Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)

Genre: Action / Thriller
Directed by: Steven C. Miller
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Dave Bautista, Huang Xiaoming
Time: 96 minutes


 

Ray Breslin is still operating his security company, with a team of men working under him. He must go back into action to save a few of his men, who are now locked up in this high-tech prison. In the process, Breslin has to face off with a former employee he had to let go for not following the rules.

This is such a mess of a film. Stallone and Bautista did a good job, but the rest of the characters are so weak and uninteresting, I doubt it is really the actor’s fault. The story itself is a mish-mash of nonsensical business. It is just so convoluted. Business picks up in the end when Breslin gets involved a little more in the story, but it is not enough to save the movie from being avoidable.

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