The Addams Family
Starring (voices): Oscar Issac and
Charlize Theron
Rated PG
Fed up with the constant attacks from
the village's population, Morticia and Gomez Addams (Oscar Issac and
Charlize Theron) decide to move somewhere more suitable. New Jersey.
“The Addams Family” is a new
animated version of the popular 60's TV show which was based on the
long running comic strip syndicated in newspapers all over the
country.
In film, after the Addams' move into
their new home, they discover a bustling, new town nearby and decide
to reach out and become part of this community.
However the neighborhood, led by
Margaux Needler (Allison Janney), is not welcoming them as the Addams
family is so different from their cookie-cutter lives. Fueled by
social media smears and fear, the family must pull together to be
accepted.
“The Addams Family” is an
entertaining and well written look at how society sometimes reacts to
immigrants and the cultures they interpret as odd or weird.
Although the film is slow paced, I found it to be a funny, well written and well animated movie with some surprising references to many horror films which adults will enjoy.
“The Addams Family” gets a B and is rated PG.
Although the film is slow paced, I found it to be a funny, well written and well animated movie with some surprising references to many horror films which adults will enjoy.
“The Addams Family” gets a B and is rated PG.
Gemini Man
Starring: Will Smith and May
Elizabeth Winstead
Rated PG-13
A retiring hitman is marked for
termination and comes face to face with his assassin, a clone of his
younger self.
“Gemini Man” is all about the
technology of building a digital person. This new process eliminates
the blurring and other problems previously associated with action
scenes involving digital characters.
However advanced this process is, the
script has to be equally engaging and fresh. Unfortunately the script
is lackluster and plays like any extended 'bad guy chasing the good
guy' sequence in any action movie. Think about any James Bond film,
Bourne film, Mission Impossible film and you'll' get the idea.
Although well directed by Ang Lee, once
the audience gets used to the technology, “Gemini Mani” settles
in to be just routine and predictable.
It gets a C and is rated PG-13.
