Posts tagged Damon Wayans Jr.
MOVIE REVIEW: Big Hero 6
MOVIE REVIEW: Big Hero 6

For the creative merging of Marvel and Disney to work right, they needed the right story and set of characters from the Marvel catalog.  To get the best animated hit, Disney needed something new and fresh, yet clever and approachable for a kid-aged audience.  They needed something that can be just theirs and not something shared with the adults.  Disney and Marvel have done just that and struck gold with “Big Hero 6.” 

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ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW: Let's Be Cops
ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW: Let's Be Cops

All the buddy cop measurements and prerequisites are plugged into the new film "Let's Be Cops," which opens this coming August.  I was lucky enough to catch a very advance screening of the film.  The writers here, led by director Luke Greenfield of the forgettable "Something Borrowed," have the potential of a unique idea and a decent pair of leads to work with, but it's the real cop stuff that bogs the film down.

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2 STARS, 2014, ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanLet's Be Cops, Damon Wayans Jr., Jake Johnson, Happy Endings, The New Gril, The Other Guys, The Heat, 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, buddy movies, buddy cop movies, buddy films, buddy cop films, film review, life lessons from film, life lessons from movies, life lessons, movie commentary, 2014, 2014 Summer Movies, cop comedies, Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthyComment