The Gift (Movie Review)

Release Date: August 7, 2015

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis: When married couple Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall) unexpectedly encounter Gordo (Joel Edgerton), an acquaintance from Simon's past, little do they know that their perfect lives will be thrown into a terrifying tailspin. At first, Simon doesn't recognize Gordo, but after a troubling series of uninvited encounters and mysterious gifts, a horrifying secret emerges. As Robyn learns what really happened between Simon and Gordo, she begins to question how well she knows her spouse.

Honestly, I am a little upset that I paid $10.00 to see this movie. With all of the hype that was coming into theaters for this movie, I was very excited to watch it. But, sadly, I was disappointed... 

I was expecting a little more action, more suspense, more horror but I guess it was good in its own way. I am going to go ahead and rate this a solid 2 stars out of 5 just because the story was dragged on and I almost fell asleep in it several times. Don't get me wrong, it had one or two moments where I jumped out of my seat, seeing that I was sitting in the way front row so thank you for recliner chairs or else my neck would be completely stiff. 

It was not the thriller that I was expecting and yet I was not completely disappointed but I am not happy about it either. There are no movies other than The Visit and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 that I am excited to see because I mean The Visit actually looks terrifying while Jennifer Lawrence is my favorite actress by far.

Thanks for reading awesome nerds and I am signing off for today. Go ahead and watch out for my review on Rebels: City of Indra - Kendall/Kylie Jenner and Maya Sloan. I am not going to give any spoilers but let's just say that as of right now, I am not so impressed.

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (Movie Review)

Release Date: July 31, 2015

Genre: Thriller/Action

Synopsis:

With the IMF now disbanded and Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) out in the cold, a new threat -- called the Syndicate -- soon emerges. The Syndicate is a network of highly skilled operatives who are dedicated to establishing a new world order via an escalating series of terrorist attacks. Faced with what may be the most impossible mission yet, Ethan gathers his team and joins forces with Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), a disavowed British agent who may or may not be a member of this deadly rogue nation.

I actually don't know how I feel about this movie. I mean, it had its cheesy moments but no romance, action-packed, and it made you laugh at almost everything that was technically "impossible". Which is why, I guess they called this movie Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation.

Who wouldn't fall for a rogue beauty that is strong, intelligent, and rebellious girl that could snap your neck at any moment? Obviously, even Ethan Hunt could not even resist her. But like I said, there was no romance. Maybe a little one-sided love.

This movie was kind of a going away thing for my friends and I because we are all going back to school and we will not be seeing each other until Halloween, which is kind of sad. But, absence makes the heart grow fonder. 

Anyways, this movie should be rated a good 4 out of 5 stars. I don't know if it is a movie that I would watch multiple times but Tom Cruise is one hell of an actor. I still remember him from my younger years as well. Even Hawkeye (or at least the actor that plays him) is in the movie and he is still funny as hell even when he is not Hawkeye.

Stay chill, Cruise and keep making great movies.

Blog you later, awesome nerds and I shall be back with Rebels: City of Indra - Kendall/Kylie Jenner and Maya Sloan and The Gift (Movie).