Overall Impression – Not one honest laugh, real emotion, effective plot point, sincere character arc, or original idea. Other than that, it was great. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who is your main character? – Jack Bruno What is he trying to accomplish? – Professional: Keep the alien kids safe and get them back to their ship.… Continue reading RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
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HOTEL FOR DOGS
Overall Impression – Never trust anyone over 17. Or human. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who are your main characters? – Bruce and Andi. What are they trying to accomplish? – Professional: Rescue all the stray dogs of Central City. Personal: Not be split up. Private: Find a real family of their very own. Who’s trying to… Continue reading HOTEL FOR DOGS
EAGLE EYE
Overall Impression – I don’t care what anyone thinks… I enjoyed it! Solid Spielbergian fun. ‘Nuff said. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? Jerry Shaw What’s he trying to accomplish? Professional: Stop ARIA, the AI defense mainframe. Personal: win over Rachel. Private: Find out why his twin brother was killed and prove to himself… Continue reading EAGLE EYE
THE DARK KNIGHT
Overall Impression — Words fail me. This is one of the most relentlessly brilliant explorations of the soul of a hero I’ve ever seen. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? — Bruce Wayne as the Batman. What’s he trying to accomplish? — Professional: Stop the Joker. Personal: Get Rachel to love him. Private: Discover… Continue reading THE DARK KNIGHT
BOLT
Overall Impression — A solid piece of work, a lot of fun, but one which requires a willingness to overlook some underlying logic holes. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? — Bolt. What’s he trying to accomplish? — Professional: Get back to Hollywood. Personal: Rescue Penny. Private: Accept that he’s not a dog with super… Continue reading BOLT