Transporter 3 (2008)

Transporter 3 (2008)

Directed by: Olivier Megaton
Screenplay by: Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen

Genre: Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
Running Time: 104 Minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Viewed: Rental DVD - Blockbuster

This time, the rules are the same. Except one.

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Comments: I must admit, I loved Transporter 2. It's a completely ridiculous and asinine film, but there's a sense of fun to it, and I really enjoy watching it. Transporter 3 unfortunately lacks all the coolness that made the second such fun (I haven't seen the original since it came out, so I remember nothing from it). Jason Statham's movies all seem to blend together anymore as well. I have yet to see the lauded film The Bank Job, but everything else he's done recently has been balls-to-the-wall adrenaline-filled mayhem that usually makes no sense (please don't mistake me, I'm still going to see Crank: High Voltage). Anyway, while I can't recommend Transporter 3 to the average viewer, if you're in need of a Statham-fix, this film should do the job.

I Love You, Man (2009)

I Love You, Man (2009)

Directed by: John Hamburg
Screenplay by: John Hamburg and Larry Levin

Genre: Comedy | Romance
Running Time: 105 Minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Viewed: Theater

Are you man enough to say it?

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Comments: It's a bit unnerving when one realizes that the only other movie director John Hamburg made in the last ten years was Along Came Polly. However, I Love You, Man shines mainly because of Paul Rudd and Jason Segel. The duo injects their typical raunchy humor and spice and otherwise ordinary plot. The typical "confrontation" and eventual make-up at the end felt a bit rushed. Kind of like they let Rudd and Segel do their thing and on the last day of shooting realized that they needed to end the gags and jokes. However, I thoroughly enjoyed the film and am looking forward to some more bromantic comedies in the future.