The Long Kiss Goodnight

Release Date: October 11th, 1996

Genre: Action / Crime / Drama

Stars: Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Craig Bierko

Synopsis: An amnesia stricken woman is haunted by her past eight years into her new life as a wife, mother, and schoolteacher.

AltAss Ratings (On a scale of 1 to 5 asses)

Plot:                                          

An extremely entertaining premise for a film even if it was way beyond the realm of believability.

Writing / Production:               

"The Long Kiss Goodnight" is filled with cheesy one liners, over the top stunts, and questionable plot points but is damn entertaining and enjoyable so whatever the filmmakers did was working. 

Acting:                                     

Samuel L. Jackson plays the part of the inept sidekick perfectly and Geena Davis pulls off the difficult task of going from innocent schoolteacher to bad ass assassin pretty well although her performance wasn't a complete homerun.  Craig Bierko was so entertaining as the villain it was hard to hate him.

Originality:                          

It feels alot like many films from this genre and time period but it definitely has a distinct character.

Overall:                                 

This film was flat out fun and easy to watch.  Some audiences will certainly be critical because the film is admittedly an easy target for the "yeah right" crowd but don't let that keep you from having some fun and check out "The Long Kiss Goodnight".

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Predators

Release Date: July 9th, 2010

Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi

Stars: Adrien Brody, Alice Braga, Topher Grace, Laurence Fishburne

Synopsis: A group of professional killers from different backgrounds find themselves dropped into a jungle with no memory of how they got there and hunted by something otherworldly.

AltAss Ratings (On a scale of 1 to 5 asses)

Plot:                                              

Brings a decent formula to the table for what could amount to a pretty entertaining action adventure ride.

Writing / Production:                

The biggest problem with "Predators" is the painfully slow start and mundane lulls between the action.  The action scenes are okay but disappointing considering how long the audience sits in anticipation of them.  The special effects seemed hokie at times which drove the final nail in the coffin for this film.

Acting:                                         

I just don't think bad ass is in Adrien Brody's range so it is unfortunate that the film makers didn't go with someone else.  Laurence Fishburne and Topher Grace were very good but their roles were too small to carry the movie.  The rest of the supporting cast gets a solid B+.

Originality:                              

The film is a sequel and really offers only one small plot twist audiences may not see coming that is in the end quite trivial.

Overall:                                      

Action adventure movies are supposed to keep your juices flowing and at the very least not put you to sleep.  "Predators" fails to do either and perpetually will keep you waiting for something good to happen. 

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Centurion

Release Date: July 30th, 2010

Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama

Stars: Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko

Synopsis: A Roman Centurion leads a small band of soldiers that has survived a brutal attack behind enemy lines in an effort to rescue their captured General and return to safety.

AltAss Ratings (On a scale of 1 to 5 asses)

Plot:                                     

A nice little tale that is mostly entertaining.  Once or twice it may have lulled too much between the action.

Writing / Production:       

Carried mostly by action packed fight scenes but the dialogue and drama wasn't nearly as horribly scripted as expected.

Acting:                               

Michael Fassbender struggled to match the screen presence of Dominic West and Olga Kurylenko who were both pretty good in their respective roles.  Unfortunately since Fassbender was selected to play the title role his inability to bring the goods hurts the picture.

Originality:                        

I liked the storyline but it is definitely a movie very much in the spirit of "Gladiator" and "300" etc..

Overall:                                

Surprisingly decent and entertaining enough to warrant a look by audiences that like this kind of film.  There is a lot of graphic violence and blood that some audiences will want to avoid and others won't want to miss.

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The Crazies

Release Date: February 26th, 2010

Genre: Action / Drama / Horror

Stars: Radha Mitchell, Timothy Olyphant, Danielle Panabaker, Joe Anderson

Synopsis: Something mysterious in a small Iowa town is causing some of the locals to lose their minds and become homicidal.  The local sheriff and his deputy head up the quest for answers.

AltAss Rating (On a scale of 1 to 5 asses)

Plot:                                

Delivers the framework nicely for this thrill ride.

Writing:                     

For the most part not noticably bad, but there were a few extremely hokie moments.

Acting:                         

Doesn't kill the picture by any means but it would have greatly enhanced the film greatly to get a lot more talent for the lead roles.

Originality:                 

This is a remake of a 1973 movie of the same name but any movie that boldly calls the morality of the U.S. government and military into question is going against the grain.

Overall:                       

Not a bad little flick.  It will make you jump a little and while the story is overtly dramatic the cause of the incidents in "The Crazies" are highly possible in reality.  Lets hope we don't deal with the problems in the same way if we are ever faced with them.