Welcome to another edition of the “The Valero Verdict” movie review. In this I will give you a quick movie review with a couple of bullet points of which I either liked or disliked. I will end the review with rating of the movie and a short overall thoughts.
On the docket today, the Vincent D’Onofrio directed film about a young boy who witnesses Billy the Kid’s encounter with Sheriff Pat Garrett
The Kid is Rated R and in theaters now
Dane DeHaan is perfect as Billy the Kid. He just has this perfect witty, sarcastic charm that can’t make you not like him. He was in the movie with some heavy hitters and held his own on every occasion
The introduction to Jake Schur….. I was totally impressed by not only this kid’s ability to act but to show some raw emotion in some really tough to watch scenes. For his first movie ever, I was shocked that this kid not only was as good as he was but really stole the show. Which was impressive considering the cast.
Ethan Hawke. He is easily becoming one of the best actors of our generation. We are truly blessed every time this man is in a movie anymore.
D’Onofrio directed a very well shot, very well told and very well put together film. When it started slow, I was concerned, but as all the pieces started to come together, you understood why the slow build. The payoff was well worth the wait.
The little things, like the shootouts. There aren’t many of them but when they happen, they mean something and they are brilliantly shot.
The Verdict:
**** 1/2 out *****
I am not a huge fan of Westerns but D’Onofrio knocked this one out of the ball park. With each Act came more and more layers to peel off with such a massive payoff at the end. You can’t help but come away from this movie satisfied. From DeHann to Schur to Hawke, the acting was top notch. One of the best films of 2019 so far.
Should You See It?:Well it’s only sitting in roughly 258 theaters right now, but if you get a chance to see it, do it. Ignore the bad reviews on this film and go see this movie.
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Welcome to another edition of the “The Valero Verdict” movie review. In this I will give you a quick movie review with a couple of bullet points of which I either liked or disliked. I will end the review with rating of the movie and a short overall thoughts.
On the docket today, Captain Marvel, the HIGHLY anticipated Marvel movie with Brie Larson in the driver seat.
Brie Larson was good. Maybe very good, depending on a second watch but, sometimes I felt a little underwhelmed by her and I am not sure if that was by design because other times I felt she knocked it out of the park.
Goose. Enough said.
Ben Mendelsohn – HELLLLLLL TO THE YES!!!!!!!!!!! I absolutley loved this man in this movie, he is extremely fun in this role and love to see him part of the universe.
One of my favorite scenes in the movie is when Brie Larson breaks into her own as the Captain Marvel character to the tune of Gwen Stefani’s “Just a Girl”.
The soundtrack is pure FIRE!!!!!!
The de-aging of Jackson is awesome to see. The editing was perfect. Like all Marvel movies, it was visually stunning.
Favorite Quote: “It’s a cat, not Hannibal Lector”
The Verdict:
**** out of ***** stars
I went back and forth with the rating on this, and honestly on a 2nd viewing I might rate it a little higher.
So many things about this film worked, I loved they paid homage to so many future things in the story. The soundtrack in this movie was great. The chemistry between Larson/Jackson is fantastic. The supporting cast all the way around is good. The story of this film was good, a solid twist, fun humor and all in all a great introductory of Captain Marvel. Just another notch on Marvel’s belt. (Also ready for the Goose vs. Rocket showdown)
Should You See It?: Seriously? Is this even a question? I am already planning on seeing it again just in case I missed anything. This movie made me even more hyped to see Endgame.
Welcome to another edition of the “The Valero Verdict” movie review. In this I will give you a quick movie review with a couple of bullet points of which I either liked or disliked. I will end the review with rating of the movie and a short overall thoughts.
On the docket today, Fighting with My Family, the movie based on WWE Diva Paige.
The casting of Florence Pugh turned out perfect, she played Paige very well, especially the Paige of the early years. She was very Raw in the film which is what she needed because Paige was in a very Raw position starting from the bottom of the WWE. Very good casting.
Nostalgia from the Rock was fantastic. While not in the film a whole lot, you did get to see some old fashion Rock lines that were classic for his many years in the WWE.
The opening of this movie was absolute brutal to watch as a former professional wrestler, I get these guys were “rookies” but man, the in ring stuff was brutal to watch.
The story flows very well, it tells the story you are wanting to see, with the 1st act setting the story, the 2nd bringing you the challenge and leaving the 3rd act to bring it all together to get us our feel good ending.
Vince Vaughn was good in this, but it felt so weird seeing him in a role of this nature.
The Verdict:
*** out of ***** stars
I really wasn’t sure what to expect with this movie but it’s one of the feel good stories that you can really get behind and cheer for throughout. The Rock brings some fun humor to the movie, Pugh does a fantastic job as Paige, and the rest of the cast packs a nice punch as well.
Should I see it?: Yes. I think no matter if you are a wrestling fan or not, this is a well written movie with solid story telling, you laugh, it pulls at the heartstrings and you cheer in triumph at the end.
Welcome to another edition of the “The Valero Verdict” movie review. In this I will give you a quick movie review with a couple of bullet points of which I either liked or disliked. I will end the review with rating of the movie and a short overall thoughts.
On the docket today, A Madea Family Funeral, the final installment of the 11 Tyler Perry driven Madea movies.
Let me start with Uncle Heathrow, EVERY single time this man was on the screen, he stole the show. Just absolutely brilliant. It has been a very long time since a character had made me laugh as hard as I did when he was on screen.
And Tyler Perry’s character’s Madea/Joe/Brian, Aunt Bam and Hattie as always were super funny while on the screen.
Can I talk about David Otunga for a second? He could possibly be the worst actor I’ve ever seen on the big screen, I am not kidding. He was just awful.
The funeral scene was magical (All 80 hours of it), it was just well thought out and a whole lot of fun.
One of my favorite line of the movie was “I wanna know why his hoe, smell like his bro.”
The Verdict:
*** out of *****
My rating my be a bit generous but I don’t care, Uncle Heathrow deserves probably 5 stars on his own. The story was okay, nothing groundbreaking but they did put the pieces together throughout the film. I will say outside of the core Madea characters, the acting wasn’t really good (that includes Worst Actor of the Year nominee David Otunga). But you sure do laugh a whole lot and was a nice fitting end to the series.
Should I see it?: I went back and forth with whether or not you should see this in theaters or wait till Redbox/Digital. If you aren’t a big Marvel/Comic Book movie fan, totally go check this out this weekend.
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Welcome to another edition of the “The Valero Verdict” movie review. In this I will give you a quick movie review with a couple of bullet points of which I either liked or disliked. I will end the review with rating of the movie and a short overall thoughts.
On the docket today, What Men Want, the female driven version of the 2000 movie What Women Want. This one starring Taraji P. Henson.
The scene from the trailer in which she catches the ball, I probably saw that trailer a trillion times and even when it came on in the movie, it was still hilarious.
Why does sex in movies so outrageous looking? I will never understand why the over-blow how sex really is vs. how they portray it in movies.
Tracy Morgan as the Lavar Ball like character is absolute MASTERFUL, OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! Just brilliant.
I laughed, and laughed a lot. Between the Psychic scene in which she is playing with Tarot Cards and bust our a Uno Skip card to the Club Scene where they are acting like straight fools, I laughed from start to finish during this film.
Taraji P. Henson, she’s a star, period. She’s one of my favorite actress in Hollywood. I will always catch a movie she is in, in theaters.
It’s a feel good movie, it teaches you that you should watch how you treat people on your way to the top.
The Verdict:
*** out of ***** stars
The flow of the movie just worked, it started up, went down, somewhere in between act 1 and 2 we got our set-up and we settle down and got our ending. While the movie was predictable from start to finish and it’s okay, as long as the story works, and it did here. I enjoyed the remake (revision) and wouldn’t hate the idea of a sequel either.
Should I See It?: Yes, absolutely yes. If you are thinking of seeing a movie this weekend, this should be the one. It’s a feel good movie with a whole lot of laughs.
Welcome to another edition of the “The Valero Verdict” movie review. In this I will give you a quick movie review with a couple of bullet points of which I either liked or disliked. I will end the review with rating of the movie and a short overall thoughts.
On the docket today, Isn’t It Romantic, the Romantic-Comedy starring Rebel Wilson.
This kind of drove the same car that Amy Schumer’s “I Feel Pretty” did but I do believe I laughed a whole heck of a lot more in this.
Wilson has a niche, and she kills it every single time. She has some funny one liners throughout this film, she just always comes off lovable in every role.
The “Dance-off” between Wilson and Priyanka is just a pure classic scene. It was very Grease-like with the battle between the two. Just so funny.
Liam Hemsworth (who I have yet to figure out if he can act or not) was quite fitting in this film. He was quirky, random and quite hilarious.
Adam Devine is funny.
The music throughout, was pure money. Some solid reminiscing in some old school Rom-Com jams.
The Verdict:
** ½ out of ***** star
Look it was super predictable from start to finish and for this type of movie, that is okay. The music was great, there was some classic one liners throughout the film. It was sweet, cheesy and love birds everywhere can sit back and enjoy the ride.
Should I see it? – Yes. Gentlemen, take your lady to see this movie, let her eat the “cheesy Rom-Com” up and win some brownie points.
Welcome to the first edition of the “The Valero Verdict” movie review. In this I will give you a quick movie review with a couple of bullet points of which I either liked or disliked. I will end the review with rating of the movie and a short overall thoughts.
On the docket today, Cold Pursuit, the action packed movie starring Liam Neeson.
The score of this movie had a very “western” feel to it, but the movie set in the Colorado Blizzard, it was kind of weird.
Tom Bateman was a fantastic bad guy in the movie, they did a fantastic job of making him a big time douche bag and making you buy it with every moment he was on the screen.
I was a big fan of the “ruthless” side of Liam Neeson that we really hadn’t seen. He really just kicked some ass without asking a whole lot of questions.
One the flip side of that, my one big bone to pick was that you really didn’t have a background story on how Neeson’s character was such a “bad ass”. He turned Citizen of the Year to Cold Blooded Killer in a span of 10 minutes. I know his son got murdered but still, a little background goes a long way.
I was a massive fan of the “RIP” of the characters after they died, it was a nice little touch.
The Verdict:
** ½ out of ***** star
The variety of plot holes aside, it wasn’t a bad movie. The
revenge plot is beaten to the grave at this point in Hollywood, especially in
Liam Neeson movies but this was a little different which made it a tad
enjoyable.
Should you see it?: I wouldn’t rush out to the theaters to catch this movie but I do say it is certainly RedBox worthy.
Welcome to the 3rd edition of Thinking Out Loud where I take running notes throughout the movie.
I went to see Happy Death Day 2U, the first one wasn’t a bad cheeky horror flick. Was a surprise breakout hit when it hit the theaters which always means we are going to get a sequel.
Drunk kid in a car hungover, I think we’ve all been there
Oh snap…. we’ve got a bunch of science mumbo jumbo talking
Science teacher is a tad mean. Why are teachers so negative? Aren’t they supposed to be positive?
I love how in movies you can get text from “Unknown caller” – because that’s literally impossible
Yep, typical dumb kid going into random rooms. I hear noises I’m running, the opposite way.
He dead
ROUND 222222222
Mean ass dog part II
Dude on the skateboard didn’t spill any coffee coming around the corner? Lol k
RECAP OF THE FIRST ONE
LMFAOOOOO A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM
DICK SHOT 😳😳😳😳😳
Dick head teacher is back.
Thank god for movie pass, (I have
no clue why I came to see this)
Oh no, a super serious moment in a super
dumb cheesy horror movie. Why?
Safest place was a basketball game,
and they just didn’t know it was baby mask wearing night.
Random horror chase scene where our
protagonist runs to no man’s land where there is nobody in sight but the big
bad killer.
Why can no one ever be quiet when
hiding?
Clone/Twin and somehow a short guy
with a wrench can fend off two security guards, is leaving an option?
Slow motion the random science
thing blew up, k…..
Ohhhhhhh so he sent her back to
past now? She gets to relive it all over again? K….
I’m sure the republicans would love
the throwing of the global warming paperwork.
Pissed off Global warming folks,
outed a gay guy what’s next?
TOODLES. Who says that?
She’s never seen Back to the
Future. Well they were kind of meh anyway, I forgive her.
Now offending Anne Frank and Helen
Keller, Jesus. And now the handicap.
The Moms still alive? Who didn’t
see that coming…. actually I didn’t.
Wake me up when this shit is over,
like it’s not even funny bad.
Oh snap. The killer is on the
loooooseeeee.
How in the hell did he miss her by
like 20 feet with that swing of an axe?
Won’t lie I kind of dug her falling
off the cliff.
I literally am thinking about the bomb smoothie I am going to make when I get home.
Banana, Strawberries and milk…. sounds so good right now.
Oh yeah, the movie. They are
talking about science and her coming back to life and blah blah blah
Oooooo fun, she gets to killer
herself a bunch of times.
Oh no, she jumped out of the plane
in a bikini and landed right in front of the loving couple as she gave us the
bird, the audience (of like 9) laugh out loud.
Just saw that Marriott changed their app to read Bon Voy…. why?
People in movies always be breaking
out of hospitals like it’s nothing.
So she ultimately decided to stay
in the past? Meh.
Closing loops now folks.
Back to seriously moment
again.
Oh little boy toy is going to save
the day.
So disrespectful, she’s got her
shoes on her bed. Even in a hotel. Gross.
Mommy/Daughter moment. THIS IS A CHEESY HORROR FILM. STOP TRYING TO BE SO SERIOUS.
Who nicknames their kid TREE?
So many serious moments.
As a movie lover, I hope the
director/writer/producer make millions off this.
Omg. Are really really really deep
serious moment now? Cheesy cliché after cheesy cliché.
Dick head teacher is back to ruin
everything.
This movie is never going to
end.
People are actually laughing at this dumb movie, oh no they stole the continuum transfunctioner
(Dude Where’s My Car is a classic movie)
I hate the way people use cell
phones in movies.
Oh no, the cheating hubby is the
killer. Twist the wife was in on it. Boy toy to save the day again!!!!!!!
Omg that was so cheesy, someone
shoot me. That killing was absurd and dumb.
THE END …….
The ending the kid says “omg I just
shit my pants” and the guy behind me just about fell out his chair laughing.
After credit scene? The FBI has arrived to take all the kids, please let this end. Maybe this is the beginning of the new MIB.
Overall thoughts:
*1/2 out *****
I gave this movie a half of a star, well because someone had to make the movie and I respect that.
I am sure there are going to be people out there that like this movie, and good for them. But I am not one of those said people.
Horror movies should never take themselves super serious, and this movie tried way too hard. I don’t think the movie even understood what it was trying to be. One minute you had her being serious with her Mom and the next you are making awful jokes about Helen Keller, like do one or the other, not both.
Obviously we weren’t going to get amazing acting, we were going to get a cheesy horror flick with campy ideas with a couple of laughs and so cool killing. I don’t think any of that happened once. This movie was not my cup of tea.
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The trailer for MA landed yesterday and I am here to breakdown my thoughts on it.
First off, HOLY CRAP. I had absolutely no clue about this movie coming out.
Octavia Spencer take MY MONEY!!!!! She looks like a certified crazy psychotic lunatic!!!!! And I am totally here for it.
Look kids in movies are always getting a bad look, ask random stranger to buy booze, they do and boom invite you to their house to throw a party? Kids these days.
I’ll be honest it looks like a typical Horror movie, jump scare, don’t do this/they do it type movie, they pay the consequences for doing it. I will say that Spencer had me sold, because honestly this movie provides minimal interest for me with an unknown in that role.
Ma hits theaters May 31st
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