Tubbs’s Film Reviews

8089 Films have been rated or reviewed by Tubbs.

Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001)
Beautiful Mind, A (2001): The director is the first warning sign of the treatment this "biography" will receive. 2nd is Crowe – Howard describes him as charismatic but he didn't say which part of him he was referring to. Crowe is out of his depth & his melodramatics are comical
Way Ahead, The (1944): The early scenes depicting the degeneration from civilian to soldier are the best and are entirely believable. One advantage of making the film during WWII was the authenticity of the props and wardrobe.
Go for Broke! (1951): Worth a look – has some good lighter moments as well as the action scenes.
Last King of Scotland, The (2007): It is a historical dramatisation so you don't know which parts are true. The screenplay wasn't convincing as the McAvoy fictional character wasn't believable & the yelling nutter played by Whitaker just got tiresome. Gillian Anderson wasted.
Downton Abbey in London (TV Mini-Series) (2013): There is excellent British acting talent headed by Dame Maggie and Jim Carter and they all do their best within the limitation of their characters.The props and wardrobe are spot on.
Sing (2016): The characters are entertaining and the animation style was fine.
Garfield 2: A Tale of Two Kitties (2006): Garfield's character is a clever creation. Billy Connolly is the icing on the cake.
Selena (1997)
Sonny (2002): A bit like its director – uneven. Whilst Mena Suvari really struggles a dream cast of Franco, Blethyn, and Stanton with Cassel thrown in should have produced a better result. You get the feeling that the director was trying a little too hard to shock.

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