5 Short Memorial Day Movie Reviews
Heading to the movies this Memorial Day weekend? Here’s a short movie review to help guide your movie selection process.
Oblivion
PG-13 – Starring Tom Cruise and Olga Kurylenko. It is one man’s futuristic journey of redemption and discovery as he attempts to resurrect humanity. The overall story contains a good believable mystery perfect for Sci-Fi fans. Only the foreshadowing was overly obvious. Grade – B+
Mud
PG-13 – Starring Matthew McConaghey and Reese Witherspoon. Adventure story about two Arkansas boys who find a man named Mud hiding out on a river island in the Mississippi. This movie is an interesting story with a unique backdrop and engaging characters. However, one of the boys curses periodically. Grade – A-
Star Trek: Into Darkness
PG-13 – Starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto – Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise lead a manhunt to capture an evil murderous genius. Trekkies will enjoy this film filled with inside jokes, an inspired villain, special effects, and the alternative Star Trek history line. However, some of the inside jokes may seem corny to non-trekkies. Grade – A
Iron Man 3
PG-13 – Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow – Tony Stark/Iron Man finds his life destroyed by an evil madman. Ben Kingsley does an awesome job as the televised villain in the movie. Iron Man 3 is a good story which wraps up the trilogy nicely while leaving it open for further sequels. However, someone really needs to have seen Iron Man 1 and 2 and the Avengers to fully appreciate this movie. Grade – A-
Gatsby
PG-13 – Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire. This film is a modern movie adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. Would-be writer Nick Carraway moves next door to millionaire Jay Gatsby and slowly unravels the mysteries surrounding his cousin Daisy and his unusual neighbor. Although beautifully costumed and surrounded by interesting music, the storyline wasn’t believable in the way that it was presented. Grade – C
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