No frills reviews. Quick, to the point, and easy to digest. All reviews are out of 4 stars.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
***
(previously reviewed)
The Incredible Hulk
**1/2
Hulk smashes, and he smashes well. A nicely paced first half devolves into a too-long finale where computerized monsters whack each other endlessly. Norton is good as Banner, and Tim Roth once again proves he's a great villain. Loud, cheesy summer fun.
Wanted
***
Still not a fan of McAvoy, and the whole thing was a bit too far in the Funny Nihilism filmmaking camp, but this visually stunning film is never dull and has more action, explosions and logic-defying stunts packed into its 110 minutes than all three Matrix films combined. Morgan Freeman has some wickedly memorable lines; I'll never think of looms the same again; and Angelina Jolie looks good nekkid.
Hancock
***1/2
Unjustly panned by critics everywhere, Hancock is a tightly paced, efficient superhero flick with loads of attitude, humor and a surprising amount of heart. The film doesn't have the most airtight of plots, I grant you, but the excellent direction, energetic performances and eye-popping production values more than overcome the films few shortcomings. Will Smith is the man. Peter Berg is rapidly becoming one of my favorite directors. My favorite summer movie so far.
The Dark Knight
(coming soon...like, say, when it's released)
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