U.S. Release Date: 2017-02-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richie Keen
Cast: Charlie Day, Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, Jillian Bell, Christina Hendricks, Dean Norris, JoAnna Garcia Swisher
A trying 90 minutes for anyone who commits to seeing this failed and unfortunate production.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-05-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence, Drugs)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Seth Gordon
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, David Hasselhoff
This waterlogged product is an example of lazy writing and direction with a vague hope that perhaps the involvement of The Rock will attract viewers.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-09-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy
Director: William H. Macy
Cast: Alexandra Daddario, Kate Upton, Matt Barr, Matt Jones, Kal Penn, Rob Corddry, Molly Shannon
"The Layover" is an appalling movie – an unpleasant, unwatchable example of why people no longer love romantic comedies.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Val Kilmer, J.K. Simmons, Toby Jones, David Dencik, Jonas Karlsson
One of the most shockingly awful wastes of talent imaginable.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-01-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, Jessica Sula, Betty Buckley
The narrative is choppy, the tension is less pervasive than it should be, and there’s no ending.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-02-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: James Foley
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, Bella Heathcote, Kim Basinger, Marcia Gay Harden
This is a bad film - at times it’s nigh unwatchable - but that doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Partial Nudity)
Genre: Horror/Action
Director: Alex Kurtzman
Cast: Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella, Jake Johnson
One movie in, The Dark Universe is already a black hole of creativity and intelligence.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock, Santiago Cabrera, Isabela Moner, Stanley Tucci, John Turturro
An orgy of incoherence, a sensory assault that suffocates the viewer in a cavalcade of special effects incontinence.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-08-04
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Luis Prieto
Cast: Halle Berry, Sage Correa, Chris McGinn, Lew Temple
The only way "Kidnap" could possibly work is if the viewer isn’t paying attention.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-09-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Sports
Director: Jay Baruchel
Cast: Seann William Scott, Alison Pill, Marc-Andre Grondin, Liev Schreiber, Wyatt Russell, Kim Coates, Elisha Cuthbert, Jay Baruchel, Callum Keith Rennie
"Goon: Last of the Enforcers" is a waste of time, money, talent, and the goodwill of viewers who appreciated the earlier picture.