The World's End

Movie: The World's End
Major Actors:  Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Rosamund Pike, Pierce Brosnan, Bill Nighy
Rating: R
Best Audience: Older teenagers and adults

Review

As a huge fan of "Hot Fuzz" and "Shaun of the Dead," I had high expectations for this movie.  I love Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as a comedic duo.  I truly am a fan...

...which is why I'm quite sorry to say I was highly disappointed in this movie. 

1.)  It was not that funny.

2.)  The plot was not interesting.  Five former high school friends reunite to attempt to have a pint at twelve different bars in one night...but soon realize something strange is happening in their former town.  It was like "Invasion of the Body-Snatchers," only parodied in the most boring way possible.  There was absolutely no subtlety.  There was no believability.  I know what fiction is, yes, but there still has to be believability within the fictional world, and there just wasn't. 

3.)  The "message" of the film was all over the place.  I feel like this movie was written within the span of a day.  At first, it seemed like an honest message about the struggles of alcoholism.  I thought I was going to like this movie when it seemed to be going in that direction.  THEN, they started throwing in other issues like environmentalism and human nature.  My goodness--they even brought up apartheid! I kept thinking, "Okay, this has turned into a PSA about everything." 

So to Simon Pegg and Nick Frost:

At least you got a good two out of three. 

Love,

A Huge Fan

We're the Millers

Movie: We're the Millers
Major Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Ed Helms, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn
Rating: R
Best Audience: Older teenagers and adults

Review

"We're the Millers" follows a drug-dealer's attempt to carry a great deal of marijuana over the Mexican border while using people from his neighborhood to forge a fake family.  This movie had some pretty good laugh-out-loud moments.  However, as a whole, it is not one of the funniest movies I've ever seen (i.e. Tropic Thunder). 

Jason Sudeikis was perfect for the role as a drug-dealer turned head-of-household.  His look and demeanor could really pull off the duality of this character pretty well.  I love Jennifer Aniston...and thought she had a smoking hot body in "The Break-Up," but she is no stripper.  I say that solely for the complete lack of good "stripper moves."  Yes, she can move her hips in a circle, but beyond that, I was highly disappointed in her performance as a stripper.

Will Poulter, who plays the son in the film (Kenny), definitely carried some of the most hilarious moments of the film, and for that, his career will probably pick up a lot due to this movie.

See this film for a few laughs, but don't expect anything side-splitting.