Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

My Rating : 2.5/5 STARS
MovieStudio Quote >> “Jon Favreau must focus on his hits – Iron Man. This one is a crappy old style alien flick, a lot like Indiana Jones!”

1875. New Mexico Territory. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don’t welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford).

It’s a town that lives in fear. But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he’s been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force.

Hanna (2011)

My Rating : 3.5/5 STAR
MovieStudio Quote >> “Saoirse has worked quite uniquely for the flick which is packed with a lot of fast paced action!”

Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is 16 years old. She is bright, inquisitive, and a devoted daughter. Uniquely, she has the strength, the stamina, and the smarts of a soldier; these come from being raised by her widowed father Erik (Eric Bana), an ex-CIA man, in the wilds of North Finland.

Erik has taught Hanna to hunt, put her through extreme self-defense workouts, and home-schooled her with only an encyclopedia and a book of fairy tales. Hanna has been living a life unlike any other teenager; her upbringing and training have been one and the same, all geared to making her the perfect assassin. But out in the world there is unfinished business for Hanna’s family, and it is with a combination of pride and apprehension that Erik realizes his daughter can no longer be held back.

The Burma Conspiracy (2011)

My Rating : 3/5 STAR
MovieStudio Quote >> “An action adventure sequel to the first Largo Winch, it’s adaptive action.”

Largo Winch, the newly appointed CEO of the W Group, is accused of crimes against humanity on the very day he announces his intention to sell his corporation and use the proceeds to create a humanitarian foundation.

Largo Winch, the newly appointed CEO of the W Group, is accused of crimes against humanity on the very day he announces his intention to sell his corporation and use the proceeds to create a humanitarian foundation.

Route Irish (2010)

My Rating : 4.5/5 STAR
MovieStudio Quote >> “This is an extraordinary movie which talks bold, heads high with nerve splitting suspense!”

Celebrated British filmmaker Ken Loach explore the controversies of his nation’s role in the war in Iraq in this intelligent thriller. Fergus (Mark Womack) served with distinction in a British Special Forces outfit in Iraq, and after his hitch in the Army ended, Fergus was approached by a private security firm working with civilian contractors in the war zone. Fergus wasn’t interested in returning to Iraq, but when he was offered 10,000 a month for his services, he changed his mind, and persuaded his army buddy Frankie (John Bishop) to also sign on.

Fergus came to regret his decision when Frankie died after hitting an improvised explosive device while traveling on Route Irish, the treacherous road between Baghdad’s airport and the heavily fortified Green Zone. While attending Frankie’s funeral, Fergus is approached by a woman who gives him Frankie’s old cell phone, which holds a startling video of Iraqi civilians being murdered by employees of the same security firm that employed him and Frankie.

Fergus believes there’s a connection between the video and Frankie’s death, and sets out to find it with the help of Frankie’s widow Rachel (Andrea Lowe) and Harim (Talib Rasool), an Iraqi refugee. But the top men at the firm are not about to admit any wrongdoing, and uncovering what really happens proves to be a difficult and taxing process. Route Irish received its world premiere at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

Unknown (2011)

My Rating : 3/5 STAR
MovieStudio Quote >> “Expected it to be like TAKEN, but it got too complicated than that. Engaging though!”

Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn’t recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity.

Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he’s willing to go to uncover the truth.

Drive Angry (2011)

My Rating : 2/5 STAR
MovieStudio Quote >> “As usual, Cage is in the worst movie with lots of guns, explosions and nudity!!”

Nicolas Cage headlines this high-octane thriller as Milton, a hard-case felon who breaks out of Hell to prevent the cult that murdered his daughter from sacrificing his infant granddaughter to Satan on the night of the full moon. With just three days to go before the ritual killing, Milton crosses paths with knockout waitress Piper (Amber Heard), who steals her cheating ex-boyfriend’s vintage Charger and joins him on his quest to save the Earth from the forces of darkness.

With Piper’s help and a mean set of wheels to keep them moving, they may have a shot at taking down diabolical cult leader Jonah King (Billy Burke) before he achieves his malevolent goal. But should Jonah get the opportunity to make his dark sacrifice, he will become the most powerful man alive and all of humanity will suffer.

Unfortunately for Milton, the cops are quickly closing in, and the Devil’s determined minion, “The Accountant” (William Fichtner), will stop at nothing to drag him back down to Hell. With each passing minute, Milton’s last shot at redemption is fading, and the fate of the entire world inches ever closer to infernal darkness.

Inception (2010)

My Rating : 4.5/5 STAR
MovieStudio Quote >> “I never got more confused before. Had to see it 3 times, it’s was great all 3 times!”

Visionary filmmaker Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Dark Knight) writes and directs this psychological sci-fi action film about a thief who possesses the power to enter into the dreams of others. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) doesn’t steal things, he steals ideas.

By projecting himself deep into the subconscious of his targets, he can glean information that even the best computer hackers can’t get to. In the world of corporate espionage, Cobb is the ultimate weapon. But even weapons have their weakness, and when Cobb loses everything, he’s forced to embark on one final mission in a desperate quest for redemption.

This time, Cobb won’t be harvesting an idea, but sowing one. Should he and his team of specialists succeed, they will have discovered a new frontier in the art of psychic espionage. They’ve planned everything to perfection, and they have all the tools to get the job done.

Their mission is complicated, however, by the sudden appearance of a malevolent foe that seems to know exactly what they’re up to, and precisely how to stop them.

Predators (2010)

My Rating : 3.5/5 STAR
MovieStudio Quote >> “The movie is a heartstopper,  and the graphics could have been better!”

“Predators” follows a group of elite warrior-types who are being hunted by members of a race of merciless alien trackers called Predators. Adam Brody is a man who ends up inheriting the mantle of leader and is known as a hunter of men.

Topher Grace would play an accountant-type whose unassuming facade masks a dangerous serial killer. Alice Braga is the tough female killer.

Mahershalalhashbaz Ali is a man not afraid to die, Walton Goggins is the loose canon of the group and Oleg Taktarov is a former Russian special ops agent. Danny Trejo is Cuchillo, a hardened warrior with twin uzis strapped to his back.

Knight & Day (2010)

My Rating : 3.5/5 STAR
MovieStudio Quote >> “The Tom Diaz pair really worked, with anyone else this would be a flop!”

An action-comedy centered on a fugitive couple (Cruise and Diaz) on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem.

Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.

Wild Target (2009)

My Rating : 3/5 STAR
MovieStudio Quote >> “A hit man comedy flick with an insensitive plot!”

Wild Target is a comedy about uptight Victor Maynard (Bill Nighy), a middle-aged, solitary assassin, who lives to please his formidable mother Louisa (Eileen Atkins), despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims, Rose (Emily Blunt).

He spares her life, unexpectedly acquiring a young apprentice in the process, Tony (Rupert Grint). Believing Victor to be a private detective, his two new companions tag along, while he attempts to thwart the murderous attentions of his unhappy client (Rupert Everett).