The Spectacular Now is as effortlessly charming as its lead character, Sutter Keely, played by actor Miles Teller in his debut lead role. it’s flawed, certainly, but the film’s earnest, honest portrayal of love, relationships, and self-discovery in late adolescence is well-crafted enough to allow forgiveness of the film’s shortcomings.
Jobs is an ambitious effort at a biopic, as it bravely attempts to capture the complex, idiosyncratic personality that was Apple’s visionary founder, Steve Jobs. Unfortunately, it falls short in its ambitions due to a script that more speech than dialogue and to the actor at the center of the film, Ashton Kutcher.
2 Guns works very hard to keep you guessing about who and what its characters really are and what’s really going on. It’s a shame, really, because all that effort in keeping the audience confused along with too little action or real characterization results in a utterly forgettable film, despite the best scene-chewing efforts of its A-List cast.
What makes “The Wolverine” such a profound improvement over the last Wolverine solo adventure and such a solidly entertaining film is the trust that cast, director, and producers finally place in the ability of the character to completely carry a thrilling, satisfying cinematic story without the aid of lots of superfluous mutant characters and plot contrivances.
