JoeMama's Movie Reviews

Noah Starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson Directed by Darren Aronofsky  Noah (Russell Crowe) is the last in the righteous godly line of Seth, and has a vision from the Creator (aka God) that He will destroy the world with flood due to the unrighteousness and sinfulness of man from the line of Cain.  He instructs Noah to build an ark and keep two of each animal on it, and the earth will be flooded and the wicked would drown. Together with his wife Naameh (Jennifer Connelly), his sons Ham (Logan Lerman), Shem (Douglas Booth) and Japheth (Leo Carroll), and Shem's girlfriend Ila (Emma Watson) - together with angels who came to earth to help humans but ended up trapped in the form of rock creatures - Noah builds a massive ark.  The ruler of the land, Tubal-cain (Ray Winstone), wants the ark for himself and sets an army to take it over, but once the rain begins to fall, all hope is lost for the wicked world of men. Clearly this fil...

Hours Starring Paul Walker, Genesis Rodriguez, Nancy Nave, Shane Jacobsen Directed by Eric Heisserer Nolan Hayes (Paul Walker) has just welcomed his little girl into the world, but suffered a tragic loss when his wife, Abigail (Genesis Rodriguez) died on the operating table.  In the middle of Hurricane Katrina, the hospital evacuates, but Nolan can't leave because his baby (who was born prematurely) clings to life on a neonatal incubator.  Left alone in the hospital, with the power failing, he must find ways to keep the incubator running while he awaits rescue, but as the minutes turn to hours, it seems that all hope could be lost. In one of Paul Walker's final films, he shows off his acting chops starring in a film that predominately features him and no one else.  There's no fast cars, no Vin Diesel, nothing but Walker facing the elements and mortality.  Like in one of his other lesser known (but well done) works, "The Lazarus Project," Walker prov...

Non-Stop Starring Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Michelle Dockery, Lupita Nyong'o Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) is a Federal Air Marshal with a very troubled past.  On a flight to London he gets a suspicious text message over a secure line, demanding $150 million to be transferred to a particular account, or a passenger will die every 20 minutes. As the story progresses, suspicion falls on Marks himself, when the pilot discovers the account the money was to be transferred to is Marks' own account.  As he struggles to free his name - as well as keep 150 passengers safe - Marks has to rely on all his skills in order to make it back to land alive. Director Jaume Collett-Serra ("Unknown,""Orphan") is known for directing films with a highly cerebral story that forces the watcher to pay close attention to everything that happens in his films from beginning to end, and "Non-Stop" is no exception.  From the first sc...

Grudge Match Starring Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Kim Basinger, Kevin Hart Directed by Peter Segal Thirty years ago there were two boxing matches by rivals Henry "Razor" Sharp (Sylvester Stallone) and Billy "The Kid" McDonnen (Robert De Niro).  The Kid won the first, and Razor won the second, and a grudge match - a third match to determine who was the best - was never done because Razor announced his retirement. Decades later both men are still haunted by what could've been, but in different ways.  For Razor he kept his issues inside and The Kid verbally expressed his frustrations.  In comes promoter Dante Slate Jr. (Kevin Hart), who wants the boxing legends to do some motion-capture for an upcoming video game.  The two meet for the first time in years, and a fight ensues, which lands on YouTube and makes both the men famous again. Both men agree to the grudge match and begin training to get back in shape.  Razor recruits his old traine...

The Lego Movie Starring Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller The Wizard Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman) attempts to protect the "Kragle", a superweapon, from the evil Lord Business (Will Ferrell). He fails to do so, but warns of a prophecy where a person called the "Special" will find a Piece of Resistance capable of stopping the Kragle. Eight and a half years later, Emmet (Chris Pratt) is just an ordinary construction worker when he comes upon the mysterious WyldStyle (Elizabeth Banks) as she's searching for the Piece.  Emmet comes across it and Wyldstyle believes him to be the "Special" and takes him to Vitruvius, only to both discover that there's nothing inherently "special" about Emmet. Meanwhile, Lord Business is planning on destroying the Lego world because it's gotten out of control for him, and enlists the help of Bad Cop (Liam Neeson) to track d...

You're Next Starring Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, AJ Bowen Directed by Adam Wingard It's a family reunion for the ages.  Crispian (AJ Bowen) brings his new girlfriend Erin (Sharni Vinson) to his parents' new house, where they reunite with his older brother Drake (Joe Swanberg) and his wife, his younger brother Felix (Nicholas Tucci) and his girlfriend Zee (Wendy Glenn), and his sister Aimee (Amy Seimetz) and her boyfriend. At a very heated dinner, things are going very bad, but is about to turn worse.  An arrow shoots through the window, and the family finds themselves under attack by an unknown number of killers.  As the family scrambles, Erin takes charge and emerges as a surprisingly powerful asset against the killers.  Still, the question remains...who is doing this, and why? "You're Next" is a compelling, gritty tale of a broken family trying to come together in the most deadly of situations, all the while raising suspicion...

RoboCop Starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abby Cornish Directed by Jose Padilha In the year 2028, multinational conglomerate OmniCorp has manufactured a series of robotic soldiers that have been deployed all over the world - except the United States, where a Congressional ban has halted production, citing the dangers of robots acting as cops, lacking emotion and feeling. Meanwhile, policeman Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) is critically injured in a car blast, rendering his body useless.  OmniCorp's CEO, Raymond Sellars (Michael Keaton) enlists Dr. Norton (Gary Oldman) to fit Murphy with a robotic suit, so he could put to rest the problems Washington has with his robots - making a perfect human/robot hybrid capable of emotions but also tactical planning and ceaseless fighting abilities. At first Murphy's wife Clara (Abby Cornish) is happy to have her husband back, but when he underperforms due to his human side, Sellars has Norton remove aspect...