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Week of November 14, 2014
Pessimists always plan ahead. First up…
Jersey Boys
The best part of a Doo-Wop group is there are no instruments
to lug around.
However, the voices in this musical-drama do have baggage.
Frankie Valli (John Lloyd Young), a gifted vocalist from New
Jersey, teams with Tommy (Vincent Piazza), Bob (Erich Bergen) and Nick (Michael
Lomenda) to start a singing group.
Relegated to back-up singing, the boys struggle to get their
single Sherry heard. When the song is heard, it sets off a chain-reaction
of number one hits.
Regrettably, when Tommy’s debt to a Jersey gangster
(Christopher Walken) is called in, Frankie must make a tough choice.
While the hits are here, the versions in Clint Eastwood’s
adaptation of the Broadway Musical about The Four Seasons are as lifeless and
boring as the script.
Besides, why pay $20 to see actors imitating an old Doo-Wop
group, when you can see the actual Doo-Wop group at the casino for $15? Red
Light
Tammy
The problem with quirky girl names is they make for lousy
song titles.
Fortunately, musicians’ can work wonders with the normal
named nuisance in this comedy.
Fired from her low-income job, terminal troublemaker Tammy
(Melissa McCarthy) decides to abscond from her mother and her Illinois home in
her grandmother’s car.
However, Tammy’s alcoholic grandma Pearl (Susan Sarandon)
wants to come along with her so she can see Niagara Falls.
On the road the pair land themselves in some hot water with
the police and must seek refugee with Pearl’s unorthodox lesbian cousin (Kathy
Bates).
On the lamb, both become smitten with a father and son duo
(Gary Cole, Mark Duplass).
Devoid of anything resembling a joke or a plot, Tammy is a
failed attempt at cramming an offensive female character into a poorly formed
and highly improbable romantic comedy.
Besides, the US side of Niagara Falls is predominantly
Canadian sewage. Red Light
How To Train Your Dragon 2
It’s highly unlikely that new dragon owners would live long
enough to read a How-To manual sequel.
My mistake, the numerical reference in the title refers to
an animated movie, not a book for scorched dummies.
Expected to succeed his father Stoick (Gerard Butler) on the
Viking throne, Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) holds off on ascending in order to
discover new lands on his well-trained dragon, Toothless.
When Hiccup and his girlfriend (America Ferrera) uncover a
plot by a dragon hunter (Djimon Hounsou) to overthrow Hiccup’s father, the pair
must prevent the attack with help from Hiccup’s long-lost mother (Cate
Blanchett).
Expanding the mythology of the fictional Scandinavia
landscape to include an eclectic enemy and larger dragons, this sequel is
infinitely superior to its predecessor.
Darker and more daring than the first, the series has
matured along with its fan base.
Incidentally, most dragons take up smoking in their teen
years. Green Light
***Lifestyles of the Formerly Rich & Famous***
Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story
The hardest part of being successful is remembering to pay
your taxes.
A lesson learned by the young MC in this biography.
From an early age Stanley Burrell (Robert Bailey Jr.) would
dance outside of Oakland A’s games for money.
Eventually his moves landed him a job as the team’s batboy
and a nickname that would propel him into stardom.
Spreading his gospel on Sunday years later and selling his
rap singles on the street, Stanley’s new pseudonym: MC Hammer (Romany Malco)
starts spreading as well.
It’s not until he releases Can’t Touch This, however, that
Hammer hits hard.
But his expansive tastes and unending generosity towards his
posse soon lands him in hot water with the IRS.
An exemplary VH1 bio-picture, Too Legit not only has the
highs and the lows but also top-notch dancing and unexpected cameos.
In hindsight, however, Hammer should’ve named his hit-song
Can’t Tax This.
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