Hollywood Movie Review Series:

2014 Movies

Part 2

Introduction

Best Movies From 1999 - 2018

Worst Movies From 1999 - 2018

Super Elite Worst Movies From 1999 - 2018

1999 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2000 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2001 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2002 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2003 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2004 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2005 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2006 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3

2007 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3

2008 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2009 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2010 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2011 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2012 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2013 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2014 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2015 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2016 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2017 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3

2018 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

 

By: Shawn Alli
Posted: December 30, 2021
Updated: July 1, 2022

Move Review Series by: Shawn Alli

Copyright Pixabay

 

PASSED: 41 Movies

FAILED: 74 Movies

 

*This article was updated in July 2022 because the original web pages were too large to be indexed by Google.

 

*I do NOT own the copyright for any movie posters.


*Movies are in no particular order. Please use Crtl F on your keyboard to find a particular movie. Movies that got a wide release in the year after their first screening are listed in the next year. For example, 300 (2006) is listed in 2007 because it only got a wide release in 2007.

 

*Don't worry about spoilers. You can read the review of any movie without being afraid of spoilers and enjoy the movie if you watch it. I intentionally made sure not to ruin a movie by revealing a hidden plot or hidden climax scene. I simply pass or fail each scene and comment on them.

 


The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2014: PASS

Commercial success

Writer: Wes Anderson

Director: Wes Anderson

Dialogue: Pass

"Where's Celine?" "She's dead, we're reading her will." "Ohh…yes yes of course." Good line, excellent delivery.

Plot: A dead woman wants to leave a priceless painting to a hotel concierge.

Story: Relationships

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting from Ralph Fiennes.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Excellent narration throughout.

Good hotel scenes throughout.

Good quirky movie.

Decent train scene.

Good will reading scene.

Excellent punching scene.

Excellent door close finger scene.

Decent climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Weird movie, but enough comedy to pass it.


The Imitation Game, 2014 The Imitation Game, 2014: PASS

Epic Commercial Success

Writer: Graham Moore

Director: Morten Tyldum

Dialogue: Pass

Excellent dialogue throughout.

"Oh my god." "This makes sense." "Did you just propose to me?" "Well, it is the logical thing to do." Good line, excellent delivery.

Plot: Nazis want to destroy Britain.

Story: Character, Relationships

Characters: Pass

Excellent Stewart Menzies character.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Benedict Cumberbatch.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Good interview scene.

Ah…math prodigies and people who are members at Mensa. Lovely, but in reality all the geniuses in the
world have never ended racism, sexism, poverty, inequality and corruption. Geniuses don't matter in this society.

Good job explanation scene.

Good code breaking scenes throughout.

Excellent narration throughout.

Good flashback scenes throughout.

Good war scenes throughout.

Good bar scenes throughout.

The needs of the many vs. the needs of the few. Indeed.

Good boss talk scene.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Excellent movie.

Kudos to the skinny $14 million production budget.


Unbroken, 2014 Unbroken, 2014: PASS

Potential Profit

Writer: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, William Nicholson

Director: Angelina Jolie

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Japanese military wants to shoot down US planes.

Story: Survival, Ethics

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good intro.

Excellent aerial battle scenes throughout.

Good past scenes throughout.

People uniting over Olympics sports. Sigh.

Hey, the guy that played the son in the Die Hard movie (Jai Courtney). He's really killing it in Hollywood. Well done sir.

Good survival scenes throughout.

Good sea burial scene.

Excellent torture scenes throughout.

Excellent confinement scenes throughout.

Excellent cinematography throughout.

Excellent psychological torture scenes throughout.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Passed with 4 writers. Impressive.


The Other Woman, 2014 The Other Woman, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Melissa Stack

Director: Nick Cassavetes

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A man wants to have an affair.

Story: Relationships.

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Cameron Diaz’ acting.

Comments:

Hey, the guy from Game of Thrones (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau).

Decent intro.

Fail of initial other woman scene.

Fail of office scene.

Should be titled Men who Make Bad Choices.

Fail of house realization scene. Wasted comedy potential.

Fail of office scenes throughout. Wasted comedy potential.

Fail of bar scene. Wasted comedy potential.

Fail of most scenes. Fail of writing.

Fail of house talk scene. Wasted comedy potential.

Fail of anger scene.

Fail of everything. Shame.

Fail of Feng shui scene.

Women who don't know there husband is scum. Sigh...

All scenes feel too forced.

Fail of stretching scene.

Fail of beach scene.

Fail of brother scenes throughout.

Good restaurant/toilet scene.

Don Johnson from Miami Vice. Wow.

Fail of shower scene.

Fail of bedroom scene.

Fail of vacation scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Kudos for the shattering glass scene. Best scene of the movie, followed by the toilet one.

The Other Woman - ''Glass'' scene HD 2014

Good ending.


The Loft, 2014 The Loft, 2014: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Bart De Pauw, Wesley Strick

Director: Erik Van Looy

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Married men want to have sex with random women.

Story: Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Decent intro.

Good interrogation scenes throughout.

Good party scene.

What guy accepts it on his wedding day? Give it to him 5 years from now.

Fail of other party scene.

Good backyard scene.

Fail of bathroom talk scene.

Call the police and the movie is done. But…

Good sex scene.

Fail of bar talk scene.

Decent party sex scene.

And the plot thickens.

Good buzzer sounds.

Fail of unstable guy scenes.

And the plot thickens again.

Fail of casino scene. That’s when it went downhill. Damn. I wanted to pass this movie. Fail of all scenes after.

Fail of interrogation scenes. Doesn’t make sense anymore.

Fail of all scenes after.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Almost as if the movie was made just so male celebrities could get laid. Sometimes, pretend sex on-camera turns into real sex off-camera. Either before or after shooting.


Sex Tape, 2014 Sex Tape, 2014: PASS

Potential Profit

Writer: Kate Angelo, Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller

Director: Jake Kasdan

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A married couple with kids wants to have a better sex life.

Story: Relationships

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

A sex obsessed woman. A man who has erections every moment. Crazy liberals taking d*ck pills.

Fail of board meeting scene.

A man who can't get an erection after the kids. Welcome to the real world.

Good bouncing couple with two kids scene.

Decent plot and solution.

Hitting a German shepherd with a book. Yah right.

A baseball bat to servers. Jokes.

Decent climax scene.

Decent ending.

Could have been done much better, but passable because of Diaz's acting.

Passed with 3 writers. Well done.


A Walk Among the Tombstones, 2014 A Walk Among the Tombstones, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Scott Frank

Director: Scott Frank

Dialogue: Fail

Fail of all dialogue.

Plot: Serial killers want to kill women.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Fail of characters.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of bar/street attack scene.

Fail of bar scene.

Fail of interview scene.

Fail of interview scene.

Fail of flashback scenes throughout.

Fail of all investigative scenes throughout.

And this Black kid fits in…how? It's like he was just added for the sake of including a Black kid.

"Sperm killer sodas." I'm a conspiracy theorist and that's junk even for me.

Fail of graveyard interview scene.

Fail of roof scene.

Fail of music content.

Fail of beat up scene.

Good beating of kid. Makes sense.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.


Jersey Boys, 2014 Jersey Boys, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice

Director: Clint Eastwood

Dialogue: Fail

"Not bad, come back when you're Black." Excellent line, fail in delivery.

Plot: A band wants to make it big.

Story: Ambition, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Good acting by Vincent Piazza.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of narration style.

How many period pieces will Hollywood create. F*ck sakes.

Fail of almost all scenes. Fail of writing.

Fail of marriage scene.

All the characters were stale, and the weak acting didn't help either. But it's biographical, so...

Fail of almost all rehearsal scenes throughout.

Watching a black and white movie of man pimp slapping a woman. That's not cool. And that'll cost you. Showing old movies in new ones isn't free.

Fail of living room truth scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.


Wish I Was Here, 2014 Wish I Was Here, 2014: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Zach Braff, Adam Braff

Director: Zach Braff 

Dialogue: Fail

"Does he have to be a dark Black person? What if he were light skinned?” Excellent line, fail in delivery.

"But I thought Jews ran Hollywood." "I thought so to." Good line, fail in delivery.

Plot: Parents want a better life.

Story: Family, Purpose

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of almost all scenes. Fail of writing.

Great lines, but weak delivery.

Fail of father/husband character. Doesn’t make sense.

I'm sure that Focus Features/NBC Universal was hoping this was going to be a big hit wonder. Shame.

I can see that Zach Braff is trying to show a different side other than comedy, but it's not working. At least ABC gave him a new comedy in 2017. Alex, Inc.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

Should have been direct to video/streaming.


The Single Mom's Club 2014 The Single Mom's Club 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Tyler Perry

Director: Tyler Perry

Dialogue: Fail

"We need a man who knows how to pound." Good line, fail in delivery.

Plot: A school wants to kick children out of private school.

Story: Family, Relationships, Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Amy Smart’s acting.

Fail of Zulay Henao’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of board room scene.

A desperate Black man after a Black woman. Of course.

Fail of most scenes. Fail of writing.

Fail of principal meeting scene.

Black kids in private school. Beyond suspension of disbelief. Joking.

Clueless women dealing with their lives. Oh dear.

If I wanted to watch a movie about stereotypes and reinforcing them, I'd watch Fox News.

Fail of all home scenes throughout.

Fail of most office scenes throughout.

Fail of all child/mother scenes throughout.

Divorce stuff too unbelievable since the courts favor mom's with children and supporting them financially.

Fail of group talk scenes throughout.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.


The Monuments Men, 2014 The Monuments Men, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: George Clooney, Grant Heslov

Director: George Clooney

Dialogue: Fail

"You know the war is over?" "Congratulations." Decent line, excellent delivery.

Plot: Nazis want to steal priceless works of art.

Story: Ethics

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Fail of George Clooney’s acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Comments:

Decent intro.

Just burn all of this garbage Illuminati art. Foundation of modern society. Get the f*ck outta here. A foundation of slavery and hegemony. All these art people can go f*ck themselves.

Fail of explanation scene.

Bill Murray. Always a pleasure sir.

John Goodman. Wow. They went all out with this movie.

Fail of training scenes. Wasted comedy potential.

Fail of explanation scene.

Fail of initial military scene.

Fail of apartment scene.

Boring military scenes throughout.

Good prison talk scene.

Fail of attempted comedy scenes. Shame.

Catholic art. Just burn it all, and while you’re at it, destroy the satanic pedophile capital of the world. Aside from Hollywood, I’m talking about the Vatican.

Fail of tooth scene.

Fail of house scene.

Fail of recovery scenes.

Fail of mine scene.

Decent interrogation scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

No amount of star power could pass this movie.


The Judge, 2014 The Judge, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Nick Schenk, Bill Dubuque

Director: David Dobkin

Dialogue: Fail

"Stop starin.’ I know I look good." Good line and delivery.

Plot: A man wants to deal with the death of his mother.

Story: Family, Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Fail of Vincent D'Onofrio’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of most scenes.

The good family moment doesn't play well with the serious charges situation. Fail of directing.

An idiot as a lawyer for a judge. Really?

Scene changes don't make sense. Fail of writing.

Fail of most scenes.

Fail of music content.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Complete failure of writing. Oh dear god, some of the worst writing I've ever seen on screen.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn’t have made $1.00. The fact that it made over $80 million proves that God does NOT exist.


Think Like a Man Too, 2014 Think Like a Man Too, 2014: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: David A. Newman, Keith Merryman

Director: Tim Story

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Couples want a better relationship.

Story: Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Good acting by Wendi McLendon-Covey.

Comments:

Decent intro.

A dedicated concierge. Really? I didn't know that was a real thing.

Good concierge anger scene. "I don't have your passport." Jokes.

Good Floyd Mayweather scene.

But fail of most scenes. Weak writing.

Even Drake couldn’t help this movie.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

A few good comedic moments, but corny subplots don't work. Not enough to pass.


No Good Deed, 2014 No Good Deed, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Aimee Lagos

Director: Sam Miller

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A prisoner wants to escape.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Idris Elba’s acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Decent home talk scene with girl.

Good house scene.

Fail of other home scene. Too unbelievable.

This movie has no substance to it. Character is just reacting.

Too unbelievable. Fail of most home scenes. Fail of writing.

Fail of road scene.

Decent climax scene. At least there was some character development from her.

Fail of ending.


Dolphin Tale 2, 2014 Dolphin Tale 2, 2014: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Charles Martin Smith

Director: Charles Martin Smith

Dialogue: Pass

"I have jars of peanut butter older than you." Good line and delivery.

Plot: A business wants to make more money from a dolphin exhibit.

Story: Ethics

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good intro.

The girl is watching other prey move into her territory. Good start.

Good pelican scene.

Good dolphin swim scene.

Good music content throughout.

Good sad marina scene.

I'm almost surprised they didn't say pair him up with another male. Give it time and the LGBTQ community will be pushing their ideologies on animals.

Fail of business scene.

Excellent pelican dock scene.

The sea turtle and pelican are so cute.

Excellent marina trouble scene.

Fail of old man scene. Lazy writing.

Good test result explanation scene.

Fail of business office scene.

I can see why this movie didn't make as much money as the first one. It's lacking a real plot. Hence, the scenes are forced.

Good dolphin ocean scene.

Decent blowup scene, and then magical swimming. Lovely.

Good party scene.

Good marina scene.

Good rejection scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Good ending.

Excellent true story video endings.


St. Vincent, 2014 St. Vincent, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Theodore Melfi

Director: Theodore Melfi

Dialogue: Pass

"This food beats hunger, by a hair." Good line, fail in delivery.

Plot: A collector wants to collect money from a man.

Story: Family, Relationships, Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by bill Murray.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of life scenes throughout.

Fail of school scenes.

People shouldn't be this much of an asshole.

Fail of writing, terrible characters.

Excellent acting by Murray, but I can't pass this movie.

Fail to decent scenes of old man/kid scenes throughout.

Fail of climax scene.

Good ending.


Left Behind, 2014 Left Behind, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Paul LaLonde, John Patus

Director: Vic Armstrong

Dialogue: Fail

Terrible dialogue throughout.

Plot: A daughter wants to reconnect with her parents.

Story: Family, Purpose

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Powerfully stupid movie. I'm surprised it even made $19 million at the box office.

A Christian movie quoting scriptures in the first few minutes. Sigh.

I can't pass garbage Christian movies that just spout scriptures and faith to deal with trauma.

Fail of everything. Fail of writing.

This movie only got a wide release because of Nicholas Cage’s star power. But kudos to Cage for doing it.

Fail of disappearing scenes throughout.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending, relatively speaking.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn't have made $1.00. The fact that it made less than $30 million proves that God DOES exist.


This is Where I Leave You, 2014 This is Where I Leave You, 2014: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Jonathan Tropper

Director: Shawn Levy

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A woman wants to cheat on her husband.

Story: Family, Relationships, Character

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Good acting by Tina Fey.

Good acting by Jason Bateman.

Good acting by Adam Driver.

Comments:

Decent intro.

What can I say, liberal women are not marriage material. Period.

Excellent hospital scene. Rips it out. Jokes.

Good funeral scenes.

Good house scenes throughout.

"Get out while you still can." Jokes.

Good house scenes throughout.

A lot of star power here.

Good breast scene. Double sash robe. Jokes.

Good argument fight scene.

Good table scene.

Excellent Fey/Goodman soft argument scene. Very well done.

Good restaurants scene.

Good roof scene.

Fail of skating scene.

Excellent tone to movie.

Excellent backyard guy scene.

Fail of church scene.

Good classroom scene.

Good bed scene.

Good sex scene.

Good car hospital scene.

Good house fight scene.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Solid comedy/drama movie.

One of the best movies of all time.


While We're Young, 2014 While We're Young, 2014: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Noah Baumbach

Director: Noah Baumbach

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A filmmaker wants to create a new style of film.

Story: Ambition, Relationships

Characters: Pass

Decent characters.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting all around.
               
Comments:

Fail of intro.

Good house scene.

Decent kitchen scene.

Good restaurant talk scenes throughout.

Good bed scene.

Good loft scene.

Boring talk scenes throughout.

Good interview scenes throughout.

Oh dear god, I hope I never take my future kids to one of those music outings with other parents and babies.

Good dance class scene.

Middle aged White people dancing to rap. Wow.

Transcendental meetings. Oh dear.

Good porch scene.

Good awkward apartment door scene.

Good father-in-law scene.

Good realization scene.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Decent movie. Weird, but passable.


Black or White, 2014 Black or White, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Mike Binder

Director: Mike Binder

Dialogue: Fail

Terrible dialogue.

Plot: A man wants to deal with the death of his wife.

Story: Family

Characters: Fail

Characters don't make sense except the grandmother.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Kevin Costner’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of everything.

Bill burr. Wow.

He has a problem with Black people. What?

The child is better with a convicted drug felon. What?

Fail of most scenes. Fail of writing.

Fail of music content.

Comedy antics from grandmother character not needed.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Fail of writing and acting. This movie should be redone by a better writer.


3 Days to Kill, 2014 3 Days to Kill, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Luc Besson, Adi Hasak

Director: Joseph McGinty Nichol

Dialogue: Fail

Complete fail. Some of the worst dialogue I've ever heard.

Plot: A German scientist wants to sell nuclear secrets to terrorists.

Story: Ambition, Family

Characters: Fail

Complete fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Amber Heard’s acting. Oh dear god it's horrible.

Fail of Kevin Costner’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of CIA talk intro.

Good hotel scene.

Fail of hospital scene.

But CIA places the same agents so they're recognizable. Really? And it goes downhill from there.

Fail of tenant living scenes. Powerfully stupid.

All scenes are a powerful failure. Beyond suspension of disbelief.

Terrible writing. Terrible is not the word. Cataclysmic failure of writing.

Complete fail of practically every scene after the intro. Wow.

Were the studio executives, producers and writer on crack cocaine when making this movie? Because it would explain a lot.

Fail of car scene.

Fail of hotel scene.

Fail of office scene.

Interesting bathroom torture scene.

Fail of music content throughout.

Ah…young daughters making stupid decision on clubs. Sigh.

And now we're on the family theme of riding a bike. Lovely.

I didn't think it's possible for a movie as bad as this to get a wide release.

Were the studio executives, producers and writer on crack cocaine when making this movie? Because it would explain a lot.

Hailee Steinfeld, Whhy did you have to be in this garbage movie? You should have refused. But with the decent star power, I can understand why you didn't.

Fail of night club scene.

Fail of every scene with Amber Heard. Oh dear god.

Excellent cinematography of car chase scene.

Fail of elevator scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

***Do not watch this movie. Should only be watched as a reference in how NOT to make a movie.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn’t have made $1.00. The fact that it made over $50 million proves that God does NOT exist.


A Most Wanted Man, 2014 A Most Wanted Man, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Andrew Bovell

Director: Anton Corbijn

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Muslims want to fund Muslim extremists.

Story: Ambition, Purpose, Family, Character

Characters: Fail

Fail of Seymour Hoffman’s character.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Robin Wright’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro. Too flat. But then again, that's what they were going for.

Fail of shaky camera scenes.

Fail of luxury house scenes throughout.

Fail of investigative scenes throughout.

Interesting family plot, but not enough to pass. Feels too unbelievable.

Betrayal. Not a bad plot but the characters were weak.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.


Winter's Tale, 2014 Winter's Tale, 2014: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Akiva Goldsman

Director: Akiva Goldsman

Dialogue: Fail

Complete failure of new age/magic dialogue.

Plot: An evil man wants to capture a magical horse.

Story: Relationships, Ethics, Ambition

Characters: Fail

Complete failure. Too many garbage characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Russell Crowe’s acting.

Fail of Will Smith’s acting.

Good child acting by McKayla Twiggs.

Comments:

Fail of past intro.

Another baby in the Nile? Deja vu. I just finished watching/reviewing Warcraft.

How many times are writers going to invoke the legend of Moses. Which I'm sure is copied from a pre-Judiac myth, maybe Babylon or Sumerian.

Fail of magical world nonsense.

And we have a magical horse. Oh dear god.

Fail of all scenes with magical woman.

Fail of demon general scenes throughout.

Yahtzee. Oh dear.

Kills and blood magic. Lovely.

Is that a Native guy giving new age mystical advice? Lovely.

Fail of house talk scene.

Fail of judge scenes throughout. Complete garbage.

Were the studio executives, producers and writer on crack cocaine when making this movie? Because it would explain a lot.

Well, at least she had decent sex. That counts for something.

Decent horse street scene. Best scene of the movie.

Fail of jump in time.

Fabulous suit Pearly/Russell Crowe is wearing. I'm sure one day I'll be rich enough to buy a custom suit like that…and not worry about the money I just spent. But not today.

Fail of climax scene.

Good ending.

***Do not watch this movie. Should only be watched as a reference in how NOT to make a movie.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn’t have made $1.00. The fact that it made over $30 million proves that God does NOT exist.

How did this movie get a wide release? Star power.


Before I Go to Sleep, 2014 Before I Go to Sleep, 2014: PASS

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Rowan Joffe

Director: Rowan Joffe

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A woman wants to remember who she is.

Story: Character

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Good acting by Colin Firth.

Comments:

Good intro.

What is this, a remake of 50 First Dates (2004) but darker?

Disturbing violent scenes throughout.

Was that level of graphic violence really necessary?

Interesting twist.

Kudos to the writer, but the audience wasn't ready for this.

Excellent climax scene. Very well done.

Excellent ending.

Way too much violence against a woman.

Sexist men will watch this, love the violence, and try to imitate it. Sad but true.

Hollywood takes no responsibility in the negative conditioning they present.

The idea that "it's just a movie" has always been a copout.

Hollywood treats women like dirt or as sex objects that can be easily disposed of.

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The Gambler, 2014 The Gambler, 2014: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: William Monahan

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Dialogue: Pass

Good dialogue throughout.

Plot: A professor wants to gamble his life away.

Story: Ambition, Character

Characters: Pass

Fail of Black guy boss character.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Mark Wahlberg. Some of his best work.

Excellent acting by Brie Larson. She'll go far.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Good underground gambling scenes. Well done.

Good boss talk scene.

Good gambling scenes throughout.

Good university lecture scenes throughout.

Fail of tennis scene.

Good sauna talk scene.

"Write because you believe in it or because you thought it’s what other people wanted." Well said.

Excellent writing.

Good bath/mother scene.

Good casino scene.

Good alley scene.

Fail of watch scene.

Shouldn’t he have been killed yet?

Good Brie Larson scenes throughout.

Good John Goodman scenes throughout. "Position of f*ck you." Well said.

Fail of nail scene.

Decent basketball scene.

Fail of Black guy talk scene.

Decent climax scene.

Decent ending.

The writer did a good job of presenting a simple plot and a simple character. Kudos.


The Giver, 2014 The Giver, 2014: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide

Director: Phillip Noyce

Dialogue: Fail

Terrible stale dialogue.

Plot: A society wants to control people.

Story: Purpose, Ethics, Ambition

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Weak authoritarian alternate world.

Weak Divergent imitation.

All the wise elders are White. Yup, sounds about right for racist Hollywood.

Elders decided on no color, but everyone who runs the place is still white. Well done.

Engineered babies. Yup, sounds about right for a world run by the Deep State.

People don't know what books are. Oh dear god.

Fail of music content.

One of the worst movies of all time.

The people don't dream or know what it is. Oh dear god.

People don't understand death. And the suspension of disbelief is completely destroyed.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn't have made $1.00. The fact that it made over $65 million proves that God does NOT exist.


Her, 2014 Her, 2014: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Spike Jonze

Director: Spike Jonze

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A man wants to deal with his divorce.

Story: Relationships, Purpose

Characters: Pass

Excellent characters.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro close up into camera scenes.

Wow, speech to handwritten text that fast. That's real?

A service to write loving letters to your loved ones. That's interesting. I would bet that Google or Amazon would jump on this idea.

This movie was written for Silicon Valley liberals to reconnect with the world.

Good music content.

Fascinating interaction between AI and human relationship.

Excellent cinematography throughout.

Excellent music content, writing, directing, cinematography.

Excellent climax scene.

Excellent ending.

Excellent movie.

Should have made more money, but I understand why it didn’t.


The Best of Me, 2014 The Best of Me, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Will Fetters, J. Mills Goodloe

Director: Michael Hoffman

Dialogue: Fail

Terrible dialogue.

Plot: Various people want a better life.

Story: Purpose, Relationships, Character, Family

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Gerald McRaney.

Comments:

Decent intro.

Fail of porch talk scene.

Fail of explosion scene.

Fail of narration throughout.

Fail of family scene.

Fail of car scene.

Decent house scene. Good White trash scenes. Well done.

Gerald McRaney from House of Cards. Nice to see you again.

Cliché relationship scenes.

Fail of note narration scenes.

This is not the right way to tell a relationship movie.

Boring and cliché scenes throughout.

Good romantic scenes.

Ah yes, fate. Go screw yourself.

Good beating up scene.

Decent accident scene.

Fail of most scenes.

Yes, as expected. Cut and paste movies.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Writer bit off more than they could chew.


Bad Words, 2014 Bad Words, 2014: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Andrew Dodge

Director: Jason Bateman

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: An adult wants to participate in a children's spelling B content.

Story: Character, Ambition, Family, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Kathryn Hahn.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of everything. Fail of writing.

Powerfully stupid.

A man micromanaging a female journalist. That's pretty bad. But not as bad as a woman who let's herself be micromanaged.

The woman at the hotel desk (Patricia Belcher) is the same woman at the airport desk in Over Her Dead Body (2008). Jokes.

Parents spending money on coaches for children’s spelling bee. Really? Not as bad as sport parents pressuring their kids, but...

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

How did this movie get a wide release? Star power.


Dracula Untold, 2014 Dracula Untold, 2014: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless

Director: Gary Shore

Dialogue: Fail.

Terrible dialogue.

Plot: Turkish Empire wants Transylvanians boys for their army.

Story: Ethics

Characters: Fail

Fail of ancient vampire character.

Acting: Pass

Good acting by Luke Evans.

Comments:

Decent intro.

Immediately to the mountain. Feels forced.

Doesn’t make sense that he’s with a p*ssy. A warrior king doesn’t surround himself with weak fighters.

Decent cave scene.

Fail of sage talk scene. As if he’d know the secret pact.

Good family scenes.

Good court scene.

A predictable plot, but I’ll see how it plays out.

I thought that was Karl Urban was the Turkish Sultan. It turned out that it was Dominic Cooper from Star Trek and RED movie. They look similar. Must be the Illuminati genetic cloning program.

Fail of Sultan meeting scene.

Fail of son/Turkish road scene. Should have been coupled with the vampire sensing something.

Fail of cave talk scene.

Fail of battle scene.

Fail of temptation scene.

Fail of forest night attack scene.

Fail of sage scenes.

Fail of town speech scene.

Fail of all scenes. Fail of writing.

Nice bat scene. Batman vs. Dracula would be a good match.

Fail of wife scene.

Fail of climax battle scene.

Fail of ending.

Good acting by Luke Evans, but not enough to pass garbage writing.


Big Eyes, 2014 Big Eyes, 2014: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski

Director: Tim Burton

Dialogue: Fail

Complete fail of dialogue throughout.

Plot: A woman wants to leave her husband.

Story: Ambition, Family, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Fail of Christopher Waltz’s acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Period pieces are always tough.

Fail of street scene.

Boring restaurants scene.

Those are creepy eyes.

Fail of most scenes. Boring and flat.

Fail of party scene.

Fail of confession scene.

A woman allowing a man to control her. Sigh.

Fail of realization scene.

Fail of party/freak-out scene.

Fail of house scene.

Fail of climax court scene.

Fail of ending.

Was this movie just made up on the spot? Nope. It was based on a true story. Sad.

Tim Burton is an interesting writer/director. But most of his movies don't make more than 3 times  (Potential Profit) the production budget.


Taken 3, 2014 Taken 3, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen

Director: Olivier Megaton

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Mobsters want to collect their money.

Story: Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Fail of main detective character.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Good apartment scene.

Decent house scene.

Rich wife and her bullsh*t problems. Must be hard to be rich and White.

Good golf course scene.

Interesting way they set up the plot. A bit too unbelievable, but I’ll see how it plays out.

Fail of setup scenes.

Fail of all police scenes.

Fail of safe house scene. I was expecting too much. Something like a Jack Bristo from Alias kind of safe house.

Fail of second husband and police scenes. It's not working.

Fail of cop/guy arrest scenes.

Excellent music content though. It reminds me a bit of the music from The Dark Knight.

Police chase was okay but doesn't really do anything except the data transfer thing. But that could have been accomplished in different ways.

Good funeral scene. I was expecting a more Mission Impossible style of infiltration but...

Clearly, I've watched too many extravagant CIA movies/TV shows.

Fail of detective eating his damn bagels scene.

Decent bathroom scene.

Decent convenience store scene.

Fail of shed interrogation scene.

It feels as if the writer boxed himself in. He knew it was a weak plot but he was already committed so he had to follow through. Either that or the studio interfered.

Fail of police profile pep talk scene.

Fail of flashback scenes.

Fail of group safe house talk scene.

Fail of climax scene. Doesn't make sense. I was expecting something more.

Fail of music content for climax scene. What the f*ck was that?

Fail of ending.


When the Game Stands Tall, 2014 When the Game Stands Tall, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Scott Marshall Smith

Director: Thomas Carter

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Teams don't want to play a winning team.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Jim Caviezel's acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of all Jim Caviezel scenes throughout, which is pretty much the entire movie.

Fail of team talk scene.

Fail of diner scene.

Fail of board meeting scene.

Fail of class scenes throughout.

Fail of hospital scenes.

Fail of home team scenes throughout.

Fail of shooting/church scene.

This feels like a cut and paste sports movie.

Good football scenes throughout.

Ah…parents and adults so heavily invested in high school football. And people wonder why the American public doesn't care about real issues.

Fail of music content throughout.

Decent climax scene.

Decent ending.

Fail of writing and acting.


Into the Storm, 2014 Into the Storm, 2014: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: John Swetnam

Director: Steven Quale

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: People want to survive tornados.

Story: Survival

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

What idiots want to see a tornado up close? White liberals.

What is this, a remake of 1996's Twister?

Fail of home video scene.

More White hick stuff. I'll admit it though. It was a good stunt.

Fail of music content throughout.

Fail of school scenes throughout.

Humans have no ability to predict the weather. When will liberals realize this?

"The storm is regenerating." Oh dear.

Good storm scenes throughout, but not enough to pass.

Good special effects throughout, but not enough to pass.

Fail of most scenes. Fail of writing.

The church is unscathed. Of course. Must have been divine intervention.

Was that a Boeing Max jet that lost control? Sorry, too soon.

Boeing 737 crashes

Decent climax scene.

Fail of ending.


Earth to Echo, 2014 Earth to Echo, 2014: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Henry Gayden

Director: Dave Green

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Something wants to communicate with a boy.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of music content throughout.

Fail of school scenes throughout.

Fail of forest scenes.

Fail of store scene.

A cute owl-like AI thing. Oh dear.

Fail of room scene.

Fail of gas station scene.

Fail of all scenes. Fail of writing.

Fail of climax scene. Too unbelievable.

Fail of ending.


Cesar Chavez, 2014 Cesar Chavez, 2014: PASS

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Keir Pearson

Director: Diego Luna

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Wine growers want to take advantage of farm workers.

Story: Ethics

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Decent intro.

Good farm scenes throughout.

Good union office scenes throughout.

Good home scenes throughout.

Good police house scene.

Good protest scenes throughout.

Good hearing scene.

Good black and white scenes throughout.

Good car fight scene.

Good speech scene.

Good priest scene.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Solid writing, directing, and acting.

Should have made more money at the box office. The fact that it didn't, proves that God does NOT exist.


Get on Up, 2014 Get on Up, 2014: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth

Director: Tate Taylor

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A man wants a better life.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Chadwick Boseman's acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Fail of Dan Akroyd's acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of work office scene.

Fail of plane scene.

Fail of pre-performance talk scene.

Excellent mother father cabin house scene.

Good church scene.

Weak scenes throughout aside from performance scenes.

Fail of all Chadwick Boseman scenes throughout, which is pretty much the whole movie.

Fail of Dan Aykroyd scenes throughout.

Fail of rehearsal scenes throughout.

Fail climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Fail of writing and acting.


Son of God, 2014 Son of God, 2014: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Richard Bedser, Christopher Spencer, Colin Swash, Nic Young

Director: Christopher Spencer

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Roman govt wants to persecute Jews.

Story: Ambition, Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Diogo Morgado's acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of boat scene.

Ah…so it's his sins that keep him paralyzed. Of course.

Ah…free speech issue back in the day. Tough crowd.

Jews sh*tting on Christ. Oh dear.

Fail of most scenes. Fail of writing.

Fail of all Jesus scenes throughout.

Fail of Pharisee scenes throughout.

Fail of tax collector scene.

Fail of stoning scene.

Fail of water scene.

Fail of flashback scenes throughout.

Fail of roman governor scenes throughout.

Fail of capture scenes.

Excellent denial scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Fail of writing, directing, and acting.

4 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.


Million Dollar Arm, 2014 Million Dollar Arm, 2014: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Tom McCarthy

Director: Craig Gillespie

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A player doesn't want to sign with an agency.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Good car scene.

Good cricket criticism.

Interesting solution.

Good initial India scene.

Bypassing the system. Jokes.

Good India tryout scenes.

Get sued for it. Jokes.

Good van scene.

Good window scene.

Good restaurant scene.

Good pitcher trainer scenes throughout.

Good hospital scene.

Decent mall training scene.

Decent climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Ending on the climax scenes. Sigh. I hate when writers do this. It's understandable of course, but....

Decent writing and acting. Good directing.

A lot of wasted comedy potential, but passable.


Magic in the Moonlight, 2014 Magic in the Moonlight, 2014: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Woody Allen

Director: Woody Allen

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A rich family wants to be with a renowned psychic.

Story: Ambition, Character, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Emma Stone's acting. Not the right actress for the role.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

A lot of big names in the movie.

Fail of room talk scene.

A White man dressing up as an Asian man. Progressives would cry cultural appropriation.

Fail of restaurant scene.

Mental vibrations. Oh dear.

Fail of initial psychic scene.

Boring scenes throughout.

Fail of all psychic scenes throughout.

Fail of all dialogue.

Fail of all scenes. Complete fail of writing and acting.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.


Draft Day, 2014 Draft Day, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman

Director: Ivan Reitman

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A general manager wants better players.

Story: Ambition, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Decent intro.

Fail of kitchen scene.

Fail of phone scene.

Fail of girlfriend office scene.

P Diddy. Wow.

Fail of player talk scene.

Tom Welling from Smallville. Wow.

Boring pre-draft talk scenes, which is pretty much the movie.

Fail of room scene.

Fail of pick scene reactions.

Fail of climax scene.

Good ending.


Brick Mansions, 2014 Brick Mansions, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Luc Besson

Director: Camille Delamarre

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Criminals want to deal drugs on the streets.

Story: Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of board scene.

Fail of apartment scene.

Impressive parkour moves. Wow. How long did that take to film?

Fail of restaurant scene.

Fail of warehouse kitchen scene.

Good drug warehouse scene.

Fail of chase scene.

Fail of bench scene.

Fail of villain lair scene. Too unbelievable.

Complete fail of writing. The directing is good, but the writing is garbage.

Chase scene too unbelievable, but it looks nice.

Fail of border scene.

Fail of boss scene.

Armed when opened. How stupid. Fail of real plot scene.

Fail of van fight scene.

Fail of villain lair scenes throughout.

The scenes look great but the writing is complete garbage.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.


Endless Love, 2014 Endless Love, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Shana Feste, Joshua Safran

Director: Shana Feste

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A guy wants to be with a girl.

Story: Relationships, Family

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of valet scenes throughout.

Perhaps the boy can change his status like in A Knight's Tale.

Fail of house party scene.

A love story between beautiful White people. Of course.

Decent dance scene.

Ah…the problems of middle income and rich White people. Cry me a river.

Sex by the fireplace. It’s on my bucket list.

Cut and paste cliche movie.

Fail of boat talk scene.

Fail of father/boyfriend scenes throughout.

Oh…the bad boy has a record. Sigh.

Fail of car scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

Same old cut and paste love story writing. Fail of writing.


Beyond the Lights, 2014 Beyond the Lights, 2014: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Gina Prince-Bythewood

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A mother wants her daughter to be number one.

Story: Ambition, Family, Relationships, Character

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Fail of Nate Parker's acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Ah…the pressure always be number one. Fabulous liberal parenting.

Good mother car scenes throughout.

Good ledge scene.

Good press scene.

Good executive talk scene.

Good truck scene.

Good house scene.

Good singer lifestyle scenes throughout.

Nate Parker's acting is bad, but the characters are solid.

Excellent tone to movie.

Good stage scene.

Fail of vacation scenes. Doesn't work.

Good board scene.

Good mother/daughter scenes throughout.

Decent climax scene.

Good ending.

Decent writing, good characters, good directing.

This movie had the potential to be an excellent movie with a better writer and better actor.


As Above So Below, 2014 As Above So Below, 2014: FAIL

Epic Commercial Success

Writer: Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle

Director: John Erick Dowdle

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A woman wants to find the Philosopher’s Stone.

Story: Ambition, Survival

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of interview scene.

Fail of most scenes.

The plot is too stupid.

How did this movie get a wide release? Should have been direct to video/streaming.

Fail of writing.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

I hate these cheesy found footage films. But it's worse when the plot is garbage. Complete fail of writing.


And So it Goes, 2014 And So it Goes, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Mark Andrus

Director: Rob Reiner

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A man wants a better life.

Story: Relationships, Family

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of house scene.

Fail of neighbor talk scene.

Fail of real estate office scenes throughout.

Tosses the bread. Jokes.

Good child scenes throughout, but not enough to pass.

Houses older than you. Jokes.

Fail of writing. Doesn't work.

Doggy and bear dancing. Oh dear.

Fail of sex scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Complete fail of writing.


The F Word/What If 2014 What If/The F Word, 2014: PASS

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Elan Mastai

Director: Michael Dowse

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A man and woman want to be friends.

Story: Relationships

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by everyone.

Excellent acting by Daniel Radcliffe.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Good party scene.

Decent dating/non-dating scenes throughout.

Foodies. Just die already…I mean…everyone is special.

Fail of boyfriend talk scene.

Excellent girlfriend hospital scene.

Rule No. 1,  never date a nurse or a teacher.

Good dressing room scene.

Good breakfast make out scene.

Hey, they're walking on Broadview Avenue in Toronto. Kudos. Now, on Yonge St.

Excellent friend jewelry explanation scene. 2nd best scene in the movie.

Bruce Willis expressing his feelings. Jokes.

Good friend bridal scene.

Good dance scene.

Excellent car make out visualization scene. Best scene in the movie.

Good campfire/beach scene.

Good meet up scene.

Good sister scene.

Good stairs scene.

Decent diner talk scene.

Good sandwich scene.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Weird movie. Started off weak but got better as it progressed.

Solid characters and acting.

One of the best movies of all time.


Vampire Academy, 2014 Vampire Academy, 2014: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Daniel Waters

Director: Mark S. Waters

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A vampire academy wants to find rogue vampires.

Story: Ambition, Family, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of house scene.

Fail of street fight scene.

Fail of SUV scene.

Fail of night attack scene.

Fail of flashback scenes.

Fail of all scenes. Complete fail of writing.

How did this movie get a wide release?

Fail office scene.

Fail of all school scenes.

Oh my god, I can't believe how bad this movie is. Complete fail of writing, acting, directing.

Released in over 2500 theatres. Oh dear god.

Were the studio executives, producers and writer on crack cocaine when making this movie? Because it would explain a lot.

Fail of raven scene.

Fail of sparring scene.

Fail of lecture scene.

Fail of presentation scene.

Fail of fight scene.

Fail of sex scene.

Fail of night attack scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

***Do not watch this movie. Should only be watched as a reference in how NOT to make a movie.

One of the worst movies of all time. The fact that it made $15 million proves that God DOES exist.


The Drop, 2014 The Drop, 2014: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Dennis Lehane

Director: Michael R. Roskam

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Thieves want to rob money from a bar.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Good acting by Matthias Schoenaerts.

Comments:

Decent intro.

Good bar scenes throughout.

Decent street scene.

Decent theft scene.

Good police scenes throughout.

Oh…the dog is so cute and loving.

Good boss scene.

And the plot thickens.

Fail of house guy scene.

What idiot lets a guy in? Unless he can handle himself.

Good tone to movie.

Good bar guy scene.

Good boss bar scene.

Good chill guy and woman scenes.

Good creepy guy house scene.

Good creepy guy bar scenes.

Good mob boss talk scene.

Decent climax scene.

Good ending.

Weak writing but good directing and acting.


Mom's Night Out, 2014 Mom's Night Out, 2014: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Jon Erwin, Andrea Gyertson Nasfell

Director: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Various mothers want a better life.

Story: Family

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good intro.

Good van scene.

"Did you just want to call me psycho." Jokes.

Salmonella. Jokes.

Burned a doll. Jokes.

Excellent mother scenes throughout.

Good church scene.

Good book club scene.

Good house scenes throughout.

Good dinner scene.

Good possible scenario scenes throughout.

Good restaurant scenes.

Good bowling scenes.

Good cab scene.

Decent tattoo scene.

Good biker scenes.

Good cop van scene.

Good police scenes.

Decent climax scene.

Good ending.

Good characters.

Good writing, acting, and directing.

Should have made more money. The fact that it didn't proves that God does NOT exist.


If I Stay, 2014 If I Stay, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Shauna Cross

Director: R. J. Cutler

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A girl wants a better life.

Story: Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Decent intro.

Decent school scene.

Good cello scenes throughout.

Fail of accident scene.

Good opera scene.

Liberals who aren't smart enough to realize near death experiences. Sigh.

Good date scenes throughout.

Fail of hospital scenes throughout

"Like dating a ghost." Oh dear.

Weak characters and plot.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Weak characters. Fail of writing. I was expecting much more. Disappointed.


I, Frankenstein, 2014 I, Frankenstein, 2014: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Stuart Beattie

Director: Stuart Beattie

Dialogue: Fail

Complete fail of all dialogue. Oh dear god.

Plot: Demons want to capture a creature.

Story: Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Complete fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of most acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of fight scene.

Fail of guardian protector scenes throughout. Too stupid.

Order is commanded by White people. Sigh. At least she's a woman.

Fail of training scenes throughout.

Fail of narration scenes throughout.

Fail of fight scenes throughout.

Fail of writing and directing.

Fail of alley scene.

Fail of science scene.

Fail of all villain scenes throughout.

Fail of capture scene.

Why didn't he share his tech to save lives?

What is this scientist smoking? Science and technology have doomed more than they've saved.

Complete fail of all scenes. Were the studio executives, producers and writer on crack cocaine when making this movie? Because it would explain a lot.

Fail of battle scenes throughout.

As if the head demon couldn't figure out the secrets. Such nonsense.

How did this movie get a wide release? Star power.

Were the studio executives, producers and writer on crack cocaine when making this movie? Because it would explain a lot.

Army of the dead. Yah yah.

Fail of lab scenes throughout.

Fail of train scene.

Fail of all woman scientist scenes throughout.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Fail of writing, directing, acting.

***Do not watch this movie. Should only be watched as a reference in how NOT to make a movie.

One of the worst movies of all time. The fact that it made over $75 million proves that God does NOT exist.