Pankaj Sharma
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LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean Game Review [Rating:8/10]
Disney continues to milk the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. A fourth movie is about to hit theaters and along with it a brand new video game. But unlike game movie tie-ins this one is based on a tried and true formula. The LEGO series of video games have been wildly successful.
Go For It! Movie Review [Rating:4/10]
Go for It! is an all-too-familiar tale of a young woman attempting to raise herself above her humble station through, what else, dance. Carmen Marron’s low-budget effort earns points for effectively conveying the grittiness of its lead character’s inner city surroundings.
The First Grader Movie Review [Rating:6/10]
TimesEarly on in “The First Grader,” an ancient man, as hard and lean as his walking stick, strides miles across the coarse Kenyan bush. When he gets to his destination — a rural primary school — the gate is already locked leaving him to stand alone on one side, with everything he wants on the other.
True Legend Movie Review [Rating:7/10]
If action’s your thing, then the Chinese-Hong Kong martial-arts epic “True Legend” is your movie. After a 14-year break from directing — during which he provided kung-fu choreography for Quentin Tarantino and Ang Lee — Yuen Woo-ping returns to helming with this gung-ho tale of revenge set during the 19th century.
Everything Must Go Movie Review [Rating:7.7/10]
Perhaps that’s because this wisp of an indie, written and directed by first-time filmmaker Dan Rush from a short story by Raymond Carver, stars Will Ferrell, a comedian who specializes in seeming at once wistful and indestructible.
Skateland Movie Review [Rating:4.7/10]
Anthony Burns’ mashup of “American Graffiti,” “The Last Picture Show” and “Roller Boogie” is less than compelling as drama — but boy is this an impressive collection of wildly ugly hairstyles, moustaches, clothing and “earth tone” furniture from 1983.
Hesher Movie Review [Rating:5.4/10]
It’s easy for an actor to fall in love with a character. But it’s one of the worst things a writer can do. In “Hesher,” for example, it’s clear that Joseph Gordon-Levitt loves embodying this protagonist.
Gatling Gears Review [Rating: 7/10]
Don’t let its twin-stick control scheme or whimsical steampunk charm fool you. Gatling Gears, the latest from Greed Corp developer Vanguard Games, fancies itself as a manic, eye-watering, bullet-hell ‘shmup’.
Bridesmaids Movie Review [Rating:9/10]
There are few roles in an adult woman’s life as rife with comedic potential as that of bridesmaid. Take any 30-year-old woman, force her to wear silk organza, drink from an open bar and cater to another chick’s most perverse wedding fantasies and laughs are guaranteed to follow.
Priest Movie Review [Rating3/10]
This week’s post-apocalyptic movie about the battle between humans and vampires is called Priest. It stars Paul Bettany as a priest who defies his religious superiors to prevent the slaughter of innocents. It is directed by Scott Stewart, whose last film, Legion, was completely different. It starred Paul Bettany as an angel who defies God to prevent the slaughter of innocents.
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs Evil Movie Review [Rating:2/10]
In the general middling-to-good world of animated children’s movies, Hoodwinked Too: Hood Vs. Evil is exceptional: It’s outstandingly obnoxious. Full of manic momentum and nattering, witless word play, the movie has all the charm of a mudslide.
Sould Surfer Review [Rating:5.5/10]
When 13-year-old Bethany Hamilton goes surfing with her family in Hawaii, she moves through the water and wind elements—blue ocean-blue sky—as if it were her natural habitat. Director Sean McNamara’s supernatural action imagery alone justifies the title of Soul Surfer.
Jumping the Broom Movie Review [Rating: 5.3/10]
Long ago, in the era before Tyler Perry (B.T.P.), most religious folks in movies were wingnuts and phonies. There were and are exceptions to the rule (Chariots of Fire; anything to do with C.S. Lewis), but by and large, characters who quoted scripture tended to be fire-spitting hypocritical Bible thumpers.
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family Review [Rating:4.5/10]
Mabel Simmons — known as Madea to her extended family, and to millions of Tyler Perry devotees — is a dominatrix of tough love. When a 10-year-old disrespects her, she tells him, “I’m gonna beat your ass till your legs run right up your back.”
