Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 51% Stronger (M18)
Not quite as much fun as The Lego Movie and The Lego Batman Movie, but this will still captivate younger audiences with its charming characters and amazing set pieces. Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 36% The Lego Ninjago Movie (PG) Liam Neeson stars in this political drama about how an indignant FBI deputy director brought down Richard Nixon's presidency following the Watergate scandal. Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 80% Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House (PG13) It is always nice to see Jackie Chan - who plays a grieving father out for revenge - doing a serious film, and this action thriller is definitely one of his better ones of late. STARRING: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Robin Wright, Sylvia Hoeks, Ana de Armas, Jared Leto There is so much going on that it stays with you long after you've ditched your popcorn. It is these relationships that make Blade Runner 2049 so much more than a manhunt.Įach viewing reveals a new layer, new clues and a new character motivation. Relative newcomer, Dutch actress Sylvia Hoeks, stands out as the seemingly conflicted replicant assistant to Jared Leto's emotionally detached, borderline insane tech genius. It is also great to see Ford back to acting, rather than just appearing, in a film. In interviews, it seems Harrison Ford had a blast and possibly found a soulmate in Gosling. Gosling is the perfect stoic, good-looking enough to be able to keep silent and still keep all eyes on him. It also explores heavy themes of what it means to be human.īut it is expertly wrapped and presented in a masterclass of direction, cinematography, set design, costumes, sound and plotting. It is a race against time, with different parties all looking for the same thing - some parties more violent than others. Like the first film, this is a noir detective story set in the future.
(Sadly, all too believable when it comes to the environment.) Villeneuve advances on what came before and brings you a believable take on the future. It is the perfect sequel, one that builds on the themes of the 1982 original without being a slave to it.