Twins

I recently rewatched Twins, first time since back in the day. I had my doubts but found myself truly enjoying it. The film doesn't try to do too much and remains mostly funny. Yes, some of the gags are super stupid and if I was seeing it for the first time today, I prob wouldn't have enjoyed it so much. But that's not reality. It's got some nostalgic tugs and enough to entertain, and Devito and Schwarzenegger and brilliant in those roles. Still worth watching...

Jurassic World Dominion

The movie, compared to budget, could have possibly been worse, but not much. The dinosaurs look like video game animations. The script is pretty stale, with lots of predictable cringy one liners. The action is mostly boring. The premise with the villain doesn't really involve dinosaurs, so disappointing. I will say, Jeff Goldblum's character is entertaining when he's on screen. And I did shed a tear at the end because I'm a sucker for a tug on the heart strings. But overall, skip this one in the series.

Angel Heart

I liked this movie a lot. I finally saw Angel Heart for the first time after never having heard of it despite it being about 35 yrs old. I can honestly say, it stands out as unique. It's artful enough to stay interesting despite being fairly predictable. And the zinger ending didn't really land for me. But I wanna say, who cares. For this movie, the journey is still enjoyable. Wow, though... some scenes are unnecessarily brutal and kinda gross, so be ready for that. Maybe that kind of thing can be part of the appeal for some... I dunno. 😆 

Jungle Cruise

It isn't great, but since I checked it out of the library and needed something mindless to watch, it delivered. This is one of those movies that's such a blend of CGI and people that you wonder if the whole thing was filmed in front of a green screen. Much of the CGI sucks and Jungle Cruise will likely age poorly. But, I like the Rock and Emily Blunt, and Paul Giamatti, and seeing nazis get their butts kicked... so overall, watch it once. It gets the job done for what you'd expect despite being firmly mediocre.