Molly's Game
Coco
The Snowman
All the Money in the World
So the premise is J.Paul Getty I was a billionaire in the 70s. He made his billions by being the first to get oil from Eastern Asia to the US on HUGE ships. He had that oil turned to gasoline. And boom BILLIONS! Plus instead of spending his money he put it into a charitable trust and invested in artwork, homes, and etc. Again BILLIONS!
Of course the trailer tells you he refused to pay the $17million ransom demanded for his grandson Paul. What I was pissed off about was how these random kidnappers were MAD the ransom wasn't paid. A few said it was OWED to them. Um you don't work, you kidnap a kid from a wealthy family, and you think you're ENTITLED to something? I didn't get it. Also Mark Wahlberg was played up as this sexy hunk with a ton of butt shots and him looking super sexy...why? Michelle Williams as Abigail Getty (Paul's mom) and Christopher Plummer as J.Paul I CARRIED this movie. Charlie Plummer as Paul did a great job though I will admit. I just didn't get the motivation of the kidnappers and Mark Wahlberg's butt. And there were scenes that happened but didn't explain how we arrived here...for example how Paul got kidnapped. I have other detailed examples but I don't want to provide a spoiler.
Overall it WAS good, but just not the emotional slamdunk I was hoping for. It felt like a kid excited to tell you a big secret then rushing to the end.
Look for Michelle and Christopher to get Oscar nods.
Downsizing
The Greatest Showman
"The Greatest Showman" is the story of a poor tailor's son who dreams of a life better than what he's use to. He ends up creating the first circus and uses bad press to fuel his obsession not to exploit the lives of others, but to enhance them. In doing my research it was common practice to sell your child to the circus if they had any deformities. COMMON PRACTICE! PT gave them a home and told them "people are gonna stare, why not make money off that?"
This movie has everything from a love story, story of triumph, villain (on a large scale), and sad moments. But it's more hopeful and Hugh Jackman is perfectly cast. Although Michelle Williams is great I feel she's not PERFECT for the role...she's good just I could see maybe Nicole Kidman in the role. And Zac Efron and Zendaya have what I call "the slow burn" in cinema love story. You build in the story to LOVE them together. But the scene stealer for me was Keala Settle as the bearded lady. I wanted to see everything about her and all the time. And that singing voice WOW!
Worth a viewing. I give it 4 out of 5. I liked it alot, but dunno why I didn't love it. The soundtrack was three words: Ah, mah, zing. I'm done!
Father Figures
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle
The premise is nerdy Spencer does the homework for football player Anthony "Fridge" and gets caught; both end up in detention. Pretty girl Bethany gets in trouble for sassing a teacher and gets detention. And hardcore brainiac Martha tells off a gym teacher and gets detention. While in detention the foursome find the Jumanji game and choose players. They get sucked into the game as their game avatars. Spencer becomes the buff and athletic Dr. Smolder Bravestone (The Rock), Bethany becomes A MAN named Dr. Shelly Oberon (Jack Black), Fridge becomes short and athletically challenged Mouse (Kevin Hart), and Martha becomes babelicious Ruby Roundhouse (Karen Gillan).
This movie is so funny because even though the teens are their avatars, their avatars are them. Seeing The Rock scream and Kevin Hart be all tough is funny. And seeing Jack Black act like feminine...and use his penis to pee was worth the price of admission. I'm not even a fan of his and feel he stole the show!
If you liked the original this is just as funny...NOT a kid's movie though because the jokes are very adult.
5 out of 5 stars because it's fun, original, and just a great movie all the way round.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Disaster Artist
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
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