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Adam Movie Review

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:56:57 +0000

With all the trappings of success, even including a pooch that acts as his wingman, Adam (Aaron Paul) is living the dream. His geek childhood days are way behind him and he is never lacking in confidence. His bravado, warranted or not, almost always leads to positive results. Riding higher than usual after a recent promotion at work and finding a new girlfriend, Adam is on a real roll.

Then an accident happens that results in Adam becoming a quadriplegic. This forces Adam to confront many hard truths. His gift of gab and the results they used to enable runs headlong into the reality of not being able to talk one’s way out of medical certainties. His progress at returning to a sense of normalcy is slow at first as his anger clouds almost all his actions. Returning to live with his parents and brother only accentuates the distance.

Redemption begins when Yevgeina, a Russian nurse (Lena Olin) is hired to help with Adam’s rehabilitation. She refuses to wallow in his self-pity and together they slowly thrive in the reflection of small victories. This bittersweet story benefits from its believability. The circumstances Adam finds himself in are presented in a matter of fact way and the resistance to ramped up melodrama kept things relatable.
Rob Hudson

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Central Intelligence Movie Review

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 20:46:07 +0000

Contrary to its advertising slogan, this is a comedy with a big heart and a big Johnson. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is gloriously unafraid to play the uber geek (similar to his role in Be Cool) and comedian Kevin Hart is comfortable playing the straight man this time. Having the two main characters play counter to their usual day jobs is a winning formula.

They get to ply their trade delivering a script that doesn’t have a mean bone in its body. It’s quite refreshing to experience a comedy that doesn’t resort to the usual snide and put down ethos that seem to dominate the current crop of movie comedies.

The set up is certainly silly. Overweight high school geek returns as super buff superman CIA agent (who loves the film Sixteen Candles) and reunites with the only fellow student that treated him with any decency. Together they reconnect and save the world, of course!

Few comedies of recent memory have been this funny while also being this sweet. It was also cool to see Aaron Paul drop in the Breaking Bad phrase while playing the bad guy.

Rob Hudson
www.centralintelligencemovie.com.au

Eye in the Sky Competition

admin — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 21:47:52 +0000

We have ten double in season passes to give away to Eye in the Sky – this film will have you on the edge of your seat, with a life making decision by Helen Mirren that could kill innocent people or start a propaganda war.

From a script by BAFTA winner Guy Hibbert and the director of Ender’s Game, Eye in the Sky follows Colonel Michelle Madden, a military intelligence officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture a group of dangerous terrorists from their safe-house in Nairobi, Kenya. The mission escalates from a “capture” to a “kill” operation when Madden realises the terrorists are about to embark on a deadly suicide mission. However, a nine-year-old girl enters the kill zone just as the drone pilot is poised to attack, prompting Madden to consult with the British foreign secretary.

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Competition will be drawn 23 March 2016, winners will be notified by mail.