R.I.P.D

R.I.P.D (Rest in Peace Department)

Rated: PG:13

Release Date: July 19th, 2013

96 Minutes











     Rest in Peace Department is a fairly original movie by my standards.  Starring Ryan Reynolds, and Jeff Bridges, with supporting cast of Kevin Bacon and the periodic appearance of model Marisa Miller.  We have Nick (Reynolds) who is a Boston Police Officer, who is slain in the line of duty.  After a freeze moment, Nick awakens, realizes he is dead, and is brought into a new part of life.  Nick is given an ultimatum, to join the R.I.P.D or go into judgement.  Naturally choosing to join the force, Nick meets his new partner who is a southern hick named Roy (Bridges). Once they become acclimated to each other, you go on a ride of searching for monsters who want to bring the death back to life (in a sense).

     R.I.P.D has a few moments where the plot line slows down slightly, but overall, you are given a great deal of action, along with comedic one liners from Reynolds and Bridges a like.  I loved Bridges trying to play the bad-ass hick cop since he knew everything that was going on, and Reynolds (while out of his normal realm of films) did a half decent job as well.  The action scenes were on point, the dialogue worked in most cases, and camera work was well done with bringing shots of above face to point of view.

     I recommend this film as a way to kill some time, it gives you pleasure of enjoying Ryan Reynolds as an Asian, as well as Bridges playing a hot supermodel (Marisa Miller).  If you are in a theater with reclining seats, then you will be in heaven of relaxing and not worrying about a damn thing.  The film overall was average, but entertainment is something we all go to the movies to enjoy.

Bootleg Rating: C+

Grown ups 2

Grown Ups 2

Rated: PG-13

Release Date: July 12th, 2013

Running Time: 101 Minutes









     

    
      Grown Ups 2,  a movie which could have had potential to be as decent as the first installment falls flat on its face.  The film is about Lenny (Sandler) moving back home with his family, friends, and schizo bus drivers, the only thing left is to experience is a lot of party crashers and Stone Cold Steve Austin with a wig.  Bringing back the cast of Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, and David Spade, one could assume that chemistry between all parties involved would make due for the length of the film.  While Chemistry is definitely there, all the jokes feel forced, do not make sense, and rather pointless.

     If I thought I could not stand Taylor Lautner from the Twilight Movies,  I can not stand him even more in this film as he is a self righteous fraternity douche-bag.  The one and only bright spot in the film was the part played by Nick Swardson, who play a bus driver named Nick.  The character was a complete tool, and how Swardson portrayed him was the only justice given because he was very comical.  If you like Adam Sandler and the supporting cast, you can give it a shot for a few laughs, but I recommend you wait for television, because we all know this movie was clearly to make a paycheck.
     


     

Bootleg Rating: D