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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Snake Eyes (1998) in Movies

Nov 7, 2019 (Updated Nov 7, 2019)

Snake Eyes (1998)

1998 | Action, Drama, Mystery

6.6

(10 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Murder Was The Case

Snake eyes- is good mystry thriller directed by Brian De Palma.

The Plot: Detective Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage) has never played by the rules. When he attends a high-profile boxing match with his friend Navy Cmdr. Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise), as well as Defense Secretary Kirkland (Joel Fabiani), he witnesses a terrorist assassinate Kirkland. Despite a lockdown on the arena, key witness Julia Costello (Carla Gugino) escapes -- and Santoro begins to suspect Kirkland's death is part of a much larger conspiracy that involves boxing rivals and a beautiful stranger.

It was a good movie, very underrated.

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Eleanor (1463 KP) rated Small Wars (Jack Reacher #19.5) in Books

Jan 13, 2020

Nice Quick Reacher Fix

Another Reacher short audio for me narrated by Kerry Shale and with a run-time of around 1hr 15 mins it was an enjoyable quick fix.

Set back in 1989 while Reacher is still in the military it’s a fairly standard investigation set-up following the murder of young lieutenant colonel.

It’s what you expect from Reacher with his no-nonsense style and observing nature all in the form of a quick hit. I enjoyed this short more than the previous Reacher shorts I’ve come across; it kept things simple and to the point.

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Gisell Middleton (189 KP) rated The Night Country (The Hazel Wood #2) in Books

Jan 31, 2020

The Night Country (The Hazel Wood #2)

Melissa Albert | 2019 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

7.0

(3 Ratings)

Book Rating

A good story that does not quite live up to its predecessor. I enjoyed the writing style, which is very descriptive and engaging. The narrator of the audiobook does a good job with the pace and cadence, bringing the characters and story to life. There was a lot of introspection on the part of the protagonist and the murder investigation subplot, while a bit mundane later becomes important; even so, too little, too late. I wish more time had been expended on delving into some aspects of the story that would have been much more interesting. All in all, a good sequel.

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Minority Report (2002) in Movies

Apr 8, 2020

Minority Report (2002)

2002 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

7.4

(26 Ratings)

Movie Rating Watch

Spider Robots

Minority Report- is a excellent movie. The action, the sci-fi, the future, the plot, the cast, etc. Also Steven Spilberg directs it, so thats a plus.

The plot: Based on a story by famed science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, "Minority Report" is an action-detective thriller set in Washington D.C. in 2054, where police utilize a psychic technology to arrest and convict murderers before they commit their crime. Tom Cruise plays the head of this Precrime unit and is himself accused of the future murder of a man he hasn't even met.

A excellent movie.

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Vegas (725 KP) rated The Foreigner (2017) in Movies

Feb 26, 2020

The Foreigner (2017)

2017 | Action, Thriller

6.9

(42 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Pretty standard, but reasonably enjoyable

Standard issue murder and revenge story, which sees Jackie Chan play a dad who sees his daughter blown up in a terrorist attack in London before going after government officials and shady henchmen to try and find the truth.

I was puzzled how a Chinese, London businessman would have been able to pull off all the things that happen in the movie, but that is explained to some extent.

It was nothing ground breaking but worth watching to pass a couple of hours if you just want a bit of action and nothing much else...