The Nun
Starring: Demian Bichir and Bonnie
Aarons
Rated R
A
priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final
vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun
in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic
nun.
If
you're a fan of horror / thrillers, “The Nun” may not be your cup
of hemlock. Its weak script and poorly flushed out characters are
trying (maybe a little too hard) to scare you. So hard in fact, you
almost feel sorry for the cast in this second-rate, don't look behind
you, predictable attempt at a horror movie.
Instead
of developing the story into a slow to boil thriller, “The Nun”
degenerates quickly into a jump-scare, quick cut mess.
Pass
it by. It gets a D and is rated R.
Peppermint
Starring:
Jennifer Garner and John Gallagher Jr.
Rated
R
“Peppermint”
is a revenge story centering on a young mother who finds herself with
nothing to lose, and is now going to take from her enemies the very
life they stole from her.
Jennifer
Garner is the film's only redeeming ingredient. Garner takes this
physical role with a great deal of earnest effort. But, in spite of
Garner's action sequences, “Peppermint” is just a bland and
uninspired movie audiences will forget as easily as tossing an empty
popcorn bucket into the trash on the way out of the theater.
“Peppermint”
gets a D and is rated R.
