-upon crimefighting in 2021’s “Let There Be Carnage.” They try to flee to New York, where they should be safe from human authorities, but they fail to factor in threats from non-humans. Venom’s recent activity inadvertently activated a device called a Codex, which exists as long as a symbiote and its human host are both alive. Supervillain Knull (Andy Serkis), imprisoned on a faraway planet, can use his minions called Xenophages to steal the Codex, break free and conquer the universe. I think the way it works is that if the Xenophages can swallow Venom alive, that counts as stealing the Codex for Knull. And simple evasion isn’t an option for Venom because the Xenophages are sure to cause a lot of collateral damage to Earth, and he’s the only one that can stop them. He and Eddie are going to have to fight.

If you thought I was spouting too much exposition just now, wait until you see the subplot about the secret Area 51 facility where symbiotes are studied by scientists like Dr. Teddy Payne (Juno Temple). The character comes complete with a backstory about feeling guilt over the death of her brother, who wanted to be a scientist. I get the impression that she only devotes herself to science out of guilt and not passion. If the character is supposed to be passionate about her work, it’s not coming through in Temple’s performance. She has several conversations with the facility’s enforcer Strickland (Chiwetel Ejiofor), one of those grunts that wants to kill any being he doesn’t understand, where all they do is explain the facility’s purpose to one another. Almost all of their dialogue could be preceded with the dreaded words “as you know…” because there’s no way these characters wouldn’t know all of this information already, but the audience has to be filled in.

Literally thrown off their flight, Eddie and Venom hitch a ride with the hippie Moon family, led by Martin (Rhys Ifans), on their way to Area 51 to try to see aliens. I guess the family’s scenes are supposed to be comic relief, but they aren’t funny. What is funny is a brief stop in Las Vegas where Eddie and Venom share a dance with franchise mainstay Mrs. Chen (Peggy Lu). Could the scene be cut without doing a disservice to the story? Yes. Should the scene stay in because it’s a welcome distraction from the story? Also yes.

That scene aside, “Venom: The Last Dance” is a slog. The script is a mess, the new characters unlikeable, the action murky and hard to follow, and the mindless Xenophages are terrible antagonists, with Knull not exactly helping by sitting on the sidelines the whole time. I’d say that Hardy comes off relatively unscathed because he has pretty good chemistry with… himself (I can’t decide if that makes the repartee easier or harder), but then I found out he has a story credit on this slop, so I can’t let him off the hook. I hope this really is the “Last Dance” for these “Spider-Man”-adjacent movies outside the MCU and Spider-verse.

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Grade: D

“Venom: The Last Dance” is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, bloody images and strong language. Its running time is 110 minutes.


Robert R. Garver is a graduate of the Cinema Studies program at New York University. His weekly movie reviews have been published since 2006.

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Trap is an unconventional effort from director/writer M. Night Shyamalan. He leans into the expectations in building a captivating suspense film with a mostly satisfying finale.

Shyamalan gets unfairly dinged by critics who impatiently wait for his film’s twists and then get upset when it doesn’t deliver. For Trap, Shyamalan relies far less on a movie-altering twist. Instead, the focus is on the relentless quest to track down a serial killer.

Cooper (a terrific Josh Hartnett) is vying for Father of the Year honors. He’s scored floor seats so his daughter, Riley (Ariel Donoghue) can fangirl out over the Lady Raven (Saleka Shyamalan) concert.

While it’d be an easy layup to scream “nepotism!” to the heavens over Shyamalan casting his daughter as the pop starlet, it’s irrelevant. Saleka Shyamalan can sing and has a genuine pop star presence on the concert stage. And it’s not like he’s asking her to give some Oscar-winning dramatic performance. She just needs to play a pop superstar, which doesn’t feel like that big a stretch given her talent.

With its concert setting, the music is an integral part of Trap and Saleka Shyamalan is a major contributor as she wrote and performed 14 of the songs. The songs were catchy enough to warrant checking out the soundtrack (now available on Amazon).

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Cooper quickly notices an unusually high concentration of police and armed security manning the entrances. He’s no fool and deduces they’re on to him. In a smart storytelling choice, Shyamalan doesn’t drag out the big reveal until the end — Cooper is indeed the serial killer the police are on hand to apprehend. The only catch is they’ve got no clue what he looks like just that he’s in attendance at the Lady Raven concert.

Hartnett’s performance is amazing. There are clearly different sides of Cooper at play from the trying too hard to be sweet and kind father making sure Riley has a great time and the calculating mastermind trying to escape this carefully constructed trap. Hartnett is in complete control of both aspects of Cooper’s personality in one of his strongest performances.

Donoghue is also enjoyable as the daughter who is actually appreciative of her father instead of hoping he’ll leave her alone. It makes the inevitable fallout that much more meaningful as the bond between father and daughter is well-earned.

Cooper keeps thinking ahead and avoiding the well-thought-out strategies of the profiler (Hayley Mills) on hand to aid the FBI and police making for some very suspenseful moments. It’s a little weird in the sense how Shyamalan wants the viewer engaged and marveling at Cooper’s strategy all while realizing there’s no good way to root for a serial killer.

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There are some moments that feel like Shyamalan got a little too cute in ignoring basic logic in favor of a more dramatic moment. Some of the concert crowd shots feel too intimate in a way that suggests most of the crowd were filled in via CGI.

The actual concert shots are well staged as Shyamalan places more emphasis on the singing and dancing via the large monitors rather than the stage. This provides more of a feeling of watching a concert onsite as opposed to watching a movie with a concert playing out.

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Given the 1 hour and 45-minute run time, it would have been nice for Shyamalan to offer more insight into Cooper’s motives. Yes, Shyamalan provides a cursory rationale of Cooper feeling a monster is inside him and some basic mommy issues, but Trap would have played out stronger with an actual explanation beyond “he’s crazy.”

At the midway point, Shyamalan seems to have that elusive motive lined up in his sights when Cooper mentions that Riley battled leukemia. Cooper’s murder spree being the result of him getting some measure of revenge on the doctors, hospital staff and insurance agents that let Riley suffer could have provided Trap with a more complicated narrative.

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As seemingly is his norm, the third act starts to get away from Shyamalan a bit. Fortunately, he can lean heavily on Hartnett to get it back on track. Trap has some problems, but it’s a fun suspense thriller that kept me engaged right through to the credits.

Rating: 8 out of 10

Photo Credit: Warner Bros. 

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'We Live In Time' movie review with Casey T. Allen

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'We Live In Time' movie review with Casey T. Allen

Anyone who’s watched a romance film knows the most vital ingredient in such a film is chemistry between the two characters in love. This chemistry is bountiful in the new release, We Live in Time starring Andrew Garfield (tick, tick… BOOM! 2021) and Florence Pugh (Dune: Part Two, 2024) as two young people living in England whose paths intersect violently and then turn into romance. Over multiple years, their relationship endures through self-doubt, fertility challenges, secrets of the past, and a frightening health diagnosis.

We Live in Time is not a romantic comedy, because it has a slightly melancholic tone throughout with lots of quiet dialogue and heartfelt montages of lovers doing fun activities together. Both Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh give believably vulnerable performances. He is shy and socially clumsy while she is ambitious and open-hearted. They find comfort in each other during life’s hardships, portraying a love that is resolute and demurely steadfast.

Nick Payne is the screenwriter for this film, and he wrote another romance tinged with tragedy from 2021 called The Last Letter from Your Lover. He also wrote on a few episodes for the popular Netflix series, The Crown, and that’s where you can spot the similarities in his writing style. Nobody in We Live in Time talks too much, so none of the dialogue feels forced or superfluous. Everything feels tender and natural, because this film clearly wants everyone to like it. So why did I walk out of the theater with only a shrug as my emotional response?

Irish Director John Crowley keeps this film consistent with genuine bittersweet milestones in the lives of these ordinary people, much like he did with his Oscar-nominated film, Brooklyn (2015). But I couldn’t ignore my feelings that I had seen films like this already. I’m talking about Love Story (1970), Dying Young (1991), One Day (2011), The Vow (2012), and there’s plenty more to include here. Telling the story of We Live in Time in a non-linear way is a nice surprise and adds some interest jumping around to different periods in the lovers’ lives without any hints or foreshadowing. But I still left the theater with dry cheeks wondering why I wasn’t more touched.

Is my heart made of stone, dipped in garbage, and soaked in manure? Am I emotionally handicapped against the romantic lives of straight white people? If that’s the truth, then I’ll just say We Live in Time is sweetly adequate. It’s true not every film needs to be a brilliant bolt of lightning showing something new and pushing boundaries. We Live in Time is an example of this. So it will tug some heartstrings, but it isn’t exactly an exciting choice for movie lovers out there. (But maybe for romance movie lovers, it WILL be an exciting choice.)

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