Tubbs’s Film Reviews

8089 Films have been rated or reviewed by Tubbs.

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018): It happens to be a well written screenplay but when Joaquin Phoenix is on form it doesn't really matter how good or ordinary the material is.
A Few Best Men (2011): At best it is silly but often it lacks taste.; DVD $14.95
Stonehearst Asylum (Eliza Graves) (2014): It looks the part, it has an excellent cast, a good plot idea, and a good finish but overall it doesn't work. David Thewlis's performance however does stand out and is some compensation.
Angels' Share, The (2012): The screenplay is less structured during its second half & although it does not have the strength of the early scenes the effect overall is still of hard punching Glasgow realism coupled with delightful working class wit.
Beautiful Boy (2018): It has an anti–drug taking theme which is good but the screenplay and its melodramatics have all been done before.
High-Rise (High Rise) (2015): Always original and wonderfully satirical but the screenplay runs amok in its second half when a bit of restraint would have been the wiser option.
Stephen King's Doctor Sleep (2019): It has an overcomplicated way of telling its story and it relies heavily on noisy sound effects to create excitement.
St. Ives (1976): A well produced routine screenplay with a pretty good supporting cast in Houseman, Schell and Guardino.
Caramel (Sukkar banat) (2007): Although romantically themed it avoids most of the soppiness these kinds of screenplays often attract. The mainly female cast are excellent and they are at their best when bonding together.; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Twelve Angry Men (12 Angry Men) (1957): Stagey & melodramatic but a lesson against all–male juries. It got the sweat, the smoking, & the sticking windows right. Some excellent up–close camera work & performances except Fonda as a producer shouldn't have been in the hero role & in a white suit.

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Tubbs’s Film Reviews