It took a few months but we finally have our first blockbuster movie of 2025: A Minecraft Movie.
It will pass Captain America: Brave New World as the #1 movie of the year by Friday.
A Minecraft Movie has no interest in being taken seriously.
It’s a stupid movie that knows it is stupid.
Having said that, that is an easier way out than actually making something good.
But, it does also show self-awareness.
That ability makes this an entertaining movie at times.
Jason Momoa completely understands the task at hand and has a lot of fun with it.
This is directed by Jared Hess, who also directed Napoleon Dynamite.
You see some of that same absurdist humor here and it’s the best part of the movie.
This also looks great.
I’ve seen enough Jack Black to last generations.
But, I do have to give him some credit.
He never even takes a line off.
I can’t recommend this to a general audience because the plot is so thin.
Four people need to go back to the real world from the Minecraft world.
That’s the movie.
There is a woman in the yard (seated no less) that gets progressively closer to a house.
That’s the first 45 minutes of an 85 minute movie.
You’re looking at a woman in a chair in a yard.
The last half is a depressing look at grief that goes in a direction that is inexcusable.
I don’t know if offensive is even the right word.
There isn’t enough story here to fill a 30 minute Twilight Zone episode.
Also, the major fight scene happens with literally a flashlight shining right in your face.
I wish I was kidding.
Woman In The Yard: F
You’ve seen movies like The Penguin Lessons dozens of times.
That formula was nice in Turner & Hooch.
30 years later, it’s exhausted.
To the movie’s credit, it’s not bad.
It’s shot well enough and Steve Coogan is a humorous enough lead.
It’s just that familiarity breeds contempt.
Jonathan Pryce, who is a very talented actor, is a walking cartoon character here.
The real penguin lesson that I’ll take from this movie is that these formulaic movies help no one.
Take a fucking chance and try something creative.
This is the kind of movie that I’ll forget 6 weeks after I’ve seen it.
But you know what?
I kind of think that was the whole point.
That’s too bad.
I’m a dog person who lives in New York and I still hated this movie!
I despised everyone in this movie except the dog and a building super.
There is also some weird judgement about suicide that I found pretty shitty.
The movie doesn’t have the understanding that people committing that act aren’t in a normal mental state.
Murray’s character clearly loved the dog.
Leave it at that.
The Friend is a predictable movie about people that think they are so bright.
As I reviewed in Part 1, I’m not religious and not the intended audience.
But that certainly does not mean I didn’t care for this.
The best part of this is Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus.
His inner turmoil of knowing he is going to his death but not wanting to die is very compelling.
I enjoyed this more than Part 1 because it dialed back the comedy as the storyline got more intense.
Also, while some of the acting uneven here, the actor playing Judas does a nice job.
I find myself not dreading seeing Part 3 next week.
