Tubbs’s Film Reviews

8089 Films have been rated or reviewed by Tubbs.

Pawn Sacrifice (2014): Maguire is hysterical and dreadful. Schreiber just looks uncomfortable and silly. There are some good chess documentaries around rather than bother with this.
Legend (2015): Loved the 60's streets.Would be best told by a documentary (the film's narration is not that effective) but we do have an excellent support cast & a tour de force from Hardy who alone is worth the admission money – his portrayal of Ronnie is top drawer.
Wildlike (2015): Good performance from Greenwood & Purnell is suitably vulnerable as the teenager. Although the location shooting is a ready made winner the no frills low key approach to the story telling is what makes the film effective. A non invasive sound track helps.
Youth in Revolt (2009): The screenplay was unnecessarily juvenile at times. The biggest disappointment however was the waste of the adult cast – they had small parts. You wish Cera & co. could be pushed to one side to give the adults a crack even if it meant re–titling the film.
Indian in the Cupboard (1995): The kid didn't do much for me but the screenplay and the effects are commendable.
Staten Island (Little New York) (2009): The opening scene was fine as was the music over the end credits but I don't what the director's intentions were with what happened in between. Hawke was over the top and terrible & if the plot was meant to be black humorous it didn't work.
Brooklyn Rules (2007): It's all been done before but by much tougher characters than these candy flosses.
A Perfect Getaway (2009): I lost patience with the characters and the story telling was muddled for me but this film has good reviews elsewhere.
Simple Wish, A (1997): A bit uneven but overall enjoyable. Martin Short is good but the highlights are when Kathleen Turner and Amanda Plummer are on camera.
Lighthorsemen, The (1987): Overlong but the horse trainers and handlers need to be commended for their skills as do the photography people.

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