Reviews

It would be an animated movie with wisecracking animals, bright colors, a basic plot line with non-threatening plot twists, a few teary moments, a couple songs with easy hooks, jokes easy enough for a young kid to understand and a bunch of covert topical references (including a sequence with an ani... ...

Its like a religious movie in that it has a desired emotional outcome, it wants you to leave with a cheerful mood, thinking that Eddie is a hero. ...

The Witch - Is it a horror movie or a horrifying movie? ...

Because we all know the end before the movie begins, even if we dont understand the money, we do understand that this is going to end very badly and all of these smartest guy in the room characters will be a part of this bad ending. ...

We encounter a pregnant Esther Williams-like starlet, a singing cowboy who channels Eddie Cattle Call Arnold or Roy Rogers, a scene involving the pre-Lucy version of Lucille Ball (the Queen of B Movies in her first career), temperamental directors, a Gene Kelly-like character doing a dance centered ... ...

Like those old WW II movies, the story is simple and morally clear, the acting mostly consists of being sincere and purposeful for the CG members, desperate for the crew of the sinking ship and, for the characters on land, worried. ...

Glasss story was widely known in the 19th century and has been the subject of books, TV and movies before, notably Man in the Wilderness, Apache Blood, an episode of Death Valley Days and several books, the most recent of which was The Revenant, written by Michael Punke in 2002. ...

I already knew most of the story from media reports when it was actually happening, so the movie mainly served to flesh out Omalu as a character. ...

Obviously it was also a great opportunity for the animators who added the space vehicle dogfights and giant explosions, but the animation that was done was done really well and integrated into the movie seamlessly. ...

Their condensed version keeps the movie within the usual 2 hour time limit for movies that dont expect huge ticket sales but eliminates a lot of dialog, including all of the comic relief segments and snide remarks by servants. ...