SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
Rated: PG
Release Date: February 14, 2020
Director: Jeff Fowler
Stars: James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter
Plot: A hedgehog with superpowers is on the run from people that want to use him for his powers
Clint Says: Save some money and see a matinee
If you are a child of the 80’s and 90’s then Sonic The Hedgehog is a major character in your upbringing. That said, there were a lot of feelings about this movie long before its release date. Especially when the first trailer came out and the entire world revolted at the look of Sonic, forcing the director to make a public statement saying Sonic would be changed to look more like the original Sonic before the theatrical release. They did, and he does.
As for the film, it is fun. It’s not some great, comedic masterpiece, but it has several good laughs, a decently compelling plot, and it moves along at a quick and steady pace. I was in a theater full of kids and very few lost interest along the way.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH
Rated: PG-13
Release Date: February 14, 2020
Director: Stella Meghie
Stars: LaKeith Stanfield, Issa Rae, Lil Rey Howery, Chante Adams
Plot: A reporter falls for a woman while interviewing her for a feature about her mother
Clint Says: Wait for the digital release
What do you get when you put two amazing actors in the lead roles of a film with a terrible script? You get two incredible performances in a bad movie.
There are a lot of people that should apologize to LaKeith Stanfield and Issa Rae for wasting their talent in a film like THE PHOTOGRAPH.
First of all, the title isn’t even right. It should have been called The Photographer, or Miss Mae, or The Letter, or a thousand other ideas that would have been more fitting.
Second, this is one of those strange films where there is so much going on, but nothing ever happens. It feels like there is a hurricane blowing, but the plot is only affected by a slight sea breeze. In the distance we can just make out the chaos and conflict, but it never really gets close enough to the main characters to force them into uncomfortable situations.
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