Prisoners

This story has been done before however don't assume you can figure this movie out.
When Keller Dover's (played by Hugh Jackman) daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will Jackman go to protect his family?   
The movie has many "A" list actors including Academy Award winner Melissa Leo (who is great in every movie) in an unrecognisable role.
Director Denis Villeneuve does a good job of keeping viewers focused on the story during this 2 and 1/2 hr. movie.
Jake Gyllenhaal gives a great, restrained performance as the cop that is looking for Jackman's child. He is surounded by police officers and his boss who all have their head up their asses when it comes to trying to find the children. That was my only issue with the film. Are cops really this dumb when it comes to investigating?
Watch the movie and reply back.

Verdict:
Good movie that is worth seeing.

Insidious Chapter 2

Director James Wan is on the right track to creating a new horror franchise, similar to what he did with Saw. Insidious was a great movie which sampled parts of 1982's The Entity with Barbara Hershey. In fact Barbara Hershey is in both Insidious movies.
In this 2nd chapter the haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.   
If you have not seen the first chapter then you will be a bit confused. This movie is not as good as the first however it does pick up in the 2nd half. Parts of this movie will remind you of Jack Nicholson in The Shining (more sampling).

Verdict:
This movie is not as scary as the first one but it made money so get ready for Chapter 3.

You're Next

This is one of the funniest horror movies I have ever seen.
The flick is about a family that comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.
The heroine, Sharni Vinson, is the only reason to go see this movie. The producers tried to start another horror franchise with killers animal wearing masks but with this story you will not want you to pay to see a sequel.
If you want to see a scary home invasion movie rent 2007 Funny Games which is much more frightening.

Verdict:
If you want to see people in trouble do the most ridiculous things then this is the movie for you.

Getaway

Don't get this movie confused with the Steve McQueen's awesome classic or the Alec Baldwin remake of McQueen's movie.
Getaway is at the top of my list as the worst movie of 2013.
This is the story of a former race car driver played by Ethan Hawke who is pitted against the clock when his wife is kidnapped by a mysterious villain. He commanders a young woman's car, Selena Gomez, and takes her on on a high-speed race against time.
Gomez may have been good on the Disney Channel but on the big screen she can't act her way out of a paper bag.
The first half of the movie seems to be a commercial for the Mustang Shelby because the Director constantly shows the name of the product so you won't forget.
Story is weak, editing sucks, and the car chases seem all the same. It felt like I was watching the Blues Brothers because of all the police cars that are destroyed in this movie.

Verdict:
Stay away should have been the title of this movie.

ROBOCOP - Official Trailer (2014) [HQ]

Remaking RoboCop - Part 1 (RoboCop 2014)

Trance

This is an excellent movie that was poorly marketed and no one went to the theaters to see it.
The story is about an art auctioneer who has become mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.
The movie is Directed by Danny Boyle who won the Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire.
He does an excellent job with this movie by keeping the audience guessing. Similar to the movie Inception. The 3 leads James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel nail their performances and the ending is on point.

Verdict:
One of the Best Movies of the year.

Passion

This movie is a remake of a French movie called Love Crime. It was in subtitles but if you hate watching movies with subtitles this horrid remake will force you to.
The story is about the rivalry between a manipulative boss of an advertising agency played by Rachael McAdams, and her talented protegee Noomi Rapace (The Original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.
The acclaimed Director Brian De Palma (Scareface, Untouchables, Carrie, etc.) takes a stab at rebooting an almost perfect movie.
De Palma has his touch and he tends to extend scenes and tries to build tension similar to Hitchcock but Depalma's touch does not work in this movie and i am not sure it works in this Generation.
He should have stayed away from this movie.
The two female leads are fine but they can't hold a candle to the originals in the French version.

Verdict:
See Love Crimes instead of this rubbish.