jasondwight-45527 Reviews

Rumble (2017)

Not a good comeback for Daniels

[2/10 · 27 August 2020]

Gary Daniels was a great fighter in the day and at 57 he's in excellent shape still but the fight choreography in this film is shockingly bad. Very slow and obviously choreographed. Acting is somewhat plastic. Daniels would be more suited to more credible fight choreographers for his fights and also bigger directors . Can't recommend this sadly.

Buster's Mal Heart (2016)

Slooooooow

[3/10 · 26 August 2020]

Very slow burner. If you're a Rami Malek fan then it's probably for you but otherwise it's just very slow.

Gravity (2013)

Ludicrously dramatic

[4/10 · 22 August 2020]

Good film and effects but not realistic. Too many flaws for real life scenarios but I guess you could view this as a what if movie.

Mercy (IV) (2016)

Don't waste your time.

[2/10 · 22 August 2020]

Veeerrrryyyy slow!. Photography obsessed with close ups. Some characters seemed to just dissapear in some scenes which didn't make sense and why was he asleep in bed and watching telly whilst there were psychos around his house!. Dialogue was far too sparse. Really needed more dialogue. Acting seemed to be amateur too. A lot of negativity I know but got the impression it was a student project.

Mr. Robot (2015–2019)

Goes off topic as the seasons go on

[7/10 · 22 July 2020]

Brilliant series following Elliot, a socially awkward cyber security expert/hacker. Series one starts off well and promises us a real treat for hacker fans. As a cyber security expert myself I have to say that Mr Robot deals with factual commands and the use of Kali Linux which as far as I know hasn't been shown before. There is careful emphasis on not showing too much coding for obvious reasons. As the seasons go on the story line seems to peter off from the practical hacking and starts to explore personal story lines which is a bit of a let down. A lot of talk but no action in latter seasons. Becomes more of a drama than a cyber series.

The Code (2014–2016)

Not really a cyber series

[4/10 · 19 July 2020]

After reading about this series and it's trailer I was looking forward to watching a cyber series with hacking and coding playing a major part. Sadly this is not the case with The Code. This is more of a drama series rather than a hacking series as we would be lead to believe. Bit disappointing. Decent acting and production, just not really a hacking series as such.

VFW (2019)

Hard to see anything.

[3/10 · 10 June 2020]

Terrible lighting which made this movie very difficult to follow. Inexplicably the bar had a power cut setting the film up in near darkness. Why? Low score for the lighting alone.

Mile 22 (2018)

Mediocre

[4/10 · 8 June 2020]

I wouldn't say this was Mark Whalbergs best movie but it had some credibility. Terrible fight choreography and camera angles during the fights. Personally I'd give it a miss.

War Games (2010)

Crap!

[3/10 · 5 June 2020]

I couldn't finish watching it, it was that bad. Obvious foreign movie. Couldn't tell whether the actors were actually speaking English or whether it was dubbed as it sounded stereo typically dubbed. A lot of these reviews state it was good viewing but sadly not for myself and I love action, thriller and horror who also writes reviews on such films.

The Assignment (I) (2016)

Terrible makeup effects

[3/10 · 30 May 2020]

Straight from the outset you could tell quite blatantly that the initial male character was Michelle Rodriguez in makeup. There could've of been a number of other ways to convincingly make the male illusion better.

You could also argue if there was a need for Michelle Rodriguez to do full frontal nudity but I guess the story line could be argued that it was necessary.

As the film progresses you get the feeling that they were attempting to mimic 'Sin City'.

I've also read that this film has been compared to a remake of 'Johnny Handsome' but having seen that film I don't see it.

All in all the film had decent actors but just lacked something!

Point Blank (2019)

Faltless

[10/10 · 23 May 2020]

Loved this film. Decent story, well acted and a killer 80's soundtrack. Recommend a watch.

The Bad Batch (2016)

Slow. Very slow

[2/10 · 20 May 2020]

The first 10 minutes is as good as this film gets. It's as slow as hell. Wasted A list actors. I wouldn't waste 2 hours of your life.

The Haunting of Sharon Tate (2019)

Crap!

[2/10 · 19 May 2020]

This is a 'what if' film as in what if Sharon tate didn't die. Bad idea by hillary duff. Don't waste 2 hours of your life.

A Prayer for the Dying (1987)

Slow!

[4/10 · 18 May 2020]

For a film with such stars as mickey rourke, Liam Neeson and Bob hoskins this film is extremely slow. The story revolves around an ira member wanting out but not much really happens. Would've expected a lot more action and tension but sadly its absent. On a plus mickey rourkes Irish accent wasn't too bad.

Beach Rats (2017)

Mediocre

[6/10 · 12 May 2020]

Decent performance from Harris Dickinson but felt the film lacked direction. Didn't really lead to anywhere.

Red Dawn (2012)

Decent remake

[7/10 · 10 May 2020]

Remake of the 80's Patrick Swayze film of the same name. The storyline has been modernized but still a pretty well made film and a good concept of what an invasion might be like. The two biggest criticisms I would have are the fact that why the US military was never involved, this was never addressed in a film about an invasion by Korea on the US. The second would be the reactions to family deaths. Seemed to get over the fact the two close relatives were killed in front of them! Worth a watch though.

Fracture (2007)

Smart thinking movie

[8/10 · 24 April 2020]

A really good story line with some fine performances. Some smart brains battle it out against each other on either side of the law. An intelligent Anthony Hopkins thinks he has committed the perfect crime after murdering his wife but with seemingly no evidence to pin him to the crime. Ryan Gosling's equally intelligent mind takes him on as the quick thinking smart lawyer.

Time Trap (2017)

The idea is good

[6/10 · 24 April 2020]

Pretty decent thought went into this concept. Some of the acting left a lot to be desired but the story line was good. Basically a hidden cave is a time tunnel . Time elapses at normal rate inside the cave whereas the outside world time passes years per minute. I'd give it a watch.

Deadcon (2019)

Didn't make sense

[2/10 · 24 April 2020]

As well made as you'd expect from limited acting experienced teen actors but just didn't make sense. The ending didn't tie up and you're left wondering what the hell the story was about. It's not the tech film it's made out to be so I wouldn't bother if that's what you're expecting.

Redcon-1 (2018)

Mediocre

[4/10 · 24 April 2020]

If you close your eyes you'd think you were watching a dubbed film due to the actors sounding like foreign film voice over actors. Second rate acting . Some tense music added to it's bare ability but there are better zombie films out there lol.

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

Typical Mcpharlane

[7/10 · 14 April 2020]

Decent enough. If you're a fan of Seth McPharlane then you'll enjoy this. Just wish Liam Neeson wouldn't keep thinking he can do an American accent in movies, because he can't lol. Fairly decent overall movie.

Outlawed (I) (2018)

2nd rate acting unfortunately

[5/10 · 12 April 2020]

Watched this after seeing on Netflix and reading that the lead actor Adam collins was a real life royal marine who served in Afghanistan. Sadly it was obvious that the actors were inexperienced. Some decent action scenes made it watchable.

Bender (2016)

Very slow!

[4/10 · 7 March 2020]

Bought this DVD under the title 'The Family' . Nothing online regarding this title as a movie but eventually discovered this movie is actually titled 'Bender'.

It is painstakingly slow. Nothing like what the true story of the 'Bender' family depicts.

Disappointing movie. Could've been so much better.

Trivia - Nicole Jellon and Jon Monastero who play the characters of Kate Bender and William York are married with a kid in real life.

Cold Pursuit (2019)

Quite comical

[4/10 · 28 February 2020]

Classic Neeson but you'll find it comical more so than a thriller.

Joker (I) (2019)

Mediocre

[1/10 · 21 February 2020]

Not true Joker style I'm afraid. If you expected the Joker we've come to know and love then sorry but this isn't it sadly. Although Joaquin was good in this and a dam fine performance for the part he believed it should be it was quite mediocre really. A completely different take on Jokers life which contradicts the previous incarnations. Just thought he could've been more 'psychotic' lol. I don't think putting a Gary Glitter song in this movie was a good move. Really!!