Major Theatrical Releases May 2018

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Major Theatrical Releases May 2018

The beginning of the summer season brings some major blockbusters and some I feel will be major flops, from stupid talking dogs to a remake no one asked for, then to the welcomed return of the Merc with a Mouth and a polarizing prequel about one of space's most favorite heroes.

Here are the major theatrical releases for May 2018.



**THERE WILL BE NO SPOILERS, 
Also, dates are subject to change**











Bad Samaritan
May 4
A poor valet robs the homes of the rich people he drives for, and during one robbery comes upon a captive woman.  He calls the police, and draws the attention of the psychotic home owner ("Dr. Who" star David Tennant), and a dangerous cat-and-mouse game ensues.  Looks to be a promising horror-thriller.










Tully
May 4
Charlize Theron is a genius.  While other actors get typecast into a specific role (such as Daniel Radcliffe always being Harry Potter, Will Smith always being the action star), Charlize Theron has been able to jump from genre to genre with rousing success.  Be it an action blockbuster ("Mad Max: Fury Road"), intense drama ("Monster," which she won the Academy Award), or comedy ("Young Adult"), she can hold her own in any category.  Here she plays a mother of three who is facing an existential crisis, and befriends her babysitter and begins to find herself again.  Looks like another compelling Theron performance.










 Overboard
May 4
Remember that classic comedy in the 80s with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, where Hawn's character was a self-serving rich snob who gets amnesia and finds herself as a working-class mother?  Apparently, someone did, and decided it would be great to not just remake it, but change the genders.  Now it's Eugenio Derbez who plays the rich snob who gets amnesia and works as a lower-class worker for Anna Faris, who has him believing he's her husband.  Not even Faris's comedic timing can save this film from turning into a shipwreck.










 Life of the Party
May 11
Melissa McCarthy is one of the best comedians out there today, even if she tends to stay to her generic stereotype of the middle-aged woman who wants to be a better person, she manages to play it off for laughs and pretty much succeeds every time.  Here she plays a mother who decides to go back to college with her daughter, and hilarity ensues.











 Breaking In
May 11
Sure, it seems as generic as possible (if the ending is anything other than what I'm thinking, I'd be pleasantly shocked), but this still looks like a nail-biting thriller about a single mother who takes on a gang of robbers in order to save her kids.  Gabrielle Union steps into a more adult-themed film as she showcases her action prowess as she uses all her wits and physicality to take down a group of bad guys, and looks very exciting.











Deadpool 2
May 18
Everyone's favorite anti-hero returns for a second outing, as Ryan Reynolds (who was practically born to wear that red spandex) returns as Deadpool, the Merc with a Mouth who forms a task force to combat Cable - a time traveling jerk who comes to kill a kid.  The first film was a surprise hit (mostly due to the first superhero movie to be rated R), and I don't expect this one to be any different - filled with over-the-top action, gratuitous humor, and Ryan Reynolds doing what he does best.










 Show Dogs
May 18
Last year there was a film called "Nine Lives" about a talking cat, and it did about as well as you'd expect (not very well at all).  Not wanting to be left out, it's now the dog's turn to be featured in a family-friendly animal talking film that absolutely no one will see because they have standards, unlike the makers of this crap.  Ludacris voices Max, a Rottweiler police dog who goes undercover at a dog show to prevent a major crime.  The real crime is the film in itself.











 Book Club
May 18
Did you ever wonder who the heck would buy the "Fifty Shades of Grey" book?  Did you ever wonder whatever happened to former leading actresses Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen?  Well, "Book Club" sets to answer both those questions you've never thought to ask as the film revolves around a group of elderly women who get turned on by the antics of Christian Grey, and set out to spice up their love lives.  Viagra jokes will abound no doubt, but very little laughs will be had.










Solo: A Star Wars Story
May 25
Disney sure knows how to milk a cash cow, and since they've acquired the "Star Wars" franchise, they haven't let up on it.  This saga tells the story of cinema's favorite rogue pilot, as we find out what made Han Solo the man he was.  Despite a strong cast including Woody Harrelson and Donald Glover, the brunt of the film falls on relative newcomer Alden Ehrenreich, and after hearing news that director Ron Howard had to hire an acting coach to teach him how to act like Harrison Ford, I have mild trepidations about the film - but still, it's "Star Wars!"



So there are the major theatrical releases for May 2018.

Here's the order as to how excited I am to see them:

1. Deadpool 2
2. Solo: A Star Wars Story
3. Breaking In
4. Life of the Party
5. Bad Samaritan
6. Tully
7. Book Club
8. Overboard
9. Show Dogs

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