shaun jeffrey

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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is one part Inglorious Basterds, one part Italian Job, and two parts Operation Fortune, with maybe a dash of Bond. Although the film isn't as great as that cinematic cocktail may sound, it's enough for a good night at the movies.

As a history buff with a specific interest in WWII and a long-time Guy Ritchie fan, this was one of my most anticipated movies of the spring. While "Ministry" succeeds in delivering plenty of Good Old-Fashioned Nazi Killin':tm:, it feels less like a Ritchie classic and more like a flick from the director's middle era (think "Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "Legend of the Sword". You know, the sell-out years). Luckily, Cavill and company inject enough charisma into their portrayals to keep the ship afloat (pun very much intended)

John Cena was by far the funniest/best part of this. Zac Efron was fine but it's Andrew Santino and Jermaine Fowler who just didn't do it for me when it comes to the chemistry as best friends with Zac. It has its funny, memorable moments for sure and the runtime could've been shorter.

Not even John Cena could save this terrible bag of flaming dog poo.

Deplorable characters with absolutely no redeeming qualities (except Wes). Barely any comedic parts. Just a terrible movie from start to finish.

I love stupid, absurd comedies. But this was complete and utter rubbish.

I liked the film, even though logic was often sacrificed for effect. For example: G.H. reaches the beach and discovers a wristwatch sticking out of the sand. He uncovers the watch and discovers an arm. He looks up and sees the body of a pilot belonging to the arm. He continues to look around and sees that there are bodies and debris all over the beach, including huge pieces of debris from the plane. The effect was nice, but of course you would have seen the debris and the bodies immediately, and not discovered the watch first.

I felt so many things watching this. It's stunning, it's twisted, it's weird, it's hot. One thing's for sure, it'll be on my mind for quite some time.

This just instantly became my one of the most anticipated movies of 2024, I love Guy Ritchie's messy style and Henry Cavil looks so damn good in this

Like a modern tank: rugged, stylish and solid.

Based on the true story of a secret mission (Operation Postmaster) in World War II, this film has many of the same players (Churchill, Ian Fleming) as Operation Mincemeat (2021) but succeeds where is predecessor failed thanks to a strong cast (Henry Cavill stands out) and dynamic directing by Guy Ritchie.

Like a tank, he story isn't anything really new and if fairly predictable as it moves along, but it at least it does it with a certain panache.

In trying to stay off the tearjerker cliches, the film left out most of the heart of the book.

Decidedly average :confused: I was hopeful for more with the cast list but it ended up very paint by numbers and lacklustre.
Zero chemistry between the leads unfortunately and no one seemed to be trying that hard.
Tig was just some dry side character too whose main personality trait seemed to be having a (clearly empty) coffee cup in her hand.
Damn shame

She screams at every turn
I mean if you’re trying to hide from a dragon in a cave can you at least :asterisk_symbol:try:asterisk_symbol: to muffle your screams?!

I don't care if it isn't a real one shot, THAT scene was absolutely insane.

Pros:
- The VFX work is great, especially the dinosaurs

Cons:
- No world building
- No exposition
- No explanations
- Nothing happens
- All of the potentially suspenseful moments were shown in the trailer

I love slow movies; Lawrence of Arabia is one of my favorites. But this film is surprisingly boring, and it makes an hour and a half feel like it's dragging on. There's no meaningful dialogue because the only two characters in the film don't speak the same language. It's a dinosaur movie where nobody gets eaten, and the dinosaurs are barely even an issue until the very end.

The film doesn’t take itself nearly as seriously as either The Gentleman or Wrath of Man, and that’s a good thing. Henry Cavill is in rare form and the supporting cast of Alan Ritchson, Henry Golding, Alex Pettyfer, and Hero Fiennes Tiffin deliver strong performances.

I love the interplay between Babs Olusanmokun and Eiza Gonzalez, especially her flirtations with the German leader.

The soundtrack was on point too.

Story was a bit lacking and you pretty much know how it's going to end, but I didn't care as I had a ton of fun with this film.

Soooo lame. Several poor script choices make this movie predictable, forgettable, and even bad. There is no chemistry between them. The plot is so idiotic. And to think it was based on a book is funny, like, you needed a book to create this? I mean, any literature undergrad could have made this and better, maybe.

Not sure what to say about this. Just finished it and I already forgot what it was about. Maybe the effects were nice?

Went into this with no expectations tbh just hoping to see some cute dogs and because I'll always watch any work Grant does (og gleeks don't flake), but it was actually good and really funny and not a bad job at all at portraying social anxiety.
Really pleasantly surprised, very enjoyable romcom.

within the first 5 minutes they decide to force feed you with on-screen text showing you that the opening scene is in the past because you are too stupid to understand.

then they establish that Ashton Kutcher does not understand what herb plants are.

I'm happy that Steve Zahn got paid for this, but his character serves zero purpose.

Tig Notoro continues to be the best with the least amount of effort. Tig Hive rise up

After the Oscars is probably the perfect time to watch a few direct-to-streaming films with little ambition. "Ricky Stanicky" falls right into this category and even has one thing in common with the Oscars: John Cena provides the biggest laughs. Apart from a few moments with him, however, this comedy is simply not funny. The main trio of Zac Efron, Jermaine Fowler, and Andrew Santino in particular convey surprisingly little energy. The story plays out exactly as expected, so apart from the title character, there's no good reason to watch this movie at all. Director Peter Farrelly's solo career is definitely going downhill after his Oscar-winning film "Green Book" and the forgettable "The Greatest Beer Run Ever."

Enjoyed this one way more than I should have. A good, light hearted easy watch.

I'm down for dumb comedies, but when all you have is dumb, there's nothing fun or interesting about that. This was a huge swing and a miss on the part of the scriptwriters. There was nothing funny about any of this, and I don't know who Andrew Santino is, but his delivery comes across as mean-spirited rather than playful or funny. I don't know what William H. Macy was doing slumming in this.

I never thought I needed a statistics meets romcom movie but now I WANT MORE!

Dave Fishwick should be applauded for the support he has given to his local community but the film takes a few big liberties with the truth. It's typical feel good stuff and not as involving as it could have been.

Okay, how do I rate this movie. It was certainly something? And hat a lot of nice bigger and smaller references to the current times and culture. I think it was quite clever in some areas.

Then, in some scenes it was so strange and didn't really make sense... And when they talked about reddit it felt like it was written by some 50 year olds again who have never visited that site.

Eh, I mean I was entertained and I think the film gives a lot of food for thought. So I'll be generous and give it a 7.

Horrible adaptation of what should have been a very straightforward adaptation. The book was written perfectly to be a movie or even more a series. They screw up the story from the opening credits and just keep rearranging and changing events, even removing the most important elements of the story.

Mercifully better than Music in its portrayal of autism! This is largely thanks to Leo Long who plays Stevie as this talented new actor is on the autistic spectrum himself. The script is a little weak in places but the movie still manages to be inspirational.

"What is real, and what is fake?" Just when I thought I figured things out, I was proved wrong. Twist after twist. I'm sitting here rethinking the whole thing. Who is who? what is what? I don't think I'll ever understand it truly, but that's what makes this a phenomenal ride. The acting and emotion were so intriguing. The soundtrack, locations, filming, editing, was so well executed. I was unsure at first, but my eyes and ears couldn't leave the screen. The pacing was kind of slow, but the anticipation to know what's going on just grew. Amazing and underrated message and plot, without a doubt.

Definitely not what it looks like, very well done twist

This movie is infuriating to watch… as a gay man! Idk if this was supposed to be a “feminist” movie but what in the actual f*ck? Girl meets boy, from the moment they meet, girl already vilifies him as a predator or serial killer. Girl has sex with boy, girl can’t communicate what she likes or doesn’t like in bed. Girl dumps boy and suddenly feels like he’s stalking her? What is he supposed to do… find a new movie theater to avoid running into her? Leave town because of her?

Best line by the cop “average Joe likes young p___y, gets frustrated she doesn’t like him back. Drinks too much calls her a bad name. Drives to her work and try to plead his case, Chickens out. Next time he picks a less hot girl”

Net net: communication is key. Guys are not mind readers. So don’t automatically make them
Out to be the villains of your dating story.

The film is a very emotional journey through the unfortunately not so beautiful past. The film is mostly set in France. the actors are top.
Clear recommendation from me and for me one of the most emotional films of the year