May Round-Up Review
Mad Max: Fury Road: The title is an understatement in this wildly entertaining romp, which manages to be both thrilling and moving, with a clear feminist message; more than welcome in a genre saturated by testosterone. Tom Hardy smoulders, Charlize Theron steals the show. Quite possibly a masterpiece from veteran George Miller. Film of the year so far 5/5
Pitch Perfect 2: The same lazy, unfunny and one-note characters populate this shockingly mean-spirited "comedy" sequel. Whilst the impressive a cappella covers and Anna Kendrick' charisma make it passable, the fact this franchise has a devoted following staggers me 2/5
Tomorrowland: A World Beyond: Dopey subtitle aside, Incredibles director Brad Bird's sci-fi adventure is a breath of fresh air in a film world populated by cynical doomsaying. Newcomers Britt Robertson and Raffey Cassidy threaten to outshine an underplaying George Clooney, whilst Hugh Laurie plays Villain McBadGuy. Bird remains a brilliant storyteller, if only Damon Lindelof's script could match him 3½/5
San Andreas: A pretty rubbish, yet likable, disaster film starring everyone's favourite wrestler-turned-actor-turned-wedding-officiate (www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-B7UJtvlLM) Dwayne Johnson. The CGI destruction scenes are undeniably arresting, and the film has just enough heart to prevent the silliness from going completely overboard. Still rubbish, though 3/5
That was 15-29th May in very brief review. My review of Arrow Video's release of the Hammer classic The Hound of the Baskervilles will be up sometime tomorrow.
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