Showing posts with label Charlize Theron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charlize Theron. Show all posts

Thursday, January 15, 2015

The Yards

Marky Mark just got out of prison and is looking for work. Joaquin Phoenix is his cousin's husband and works for a railroad supply company that's a bit ethically challenged. They visit the yards one night to impose their will on a competitor and things go south. This is a movie that thinks it's a lot better than it is and seems to be very impressed with itself. It tries to be some kind of gangster epic or something and never really gets there. Loaded cast - Wahlberg, Phoenix, Charlize Theron, James Woods, Jessica Lange, etc - but ends up as nothing special. 5/10.

Monday, December 22, 2014

The Italian Job

Love this movie. It's like 90% style and 10% substance, but I don't care. It's got Marky Mark, my favorite actor going. It's got Edward Norton, who I also like a lot. And it has scorching hot Charlize Theron at the absolute peak of her hotness through the entire movie. Throw in some fun car stuff, a couple cool heists, and you've got movie gold. 9/10.