Showing posts with label Liv Tyler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Liv Tyler. Show all posts
Saturday, 2 October 2021
Sunday, 17 November 2019
Ad Astra (2019)
An astronaut undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.
Brad Pitt is magnificent as the calm, withdrawn astronaut in this visually striking sci-fi adventure, but the Daddy angle and its finale sure drags the whole experience down.
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Sunday, 17 December 2017
Friday, 8 January 2016
Armageddon (1998)
After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas is going to impact Earth in less than a month, N.A.S.A. recruits a misfit team of deep core drillers to save the planet.
A classic doomsday premise executed with a big budget is ruined by a silly plot and a chaotic ending.
On renewed viewing: a bit more entertaining, if you don't take to too seriously.
Halliwell (no star): "Loud and brainless action movie that was among the top box-office successes of 1998."
Maltin**: "Opens with a bang, and sets up an exciting (if improbable) story...After a while it becomes so routine, so predictable, and so redundant that all the fun is drained away."
Friday, 1 May 2015
Robot & Frank (2012)
An ex-jewel thief receives a gift from his son: a robot butler programmed to look after him. But soon the two companions try their luck as a heist team.
Amiable sci-fi tale, very touchingly told with subdued humour.
Maltin***: "Quirky, low-key social satire with a sci-fi touch..."
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