Uncle Drew
Starring: Kyrie Irving and Shaquille
O'Neal
Rated PG-13
Rated PG-13
After
draining his life savings and losing his basketball team to his
longtime rival, a man convinces the retired basketball legend “Uncle
Drew” (NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving) to return to the court one more
time.
“Uncle Drew” is a 'wig comedy' meaning that everyone important in the film is hidden behind old-age make up and wigs. The film, which is based on those internet Pepsi ads, offers up a little bit more than an hour and forty-three minute Pepsi commercial.
The
film does have some heart but loses itself in needless subplots and
poorly constructed, tacked on sight gags.
What is fun about “Uncle Drew” is watching lots of basketball greats including Reggie Miller and Shaquille O’Neal having a good time and riffing through dialogue.
All in all, “Uncle Drew” is an uneven comedy with a few good moments, but not enough to lift it out of the mundane.
It gets a C and is rated PG-13
What is fun about “Uncle Drew” is watching lots of basketball greats including Reggie Miller and Shaquille O’Neal having a good time and riffing through dialogue.
All in all, “Uncle Drew” is an uneven comedy with a few good moments, but not enough to lift it out of the mundane.
It gets a C and is rated PG-13
Sicario:
Day of the Soldado
Starring: Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin
Rated R
Starring: Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin
Rated R
“Sicario 2” is a study in 'politics as usual,' as the film presents us with the idea that the manipulation games governments play oft times are aborted and agents are left without support, making them vulnerable targets.
“Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado” gives us a mission that at the beginning is all about bringing the drug cartels to their knees but when the powers that be have no belly to follow through and pull up stakes, the agents and soldiers left behind have to fight their way back home without support.
Although the film tells this story in brutal and gritty fashion, “Sicario 2” loses itself as the two leads indulge in uncharacteristic sentimental moments, giving the movie an uneven feeling and an ending which could be easily converted to a Coke commercial
“Sicario
2” gets a C and is rated R.