Smashbomb

Search

Search results

All (3649)

Content

Dean (6927 KP) rated Choose (2011) in Movies

Jun 6, 2021

Choose (2011)

2011 | Drama, Horror, Mystery

7.5

(2 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Katheryn Winnick (0 more)

Weak plot (0 more)

Had potential

This started off OK, a sort of Slasher film with a twist with the killer forcing victims to choose who to kill or be attacked. With a detective element to it as well. Katheryn Winnick of Vikings stars as a journalism student tracking the killer along with her dad as the local sheriff in a small town.
Just a shame it didn't reach its potential, not a particularly scary film. Seems to be stuck between genres without choosing which direction to go in. The second half of the film unravels without much drama to a rather tame ending. OK if you want a short film to pass the time.

Kudos

Nicky Wire recommended Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole / Lloyd Cole and the Commotions in Music (curated)

"“Louise is the girl with the perfect skin/ She says turn on the light, otherwise it can't be seen/ She's got cheekbones like geometry and eyes like sin/ And she's sexually enlightened by Cosmopolitan”. To think that was a hit record! It can be done. It can be done. I can remember everything. Again, it’s one of my favourite covers ever - the mystery of this story of a hazy door - are you going to open it and enter this world of student bedsit literary excellence? It’s a really underrated album and I absolutely adore it to this day. I’ve been trying to get my kids into it, but they’re not having it. It’s all Daft Punk for them."

Source

Kudos

Introductory Horticulture

Edward Reiley and Carroll L. Shry

(0 Ratings) Rate It

Book

Providing the most up-to-date coverage of basic principles and methods of practical application,...

Life at Extremes: Environments, Organisms and Strategies for Survival

E.M. Bell

(0 Ratings) Rate It

Book

From arid deserts to icy poles, outer space to the depths of the sea, this exciting new work studies...

Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated McFarland USA (2015) in Movies

Aug 3, 2020

McFarland USA (2015)

2015 | Drama, Family

8.3

(3 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Kevin Costner remains one of the most special actors Hollywood has produced. Based on a true story, a coach is tasked with taking a non existent cross country team from literally Zero to anything, and given little to work with.

After finding a student who can most definitely run, he learns that the boy has other family obligations that prevent him from participating with the team. Overcoming that, coach convinces friends of the boy to join the endeavor. What they are able to accomplish is truly motivating and inspiring.

I feel corny suggesting this, but I wish Disney would focus more resources on this type of movie. They never cease to satisfy in this arena.