Tubbs’s Film Reviews

8089 Films have been rated or reviewed by Tubbs.

Spy Game (2001): Not as good as others in the genre but it is solid enough and worth a look.
Rory's Way (The Etruscan Smile) (2018): The decision to open the film, and then leave the Hebrides, created a challenge for the filmmakers which they never were able to overcome although Brian Cox's performance alleviated things somewhat.
EdTV (1999): Watch the first twenty minutes and you've nailed the rest.
Giant (1956): Screenplay was one where if you missed half an hour it wouldn't have mattered as you could still follow the story. Taylor & Hudson were fine but none of the characters were interesting. Dean provided some unintentional lightness struggling in his role.
Spartacus (1960): Although the screenplay is overly drawn out it is worth watching for the performance of Peter Ustinov. The best scenes involve him or the acting royalty of Laughton and Olivier.; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019): The documentary takes a slightly unusual approach but one that is both informative and entertaining.
Murder! (1930): The screenplay was contrived but it had 2 good scenes. One was the jury room but the best was when Sir John entertained the Markhams. It emphasised their social distance simply through the niceties of partaking of a glass of wine & later a bowl of soup.
Gemini Man (2019): Let us be grateful that they didn't cast Jaden Smith as the clone.
Manchester By the Sea (2016): The screenplay, too often melodramatic (it has assistance from the music score and a limited language script), soon gets tiresome and is about an hour too long.; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Aftermath, The (2019): The production values are good. The screenplay however is romantically driven with nothing of real substance.

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