Here are a few other films that I have seen and rated. For some of the films I will write a brief sentence or so on what I thought. Reviewer: Pat Brennan Into the Storm (2014) Rating: 1/4 Director: Steven Quale Writer: John Swetnam Cast: Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh, Max Deacon, Nathan Kress, Alycia Debnam Carey, Arlen Escarpeta ——————————————– Nightingale (2014) Rating: 3/4 Director: Elliot Lester Writer: Frederick Mensch Cast: David Oyelowo - David Oyelowo gives a masterful performance as a war veteran whose mind starts to unravel and shatter as he awaits a friend (who fought alongside him in the war) to visit him. Oyelowo is essentially the only actor in this HBO film, which can be extremely tough to pull off. Everything an actor has to do when acting alone has to feel extremely believable because they carry the film. Oyelowo goes above and beyond that and shows just why has the potential to be one of the best actors in Hollywood. There are moments throughout that make you question if what you are watching is real, or if it is all in the mind of his character. Right off the bat the audience is shown the violence that he has the potential to bring out in himself, which in itself contributes to the different personalities that make up his character. I highly recommend checking the film out because Oyelowo's performance is one that is not too miss. ——————————————– Locke (2013) Rating: 3/4 Director: Steven Knight Writer: Steven Knight Cast: Tom Hardy, Olivia Colman (voice), Ruth Wilson (voice), Andrew Scott (voice), Ben Daniels (voice), Tom Holland (voice) ——————————————– ***GREAT FILM*** X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Rating: 4/4 Director: Bryan Singer Writer: Simon Kinberg Cast: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Evan Peters, Josh Helman - Bryan Singer is able to create what is probably the best X-Men film to date. X-Men: Days of Future Past brings essentially all of the X-Men characters that we have seen in the films and creates an environment that blends the future within the past. We get to see McAvoy and Fassbender reprise their roles as a young Professor X and Magneto, as well as see their future selves, played by the superb Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen. The story is well crafted and thought-out, which allows the audience to feel placed in the world of the characters and brings us along for a ride that does not let up. Singer does have his own "Rogue-Cut" of the film coming out soon that will provide 20 more minutes, which will bring the character of Rogue into the film. It will be interesting to see if that cut changes the feel of this film or not. For now though, X-Men: Days of Furture past lives up to the hype and provides a rich story, blended with excellent action. Bring on X-Men: Apocalypse. ——————————————–
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Authors:Pat Brennan: Recent Film grad from Temple University with a love for all aspects of film. David Fincher for life. Archives:
November 2016
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