Sunday, 11 October 2026

Dark Crimes 2016 by AverageMansReviews

Dark Crimes 2016 by AverageMansReviews


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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/strong sexual component-including but not limited to some kind of sexual assault/drugs

In Poland: briefly; we meet Police Officer Tadek [Jim Carrey:] a grizzly old veteran that at one point was a detective, but because of this previous case he got stripped of this rank and sat behind the desk, he finds new evidence

Generally speaking: the storyline/script is good, I would say that we’re going things a little time after the first attempt of things, the framework and pacing contribute to make this 93 minutes film dark with movement that always means something

Art and action; this movie is set with a very dark tone as I have already referenced, I have just realised explains this title really well, this is a very dreary way of life and locations, the action is investigations and things of that nature

Character developments, performances and voice performance; for the vast majority of on both counts solidly good, let’s be completely honest with one another in is the Carrey show; if you wanted to show that he still has a lot to offer the film industry; he reminds us of that fact throughout this performance, what with and before I continue this is not a comedy, it may just have comical of such as when he stands in this lift and it is so old that it just takes so long to get to its destination that it becomes fun or double entendre double entendre in the dialogue exchanges. Carrey really does embody this character he is a good guy, but may not always and isn’t the most happiest of individuals, he is quite dark with this ominous presence. The voice performance is good as well.

This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; it is absolutely baffling to me why didn't pick up any positive at minimum nominees for this performance is absolutely beyond me.

 

Saturday, 10 October 2026

Pressure 2026 by AverageMansReviews

Pressure 2026 by AverageMansReviews


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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/environmental/shooting/medical

Days for D-Day; Do we go or not go?: Briefly; this is the question that U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower [Brendan Fraser:] he is the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces and overall commander of Operation Overlord asks, he really wants to go with someone he trusts  USAAF Colonel Irving P. Krick, an American meteorologist [Chris Messina:] he has 100% correction record when it comes to these things or he can go with RAF Group Captain James Stagg [Andrew Scott:] he is a Scottish chief meteorological officer at SHAEF, that strongly suggests that this plan is going to fail, based on different current intelligence and MTC First Lieutenant Kay Summersby [Kerry Condon:] she is Eisenhower's private secretary and confidante

Generally speaking: the storyline/script is excellent coinciding with a framework and pacing; that can be sectioned by date with likewise with lightning pacing to give this movie a very strong and enthusiastic authenticity, which in turn gives this film a greased lightning pacing for this 100 minutes film.

Art and action; they did a fantastic job bringing this world changing event to life, be it location designs/set designs, environment - sky and clouds, wardrobe and accessories and the archive footage about this event [allow me to cover my back here; I mean in this usage of the archive footage and not what is the archive footage will contain and this sentiment goes for the action sequences as well;] as in these conflicts sequences are authentically hard-hitting and marvellously captured sequences.

Character developments, comedy and performances; by and large the cast of characters and performances; being sturdy and well rounded characters with smooth chemistry throughout, but the characters and performances I have highlighted in the opening section are truly outstanding; General Eisenhower/Frasier is under pressure because of previous history and clearly this situation and everything on top, he walks and talks with authority with a pinch of comedy now and again with a serious tone broadly indicating; as in we are in this situation so can we stay on topic and stop doing this rubbish, moving on Colonel Krick/Messina is confident without question it is going to work, consequently he argues with certainty and places part to bring the friction, Captain Stagg/Scott is a professionals professional no fun, no-frills, not charismatic as Colonel Krick; he is very much a science guy, doing research and studying the research, but don't worry he can bring a level friction as it relates to Colonel Krick, he is also dealing with something that is many people's worst nightmare in a war backdrop and Lieutenant Summersby/Condon; her role is very crucial, because she works in a heavily male dominated landscape so throughout this film she will be professional but also from time to time and support network to the best of our abilities and what she is allowed to do.

To be honest; I will be highly disappointed if these four performers are not selected for an Oscar Nomination in their various categories at minimum, hell I will even stick my neck out a little bit more further and say I will be fairly disappointed if in particular Fraser doesn't win another Academy Award Best Actor Oscar for this role; simply put; he makes his film what it is.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; as you may have guessed by now if this film in some way or another doesn't pick up any more positive awards or nominees I will be massively surprised and yes it should absolutely be seen on a big screen at your local cinema; this film does have an award accredited to its name; 1 Winner Heartland Film 2026 Truly Moving Picture Award Truly Moving Picture Award Anthony Maras (director)

 

Friday, 9 October 2026

The Last Samurai 2003 by AverageMansReviews

The Last Samurai 2003 by AverageMansReviews


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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/stabbing/cutting/shooting/impaling/ritual/suicide/racist elements/medical

In the 19th Century: briefly; we meet  Captain Nathan Algren [Tom Cruise:] he is a drunk which in a militarised skirmish against the Samurai; where I should point out his forces at the time were not in any way shape or form ready to go into battle; he gets taking captive and taken to the village of the Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu [Ken Watanabe:] where some time before this conflict he was meditating and saw this sign, and then saw this sign again on the battlefield, hence why Captain Algren was taking captive.

Generally speaking: the storyline/script, character developments, voice performance, framework and pacing is excellently laid out to cover everything it needs to cover, with a transitional character developments with the voice-over from Captain Algren/Cruise in diary entries throughout the years, which is informative and just keeps everything flowing throughout this film which is roughly 154 minutes long.

Art and action; well let's be completely honest as this film has a very strong Asian component in one way or another, you can fully expect every aspect of this movie to bring that the life such as in this case the art to bring this world to life is exquisite with landscapes, set designs, costumes and accessories, with perfection simultaneously being truly amazing visual with all that and then also maintaining that immaculate standard going into the action sequences which yes can be also graphic [a little bit;] such as any form of conflict battle sequences using archers or their equivalent of automatic weapons; in short there is always something to hear, see or/and experience with this film.

Character developments, performances, voice performances and comedy; the character developments use a very reliable and trusted outlay of growth through change as it relates to our lead role in particular, but also those around him as well, this is very much a cast performance; yes we do have Cruise and/or Watanabe leading this cast with purpose and the conviction, but we need a following or opposing characters/performances of a high standard as well for everything work flawlessly how it should, the diary entries from our lead role are as I have already indicated useful but in this case elegant character developments to know his inner thoughts this time and from time to time to begin with there very small moments of comedy.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; this is truly one of those films where every aspect works together or/and coinciding can make a moment in cinema history, so if you have never seen this film this is one of those films that you need to see once in a lifetime and yes absolutely this film does have some awards accredited to its name such as 20 Winners which includes but not limited to Satellite Awards 2004 Golden Satellite Award Best Original Score and Best Cinematography John Toll. 67 Nominees, which also includes but not limited to Academy Awards, USA 2004 Oscars Best Actor in a Supporting Role Ken Watanabe, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Lilly Kilvert (art director) Gretchen Rau (set decorator) [and altogether this film has 4 Oscar Nominations to its name.]

 

Thursday, 8 October 2026

Shining Through 1992 by AverageMansReviews

Shining Through 1992 by AverageMansReviews


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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/Nazi Germany component ranging from swastika to implications to Jew and Holocaust/shooting/animal cruelty/medical and there will be some censored adult language references

Man this film sucks posterior!: Briefly; we meet Linda Voss/other characters [Melanie Griffith:] as she gives a interview to the BBC about her work in World War II and how she met Ed Leland/other characters [Michael Douglas:] and their individual or/and together with their war efforts.

Generally speaking: the storyline/scripts is I am going to go with the okay, with what it is based on, but trust me when I say that is no way the biggest problems to this project by absolute miles, what with the framework [minus the storyteller voice-over component] and pacing being a hot steaming pile of horse manure to begin with on its own merits, then you factor in on top of that some of the worst character types I have ever seen in my life, then on top of that you factor in some of the worst performances I have ever seen in my life as well; in a nutshell this is a complete and utter manure show from beginning to end; I mean I am not even Jewish so I have no particular persuasion, so I want you to understand that this is coming from straight down the middle... that this film doesn't do this particular time frame or/and subject matter justice with these awful character types and/or performances being at worst ranging from complete dog manure to and best adequate character types/performances as in... to get the job done and this film goes on for roughly 132 minutes, which yes it is insufferable watching.

Action; the only thing I can positively point out is we have about may be 10 minutes or less of good action as we have this pair of characters/performers trying to cross from one country into another and that is it folks; that is truly the only positive thing about this movie in its entirety.

Characters developments, performances and voice performance; as I may have already alluded to this was a disaster, I mean not backtracking on anything I have already said; maybe these character types that should have been straightforward would have been much better, if these performances were much better to begin with, because there was a distinct lack of chemistry from any member of the cast; you may physically see the chemistry but it is as lifeless as the dodo, I mean I may be clutching at straws here but the voice-over is good.

This film receives: 1/10, this film is poor; I think this would be the first time I have ever said this or this directly I just wouldn't recommend anyone else waste their time watching this project like I did and the person that I watch some of this content with as well; this film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 5 Winners; Positive; Winner Golden Camera, Germany Golden Camera Best International Actress Melanie Griffith and Negative Winner Razzie Awards 1993 Razzie Award Worst Actress Melanie Griffith Shared with: A Stranger Among Us. 2 Nominees; Negative the same award ceremony/event Worst Screenplay David Seltzer and Worst Actor Michael Douglas Shared with: Basic Instinct

 

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

The Son of No One 2011 by AverageMansReviews

The Son of No One 2011 by AverageMansReviews


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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/child abuse/sexual assault - underage activity/drugs/medical/references to racism and the rainbow community

I just don't care about this movie: briefly; we meet Police Officer Jonathan "Milk" White [Younger Jonathan "Milk" White: Jack Cherry/Older: Channing Tatum:] he is a hard-working individual with a wife and unfortunately an unwell daughter; but from out of nowhere his past history is going to come back to haunt him and potentially risk everything he has worked hard to build.

Generally speaking: the storyline/script, coinciding the character developments on both counts exposition and in present time is insufferably tedious as at any point we could go back or into present times, with framework to basically picked us up and drop was off and then repeat the cycle rotating backwards or forwards, what with the non-existent pacing which in turn makes incredibly hard work of roughly speaking this 90 minutes film; this is one of those rare occasions where even though I am discussing it; I can't really do it justice on how actually bad it really is, so I would recommend you watch it for at minimum a little while just to get a sample of it.

Action; for this kind of crime project the action is precisely the kind of thing you would expect with this title.

Character developments and performances; they are incredibly dull on both counts, as I have already indicated going backwards and forwards, having no enthusiasm anywhere to be seen on any aspect, makes this project such a chore and mentally I switched off quite quickly.

This film receives: 1/10, this film is poor; as I may have already alluded to quite frankly this film is as interesting as watching paint dry, yet this film does have one accredited award to its name and that would be; 1 Nominee; Young Artist Awards 2012 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor Brian Gilbert [as Younger Vinnie a.k.a. Carter: that is best friends with Milk back in the day, is fully aware of his history also but promises not to tell anyone, but  Vinnie/Carter has been through a lot in his life as well.]

 

Tuesday, 6 October 2026

In-depth Predictions/Other elements for WWE Money In The Bank 2026 by AverageMansReviews

In-depth Predictions/Other elements for WWE Money In The Bank 2026 by AverageMansReviews

Warning: there will be some censored adult language references in this content

The Vision's: Bron Breakker vs. Je'Von Evans vs. the WWE Men's United States Champion Trick Williams vs. Penta vs. CM Punk vs. Kevin Owens; Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a men's championship match contract: let's be honest with one another this field of competitors is a bit manure really, based on the grounds that we have done something with Penta, Punk, or I don't see Evans or Williams winning it, so by the process of elimination that leaves Breakker which this opportunity may be used to appease him, because even I know he hasn't been happy in his stable for some time now or Owens, anything over them the last two is a complete waste of time, energy and resources [or unless they give it to Penta to go after the SmackDown main brand champion at some point down the line hopefully around Mania season, that would be another option which would be interesting.]

Becky Lynch vs. The Judgement Days: Liv Morgan vs. Champ Stephanie Vaquer; Triple Threat Match for the Women's World Championship: obviously I fully expect some kind of interference from Morgan's stablemates and on a quick side note how much longer do we have to suffer this stable anyway they have been together at this point in time 30 months longer than what they should have been, but I don't see the championship moving at least here anyway.

Oba Femi vs. The Vision's: Bronson Reed; Singles Match: so is this the big plan for Femi until Mania season? Putting him in steaming piles of horse manure feuds or/and consequently matches... I mean wow what a waste of  fudgin' time, then at Mania he goes up against Reigns for his championship by then if he still has it, which I am sure he still will, so we can hear Reigns point out the obvious that Femi hasn't beaten anyone in their prime of top tip talent until going head-to-head with Reigns and if you are going to base a Mania feud on that narrative man that is going to suck posterior.

Sol Ruca vs. Lola Vice vs. the WWE Women's United States Champion Fatal Influence's: Jacy Jayne vs. The  Judgement Day's: Roxanne Perez vs. Lash Legend vs. Tiffany Stratton; Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a women's championship match contract: yet again we are stuck in a situation where realistically I can only see them backing two based on current situations Vice or Perez the rest either have other pathways to follow or I wouldn't bother pushing them such as for an example Stratton; for me based on her lackadaisical approach to things such as indicating not too far in the distant future she wants to retire around about 30, her social media presence has her spending more and more time putting up pictures with either her new relationship or/and very little clothing on... yes these are her choices which she is entitled to make, I am just talking about in a wrestling sense why would you want to spend time on a talent which allegedly/indicated she might be out the door in maybe 5 years or less, but hey she might take up a certain adult website opportunity, so you can still see her for a monthly subscription.

LA Knight vs. Champ The Bloodline's: Roman Reigns; Singles Match for the WWE Men's Heavyweight Championship: on one hand, I do believe what is best for business is that Knight becomes the new champion here, I mean they could even involve the 946, to protect Reigns from the loss here, with Knight then losing the championship to a cash-in, but the current landscape including hierarchy wouldn't bother doing something so interesting so on the other hand I fully expect, the 946 to be involved in an after the match beat down, but Reigns is champion nonetheless.

Coriolanus 2011 by AverageMansReviews

Coriolanus 2011 by AverageMansReviews


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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/shooting/stabbing/cutting/suicide/disfigurement/medical

This is a cautionary tale of turning your back on a rabid dog: briefly; Caius Martius Coriolanus [Director of this movie: Ralph Fiennes:] he is a high ranking individual that serves Rome, but when it is suggested he goes into the world of politics, which he really doesn't want to do and you really isn't built for it on any level whatsoever, this leads to one big problem.

Generally speaking: the storyline/script is an adaption of William Shakespeare's work of the same name, so consequently the character developments use old English in the dialogue, so you may want to have a grasp of this style of communicating and because I am British at some point or another at minimum we will have to deal with William Shakespeare's work, so I may not be able to write like it, but I would say I have a good understanding, I had to translate for the person that I watch some of this content with on what was being said, we also have some exposition character developments at one point or another, the framework and pacing of this 123 minutes film is good.

Art and action; the backdrop to this project is a modern day approach on all visual aspects and practical uses, the action sequences are of war based sequences these are all good.

Character developments and performances; the character developments on all contributing aspects are good versions of what they are meant to be; but if you're going to adapt Shakespeare's work you have to have an excellent grasp of what that means; which insured is; sometimes you have to do multiple things like talking about your emotions, whilst simultaneously talking about them or/land any specific situation happening may or may not be happening at the same time, including but not limited to the possible future of those choices and on top of that you have to deliver your lines in a very clear and concise manner at all times regardless of volume or any other contributing elements; so as you can imagine this assembled cast does a fantastic job throughout, but having said that; it does feel and look like without Fiennes this movie would lose quite a lot of its enthusiasm, bite or/and drive, I mean don't get me wrong as I have already referenced this assembled cast behind him is excellent such as for one example; Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia; Caius Martius Coriolanus' mother and likewise she has also served with high honours; as we get to experience just a little bit of why her son may have turned out the way he has, but in particular with Fiennes' all-round stage presence and demeanour you can very quickly and easily see why he is in the lead role position as in a nutshell he just takes it and runs with it and makes it is very own.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; this is almost highest quality adaption, I would give it a go, but it ultimately depends on if you are into William Shakespeare or not and yes this film does have some awards accredited to its name such as 10 Winners which include but not limited to  British Independent Film Awards 2011 British Independent Film Award Best Supporting Actress Vanessa Redgrave and 18 Nominees would also include but are not limited to BAFTA Awards 2012 BAFTA Film Award Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer Ralph Fiennes (director)