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Movie reviews from an average guy

Tagged: 2017

Christian Bale plays an army captain who spent most of his career at war with Native Americans who is now forced to safely transport a Native American family back to their homeland.

Drama / Western

Hostiles

Rating C+ (3/5) Three words Authentic, Western, Dark Brief Review Hostiles follows an army captain in the late 1800’s who has spent most of his career fighting against Native Americans. Now, the captain is...

Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep and the editor and owner of The Washington Post respectively as they battle to uncover the Pentagon Papers against President Reagan.

Drama

The Post

Rating B (3.5/5) Three words Timely, Political, Historical Brief Review The Post follows The Washington Post as they work to uncover the infamous Pentagon Papers while battling against the Reagan administration for their 1st...

A high school senior goes through an emotional roller coaster of her final year of school navigating friends, relationships, her family and the college application process.

Drama / Indie

Lady Bird

Rating B (4/5) Three words Natural, Sincere, Relatable Brief Review Lady Bird is a coming of age story that follows Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson as she navigates her final year of high school, her...

Molly's Game tells the true story of a former potential olympic skiier turned high stakes poker host.

Drama

Molly’s Game

Rating B+ (4/5) Three words Biopic, Compelling, Story Brief Review Molly’s Game is based on a memoir written by Molly Bloom, a former potential Olympic skier turned high stakes poker host. The movie shows...

Four adventurers begin their journey into the forest

Action / Adventure / Comedy

Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle

Rating B+ (4/5) Three words Funny, Remake, Action Brief Review Jumanji is a surprisingly good remake of the 1995 original. This is not a sequel to the original, instead they are refreshing the movie...

The Greatest Showman is a musical that tells the story of PT Barnum as he founds his world famous circus.

Family / Musical

The Greatest Showman

Rating B (4/5) Three words Musical, Fun, Upbeat Brief Review The Greatest Showman tells the story of PT Barnum and the founding of Barnum & Bailey Circus. At its heart, The Greatest Showman is...

The Shape of Water tells the story of a mute woman and a humanoid sea monster that fall in love. In this picture the two can be seen embracing under water.

Drama / Indie

The Shape Of Water

Rating B (4/5) Three words Enjoyable, Creative, Indie Brief Review While The Shape Of Water is definitely more of an artsy indie film, don’t let that make you believe it isn’t a good movie....

The Downsizingmovie poster shows animals evolving overtime, ultimately ending with a tiny human.

Comedy / Drama

Downsizing

Rating C (2/5) Three words Disappointing, Scattered, Unfocused Brief Review Downsizing takes an interesting idea that could have been a great movie in many different genres and doesn’t deliver on any of the genres....

My Friend Dahmer explores the troubled teenage years before he embarks on one of the most infamous killing sprees in US history.

Drama

My Friend Dahmer

Rating C- (2.5/5) Three words Creepy, Empathetic, Underwhelming Brief Review My Friend Dahmer is set during the teenage years of the infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, before his killing spree. The focus is on...

Two brothers try to overcome a "curse" on their family by succesfully robbing Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Comedy / Drama

Logan Lucky

Rating C (2.5/5) Three words Average, Stuck, Bland Brief Review For having an all-star cast, this movie totally was totally underwhelming for me. My biggest issue was that it was kind of stuck between...