Theater Creature Reviews

Movie reviews from an average guy

Tagged: 2017

A young musician named Miguel, whose family has banned music, must navigate his family, both dead and alive, to gain support for his musical ambition.

Family

Coco

Rating B+ (4/5) Three words: Visual, Quality, Cultural Brief Coco follows a 12-year-old Mexican boy named Miguel who longs to be a musician in a family that has banned music. Set during Dia de...

All The Money In The World follows a mother as she struggles to retrieve her kidnapped son, while his billionaire grandfather refuses to pay his ransom.

Drama

All The Money In The World

Rating B (4/5) Three words True Story, Kidnapping, Good Brief Review All The Money In The World depicts the true story of the kidnapping and ransom negotiations of billionaire J. Paul Getty’s grandson. A...

The Disaster Artist tells the story of the creation of "The Room." One of the worst movies in history.

Comedy

The Disaster Artist

Rating B (4/5) Three words Intriguing, Funny, Meta Brief Review Brilliantly awful. How could a movie about the making of one of the worst movies of all time be anything else? The Disaster Artist...

All 13 characters pose on the train as they try to figure out who commited the murder on the orient express.

Drama / Mystery

Murder On The Orient Express

Rating B- (3/5) Three words All-Star Cast, Twist-Ending, Decent Brief Review Having never seen the previous film adaptations or read the book, I found this movie to be a fine film. The title says...

Darkest Hour depicts the weeks after Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of England during WWII.

Drama

Darkest Hour

Rating B+ (4/5) Three words Acting, Inspirational, Biopic Brief Review Darkest Hour is an inspirational biopic detailing the first few weeks of Winston Churchill’s tenure as Prime Minister. Depicting Churchill’s struggles both internally and...

Star Wars The Last Jedi is the 8th movie in the Star Wars saga and the second in the sequel trilogy. The Last Jedi follows Rey and the rest of the resistnace as they try to prepare themselves for a final showdown.

Action

Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi

Rating B (4/5) Three words Solid, Middle, Polarizing Brief Review In reality, The Last Jedi falls somewhere between the glowing reviews from critics and the scathing reviews from many fans. For any franchise as...

A family walks a yong boy with facial deformaties to his first day of school.

Family

Wonder

Rating A (4.5/5) Three words Heart-warming, Tear-jerker, Uplifting Brief Review Wonder is a heart-warming story of a boy born with facial deformities that struggles as he tries to fit in. The movie balances the...

A mother rents three billboards outside her hometown in order to speak out against the local police department.

Drama / Indie

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

Rating A+ (5/5) Three words Emotional, Powerful, Masterpiece Brief Review The only area where Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri struggles is the title (seriously the title is too long). While listed as a comedy,...

A family sits on the couch as each member shows their own unique personality.

Comedy / Family

Daddy’s Home 2

Rating B- (3/5) Three words Silly, Entertaining, Fun Brief Review While Daddy’s Home 2 was never going to be loved by critics, it is funnier than the reviews would suggest. It is a silly...

Three retired people are just getting started with a new adventure

Comedy

Just Getting Started

Rating C- (2/5) Three words Underwhelming, Slow, Unfunny Brief Review While the premise of Just Getting Started had promise, this movie under delivered and underwhelmed. The movie has very few truly funny moments. It...