JoeMama's Movie Reviews

Bad Samaritan Starring David Tennant, Robert Sheehan, Kerry Condon, Carlito Olivero Directed by Dean Devlin The Story: Down on his luck Sean Falco (Robert Sheehan) is a wannabe photographer who has an intelligent girlfriend (Jacqueline Byers), and works with his best friend Derek (Carlito Olivero) as valets for a prestigious restaurant.  They use their jobs as means to rob people who eat at the restaurant, breaking into their homes and stealing just enough to get by, but not enough to draw attention. When snobby, condescending patron Cale Erendreich (David Tennant) arrives in a Maserati, Sean has no qualms with robbing the rich snob's home.  However, not soon after breaking in, he discovers Katie (Kerry Condon), a girl brutally beaten and horse-tied to a chair.  He tries to free her, but has to return to the restaurant before Cale gets wise, so he calls the police. After the police don't find any evidence, Sean sets out to save the girl himself, while Cale...

Tully Starring Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Ron Livingston, Mark Duplass Directed by Jason Reitman The Story: Marlo (Charlize Theron) is a woman approaching her 40s with two young children, and another on the way.  Her well-meaning husband Drew (Ron Livingston) works a lot and when he comes home he retreats into himself with video games, while she struggles to balance her two children (one of whom is on the autism spectrum) and being pregnant with her third.  Her daughter struggles with her image, and she's having issues with her son's school who wants to kick him out for being too difficult. Before the third child is born, her rich brother Craig (Mark Duplass) suggests hiring a night nurse - a woman who watches the baby at night so Marlo could sleep.  At first she is hesitant, and after giving birth she tries to do it herself, but realizes she's falling apart.  So she relents and hires Tully (Mackenzie Davis), a youthful free-spirit who's wise bey...

Overboard Starring Anna Faris, Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria, John Hannah Directed by Rob Greenberg The Story: Kate (Anna Faris) is a mild-mannered single mother of three daughters who works two jobs just to keep ends meet, while she also studies to become a nurse.  Her life is anything but glamorous, and then she meets glamorous Leonardo (Eugenio Derbez), a Latin playboy who's father is the third richest man in the world.  She is assigned to clean his yacht, but he berates her and insults her looks, and then refuses to pay, throwing her overboard and resulting in her loosing her job. Then Leonardo falls overboard and suffers amnesia, washing up on the small town Kate is from.  Her friend Theresa (Eva Longoria) comes up with a brilliant plan of revenge - convince Leonardo he is Kate's husband, so he can do all the chores she can't, and get a job so she can focus on studying. After Leonardo (now named Leo) moves in with Kate, she begins giving him a mounting...

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 a...

Worst2First:  My Top Ten So Bad They're Good Films   We all have that movie, the one we watch in secret, the one we appreciate more than anyone else.  The film that we fight tooth-and-nail for in favor of it being good, but deep down we know - they're terrible.  Then there are other films that are just so awful, they're unintentionally hilarious and therefore are enjoyable to watch just for the sheer stupidity of it. With that in mind, here are my personal top ten so bad they're good films, worst2first... **THERE WILL BE NO SPOILERS** #10 2012 The end of the world never looked so hilarious.  According to the Mayan calendar, the world was meant to end on December 21, 2012.  Almost five years later, it looks like the world is still ticking, but when this film came out in 2009, some people actually considered it a blueprint on how to survive the apocalypse.  It's so bad it's good because seeing John Cusack maneuver his way aro...

Super Troopers 2 Starring Jay Chandrasekhar, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar  The Story: After being fired from their police department jobs, friends Thorny (Jay Chandrasekhar), Jeff (Paul Soter), Mac (Steve Lemme), Rabbit (Erik Stolhanske) and Rod (Kevin Heffernan) are working in construction, when their old captain O'Hagen (Brian Cox) calls them to Canada.  There they're informed that the United States discovered that some of the land that is regulated to Canada actually belongs to America, and they're brought in to oversee the change in the small town it affects. The small town mayor, Guy Le Franc (Rob Lowe) and his Canadian Mounties (Tyler Labine, Will Sasso, Hayes MacArthur) give the Americans a hard time, and they retaliate the only way Americans know how, leading to a turf war for the ages.  Then the officers discover drugs hiding throughout the town, and deduce that someone is lazily smuggling drugs into America ...

Avengers: Infinity War Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Brolin Directed by Joe & Anthony Russo The Story: Intergalactic Titan Thanos (Josh Brolin) and his Black Order set out to find the six Infinity Stones - stones created at the beginning of time that, when combined, would grant their owner unlimited power.  Thanos wishes to use this power to eliminate half of the universe to keep it in balance, and traverses the universe to find them.  The Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy band together in order to keep the stones safe, and try to find a way to stop Thanos once and for all. The Synopsis: I have been eagerly awaiting this film for many years now, wondering how it would all play out, and even having dreams of watching it.  It's no small thing to say that "Infinity War" was the most anticipated film I've ever come across, one that I felt could claim the throne as my most favorite film of all time.  Did it ac...