Hotel
Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Starring
the vocal Talents of: Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez
Rated
PG
Taking
a vacation on a summer cruise with his family, Count Dracula makes a
romantic connection.
“Hotel Transylvania 3” is a family film, but being the 3rd in the series it has almost run its course as the movie is losing its freshness.
Some
of the comedy works and will keep your kids smiling, but there are no
big laughs in the movie as the humor degenerates into jokes involving
gas passing which are repeated over and over and over.
That's not say the film isn't likable it still has a little charm left, but overall Drac and the rest have overstayed their welcome and need to check out.
That's not say the film isn't likable it still has a little charm left, but overall Drac and the rest have overstayed their welcome and need to check out.
“Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” gets a C and is rated PG.
Skyscraper
Starring:
Dwayne Johnson and Neve Campbell
Rated
PG-13
In
the film, Dwayne Johnson plays an ex FBI agent who now assesses
security for skyscrapers. On assignment in Hong Kong he finds the
tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he's been
framed for it. A wanted man on the run, he must find those
responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who are
trapped inside the building.
“Skyscraper”
is basically a mash-up between “Die Hard” and “The Towering
Inferno,” but without any of the intensity of either. The script
steals liberally from both films, but really never adds in anything
new or original.
In
the first 30 minutes of the film, one gets the impression it going to
be played somewhat for laughs or at least have a sense of itself, but
unfortunately no.
The audience isn't that lucky, as the film takes itself much too seriously.
“Skyscraper” is an exercise in escalation, as the film stacks more and more ridiculous obstacles in front of our hero. To the point where, at least in the screening I attended, one audience member shouted out, “Oh, come on!.”
The movie, which should have been a total popcorn muncher, disintegrates into a frustrating mess that fortunately will be forgotten immediately after viewing.
The audience isn't that lucky, as the film takes itself much too seriously.
“Skyscraper” is an exercise in escalation, as the film stacks more and more ridiculous obstacles in front of our hero. To the point where, at least in the screening I attended, one audience member shouted out, “Oh, come on!.”
The movie, which should have been a total popcorn muncher, disintegrates into a frustrating mess that fortunately will be forgotten immediately after viewing.
“Skyscraper”
gets a D and is rated PG-13.
Hotel
Artemis
Starring:
Jodie Foster and Dave Bautista
Rated
R
Set
in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, 'Hotel Artemis' follows the
Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals.
“Hotel
Artemis” wants to offer up a slick, edgy and stylized film.
The
problem there isn't much gong on in the plot for the audience to grab
onto. “Hotel Artemis” is told in a clunky vignette style, never
coming to the point. The film just meanders around a few disjointed
subplots but never lands any solid ground.
What the audience is left with is a messy, bland and unfulfilling movie experience.
What the audience is left with is a messy, bland and unfulfilling movie experience.
“Hotel
Artemis” gets a D and is rated R.
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