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Week of June 16, 2017
Every bachelor starts out an orphan. First
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The Lego Batman Movie
The upside to Lego Batman is when he runs
out of batarangs he can become a choking hazard.
Fortunately, the Caped Crusader in this
animated-comedy is well equipped.
Batman’s (Will Arnett) plan to banish The
Joker (Zach Galifianakis) to the Phantom Zone backfires when he escapes - along
with an array of other villains - and wreaks havoc on Wayne Manor.
To stop him, the notorious loner must rely
on his new ward (Michael Cera) and his butler (Ralph Fiennes) for assistance.
Meanwhile, the new police commissioner
(Rosario Dawson) moves forward with plans to banish Batman.
A direct descendant of The Lego Movie, this
silly spin-off featuring the Batman character brings levity to the
Bat-franchise – especially self-awareness – but not all of the jokes are
winners. In fact, this movie’s frenzied pace does the comedy a disservice.
Incidentally, the Lego Batmobile retails
for about the same price as the real one.
Yellow Light
John Wick: Chapter 2
Usually, the second chapter of a retired
hitman’s biography never gets completed.
Surprisingly, the ex-assassin in this
action movie still has his brains inside his head.
Out of obligation to guild rules, former
button-man John Wick (Keanu Reeves) must liquidate the sister of a notorious
kingpin when he calls in an old mark to keep her from ascending to the high
council of crime. Things go awry for John
when his employer places a bounty on his head for killing his sister.
To get revenge, John will need help from
another crime czar (Laurence Fishburne).
Picking up after the first movie, this
slick sequel doesn’t waste any time getting down to highly choreographed
fistfights and shoot-outs that defy physics. But unlike the original, the story
this time around is less emotional and more brainless.
Besides, the best way to kill a retired
hitman is to poison their early-bird dinner special. Yellow Light
***Blinded Justice***
Streets of Fire
The best thing about being judge, jury and
executioner is the three paychecks.
Mind you, the merc in this action-musical
is getting justice pro bono.
The head of a local gang (Willem Dafoe)
kidnaps the singer (Diane Lane) of a new wave band at the exact time her
solider-of-fortune ex-boyfriend (Michael Paré) returns home.
To retrieve her, he must team with her new
boyfriend (Rick Moranis) and another mercenary (Amy Madigan). But freeing the
songstress is only half of the battle as a hammer fight is the only conclusion.
A stylish blend of 1950s aesthetic and
1980s music, this cult hit from the ladder time period is in a class of its
own. But a notable soundtrack and an indistinct era isn’t enough to save the
dull lead or the script’s comic-bookish narrative.
Furthermore, if you did blend the ‘50s with
the ‘80s you would get McCarthyists with feathered bangs.
He’s a Cabbage Patch Kidnapper. He’s the…
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