The film’s structure is also quite loose, jumping rapidly between scenes, locations and tones.
“Joker” certainly has the tools to drum up tension, to set the heart pounding the blood pumping — but it’s all setup and no punchline.
Despite ambitious marketing and an intriguing premise, "Brightburn" is ultimately disappointing.
The film’s flaws are many in number but shallow in depth, easy to ignore behind a layer of appealing characters, pleasant comedy and effective story.
“Shadow” is a great showing of talent on the part of the South African television industry. But without smart writing and competent editing, it’s little more than a mediocre action novelty.
The greatest flaw of “Alita: Battle Angel” is that it either does not care for or does not understand the source material on a thematic level.
“The Lego Movie 2,” however, is more interested in satirizing family-friendly action-adventure movies and is saddled with the baggage those films entail.
Though it may not be able to make audiences cry, "Ramen Shop" will at least make their stomachs growl.
“Creed II” is much less hesitant than the first “Creed” to directly lift classic Rocky musical motifs.
“Overlord” successfully blends the best aspects of raw war films and big-budget horror flicks.
