caomhmcgillion Reviews

Ride Along (2014)

Fun enjoyable film but not amazing...

[6/10 · 2 April 2014]

Ride Along expected to be your typical spring movie,a careless cash grab for most films released at the start of every year but Thank god I was wrong for this comedy.

The Story itself is exactly original and starts off fairly low key and Uninteresting,the story pick up about 20 minutes in and it's starts to get quite funny and enjoyable.The films is funny for the most part making occasional some pop culture references here and there.It starts to get a bit ridiculous but that helps heightening the laughter.

The only really problem is at times get's a some of the jokes is some scenes feel forced and get dragged out and the ending is fairly predictable but Ice Cube and Kevin Hart Work very Well on-screen Together,their chemistry and whit is good as they play off each other. It's not the best buddy cop comedy but it's sure is a good one.

Non-Stop (2014)

Non-stop Suspense

[7/10 · 6 March 2014]

I was looking forward to this since the first trailer was released,Liam Neeson started his action movie career off with taken and non-stop is good but it's no taken

Plot outline: (Neeson) Bill Marks is a rough and scruff air Marshall who is sick of his job until on A flight from New York to London he receives mysterious texts off someone who demands a ludicrous amount of money.Marks has 20 mins or someone dies and the clock is reset.

The film starts off as a very slow and develops Liam Neeson's character out as a man who is like any other person he's has his own personal problems and Neeson holds the film together with his character whereas Julianne Moore character is a nice but needless character to the film.The story feels like a shameful taken 3: on plane rip-off but Neeson manages to break out the Bryan Mills character who we seen before in the less successful and silly sequel taken 2.The acting is great but be warned the story is pretty simple but with a fair amount of plot holes but if you get over the heighten reality of the premise who might just enjoy this.

Taken was great for it action sequences which non-stop lack which helps by replace it with suspense and you start guessing who's behind it all.I was on the edge of my seat for practical the whole film.The films climax isn't bad but once we get the ultimate reveal who was behind hijacking its comes off weak and silly but if you like Taken,Unknown or the Grey this just might keep you entertained because despite the flaws and silliness I still enjoyed it,worth a watch.

The Fifth Element (1997)

Intriguing and visual entertaining but inconsistent

[7/10 · 13 February 2014]

Before I start this review,I would Like to say that I'm big fans of Gary Oldman and Bruce Willis,so apologies if I may seem biased.

Brief plot,no spoilers: So the story is quite simple every 5000 years,great evil in the form of a Planet of fire and ashes attempts to the destroy the earth.In a far future when the end is near a stranger ends up meeting Korben's(Willis)By chance. Korben is a retired special forces major who unknowingly takers this mysterious vandal in without realizing that she maybe earth's Saviour along with 4 peculiar stones otherwise known as classical elements.While head of the Zorg corporation, Jean-Baptiste Zorg(Oldman)wants these for something else And that's all I'm saying watch it you to find out what happens....

if you like Sci-fi films might enjoy it or not. The story is quite unusual and Intriguing and the film tries not to take it self to serious which I enjoyed and also helped with it's humor. The Production design is mad and queer and almost looks psychedelic which left a feel to the eyes which made me want to see more of the utopia for the future.The characters were acted well but I felt they weren't developed well to actual care for them enough.Gary Oldman's Jean-baptiste Emanuel Zorg was,Superbly acted as was Willi's Korben. Some funny dialogue and over the top action Kept Me entertained for the most of the film.

My Biggest Problem is that the pace is very inconsistent and some seem feel forced and tend drag on when there no need and it looses your focus and also Chris Tucker's super gay TV anchorman is probably More irritating then Star wars' Jar-Jar Binks being he has much more screen time and that the character is completely unnecessary to the plot,I was considering turning it off it he annoyed me so much .What Will say is don't watch this film with high expectations as you might disappointed but it warrants a watch for sure.