Three movie reviews to help fill the weekend

Three movie reviews to help fill the weekend

Non-Stop

non stopLike suspenseful thriller films? “Non-Stop,” starring Liam Neeson, is one that will keep every viewer on edge. Liam Neeson delivers a fantastic performance playing troubled U.S Air Marshal Bill Marks.
On a New York-London flight, at 40,000 feet in the air, Marks must figure out who is threatening the lives of his passengers, while simultaneously trying to convince those around him that he himself is not the perpetrator.
Academy Award-winner Lupita
Nyong’o also makes an appearance in “Non-Stop” along with Julianne Moore, Michelle Dockery and Nate Parker.
This who-done-it leaves the unanswered questions right up to the end, and delivers an unexpected plot twist that isn’t soiled by the usual thriller film clichés.

 

 

About Last Night

ABOUT_LAST_NIGHT_2014_TH_MLF-WW-artworkCharmingly distasteful, “About Last Night” is a romantic comedy that delivers the bitter sweetness of relationships to the big screen.
The drama of newly formed, sophisticated couple Debbie (Joy Bryant) and Denny (Michael Ealy), is given comedic relief by their raunchy, lust-driven, polar opposites, and best friends Bernie (Kevin Hart) and Joan (Regina Hall).
This is the perfect date movie for anyone that has a partner who hates “chick flicks.”
The sappy, predictable  plot of this 1987 remake is carefully broken up with in-your-face humor, from funny man Kevin Hart, that will leave you laughing, and crying, in the end.

 

 

 

300: Rise of an Empire

300-ROAE-3For any fans of the original “300,” this sequel was not made to disappoint. Directed by Doam Murro, “300: Rise of an Empire,” is an overdose of crazy visuals and special effects that will satisfy any action craving.
Following the events in “300,” “Rise of an Empire” takes viewers to the seas to watch the epic battle between Greek general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton), and the Greek hating Artemesia (Eva Greenfield); a beautiful-yet-deadly Persian navy commander.
The film keeps viewer’s eyes glued to the screen with bloody, action packed battles, curiously grotesque creatures, and even a wicked “love” scene.
The plot, however, does lack originality as it follows the same format as its predecessor; a handful of Greeks battling the infinite Persian army. Minus the predictability of the story line, “300: Rise of an Empire” is a breathtaking sequel that is pure eye candy for any moviegoer.