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“Jackie K Cooper’s Guide To the Movies” – 2/17/19

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                                             Jackie K Cooper’s Guide To the Movies

Title                                                        Rating                                                                          Score (out of

Alita: Battle Angel                               PG-13 (Profanity & Violence)                                  5

(A cyborg with Keane painting eyes is different but not enough to make it special)

At Eternity’s Gate                                PG-13 (Profanity & Violence)                                  5

(It seems to take an eternity for Willem Dafoe to act out Vincent Van Gogh’s story)

Berlin, I Love You                               R (Profanity, Nudity and Mild Violence)             4

(Ineptness almost made me declare Berlin, I hate you)

Close                                                      TV/MA (Profanity & Violence)                               4

(Noomi Rapace plays a bodyguard to a threatened heiress – so what)

Cold Pursuit                                         R (Profanity & Violence)                                          7

(It took me until halfway thru the film to realize it’s a comedy)

Cold War                                              R (Profanity & Adult Situations)                             6

(Polish film in black and white tells a cross purpose love story)

A Dog’s Way Home                            PG (Animal Violence)                                                 5

(Predictable story of a dog separated from her loving owner)

Eighth Grade                                        R (Profanity & Sexual Situations)                          7

(One girl’s journey through 8th grade is painful to watch. Oh those mean girls!)

The Favourite                                        R (Nudity, Profanity, Coarse Language)              5

(Solid acting but the story is too crude and coarse for average audiences)

Glass                                                        PG-13 (Profanity & Violence)                                6

(The rest of the story from “Split” and “Unbreakable”. McAvoy steals the acting prize)

Happy Death Day 2U                           PG-13 (Profanity & Violence)                                5

(A fair to middling sequel to the innovative original)

 If Beale Street Could Talk                  R(Profanity & Nudity)                                             5

(Slow moving love story that has great acting)

Isn’t It Romantic                                  PG-13 (Profanity & Adult Situations)                   5

(At this stage in her career Rebel Wilson is a great supporting actress. Here she is the star of the film)

The Kid Who Would Be4 King          PG (Mild Violence)                                                   5

(Seems they were looking for another Harry Potter type franchise; they didn’t find it)

Miss Bala                                                PG-13 (Profanity & Violence)                               5

(Gina Rodriguez is not enough of a big draw to carry an entire movie on her shoulders)

Replicas                                                  PG-13 (Profanity & Violence)                                5

(Keanu Reeves stars in an underplayed story of replication – mildly entertaining)

Serenity                                                    R (Profanity, Violence & Nudity)                        4

(Starts off good but then the wheels come off in the terrible, awful last third)

Stan & Ollie                                             PG (Profanity)                                                         7

(Nostalgic look at the waning days of Laurel & Hardy. Great acting)

The Upside                                              PG-13 (Profanity & Adult Situations)                 7

(Very good American version of the French film “The Intouchables” which was excellent)

What Men want                                     R (Profanity & Sexual Situations)                       4

(Without crudeness and profanity, this could have been a fun comedy about Taraji P Henson hearing men’s thoughts)

(updated)2/17/19)

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