The Movie Addict

I really enjoyed the first Jurassic World film, yes some of the things were a bit silly and it was a bit of fan service but I still enjoyed it and thought it worked quite well. The second one took a bit of a dip in quality and the whole idea that there is a secret lab underneath a massive house did seem a bit silly. It did end with a cliffhanger and the potential for this final could have been about how we were dealing with the dinosaurs. This final part of the trilogy (whether it's the final Jurassic film is doubtful) was delayed because of the pandemic although how much of that is why this film was a huge disappointment is probably going to remain a mystery. The main problem with the film is that it feels like three movies in one. You have the Claire/Owen storyline then there is the original trio’s storyline with the return of Dodgson and then the meshing of the two. This means that it feels like they are throwing a lot at the wall to see what sticks. Dodgson is portrayed as some...

Everything Everywhere All at Once was the first film I saw at the cinema this year and I went to see it on my birthday so it was a treat to myself. To try and describe what the plot is quite difficult. To borrow a phrase from Doctor Who, its all a bit timey wimey. Michelle Yeoh plays Evelyn who is swept into a plan to try and save the universe. That's about as much of the plot as I can follow because this isn't for the sort of people that like to be spoon fed the plot to them. This requires you to pay attention to the film. It’s great to see Ke Huy Quan play Waymond Wang. It's just great to see Short Round in anything and he gets to play two versions of Waymond. One is the husband who isn't thought of very highly and is a bit walked on by Evelyn and the other is a Jackie Chan inspired hero. The fight scenes he is involved in are great fun to watch. To be fair the fight scenes that both of them are in are pretty good and it's not surprising that Yeoh is as good as sh...