fritzlang

Now leaving a theater near you is the poor attempt to remake Hunt for Red October. The problem is that it is directed from the man who gave us Spud and Spud 2. No, I don't remember hearing anything about those films either.

There is not an ounce of suspense or action in this film. Everything is cliche. The acting, script, photography and direction are all mediocre. Watchable, but nothing else.

Sam Fuller said that if you don't engage the audience in the first fifteen minutes, then you will lose them. Ten minutes into the film I wanted to leave the theater. And I got to see it for free.

The plot is convoluted and takes almost a full hour to fully explain itself. At that point, all hope was lost to find a coherently directed film.

I can't find anything to recommend. I give this a 2 - generously.

Watch at your own risk.

I was pleasantly surprised to find Venom a different kind of film than I was expecting. The movie was surprisingly action packed and VERY funny! The creature was a joy to watch, and the SFX were top notch.

I won't spoil the movie, because I found the plot different and interesting....You can read about it via other reviews. No sense in rehashing them here.

Note: I was not that familiar with the comic origins, so I can't comment on how true to the source material it was. All I know is that I had a good time.

Not a great movie, but a very enjoyable one.

A solid 7.