Theater Creature Reviews

Movie reviews from an average guy

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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...

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...