mikehoward-123-837839 Reviews

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

Pretty sh@t

[3/10 · 15 December 2014]

It's a travesty that this dull, disjointed movie is part of the Bourne franchise.

Extremely poorly directed, even Greengrass seems to have no idea what's going on, even tho very little is.

The writing is atrocious. Rachel Weisz is truly appalling in this. Every scene she is in is tedious, but she isn't helped by the utter crap the script requires her to speak.

Nothing wrong with Renner. Norton is a great actor but they may as well have given his role to my dad, the small amount of time he was given.

Such a shame, it's crap.

The Guest (I) (2014)

What a con.

[3/10 · 13 December 2014]

Oh dear. After a promising start, this film suddenly turns into a pretty awful B movie.

It's as if the writer and the director started making a movie, got a bit bored, and resorted to any stupid whim they had just to get it finished.

The last half hour or so is shockingly bad. If the movie had started out like this, then you wouldn't have got suckered in to watching til the end, unless you're a fan of cheap 80s rubbish.

And to make it worse, it's accompanied by some godawful music.

It's a mess.

Detectorists (2014–2022)

Something to look forward to

[9/10 · 31 October 2014]

A gentle and brilliantly written show. Rarely laugh out loud funny, but so well acted and so many chuckles, absolutely love this show.

Crook is, as always, immensely likable. The other characters are vital and so well performed. But perhaps it is Toby Jones who steals the show, a fantastic actor to watch, and such good lines delivered so well.

A refreshing change to the unfunny, badly acted dross we are usually offered - Mrs Brown's Boys, stuff like that.

I hope this runs a few series, as the characters are so good. But perhaps Crook has learned from the master that 2 series might be enough, and move on to the next project.

Thoroughly recommend.