Tag Archives: Morgan Freeman

please, not a 3rd one! unless you have a really great new idea (film: Now You See Me 2 – John M. Chu, 2016)

‘Now You See Me 2‘, released in 2016, provides some of the arguments for why series that try to squeeze as much of the success of a more successful original film as possible are often not a good idea. Two … Continue reading

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magic fun (Film: Now You See Mee – Morgan Freeman, 2013)

I have somehow missed ‘Now You See Me‘, a very entertaining movie directed by Louis Leterrier when it was released four years ago. Luckily, it’s one of those movies that do not lose their appeal that fast, and then it’s … Continue reading

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war-on-terror thriller (Film: London Has Fallen – Babak Najafi, 2016)

The character played by  Morgan Freeman  in  London Has Fallen (who happens to be on this screen the vice-president of the USA) says at one moment about the master-terrorist that plans the 9/11 like events described in this film: ‘This man has … Continue reading

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when games work (Film: Oblivion – Tom Cruise, 2013)

I liked many things in ‘Oblivion‘, actually more than I expected. I am no fan of computer games, certainly not of these that are dominated by machine guns and laser guns, by cars races and space-ships races – and there … Continue reading

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viewers brains are still used at 10% capacity … or less (Film: ‘Lucy’ – Luc Besson, Scarlett Johansson, 2014)

Lucy was supposed to be a film I should highly enjoy. I love Scarlett Johansson not only for the way she looks but also for daring to undertake complex and different roles that put at work her acting talent. Science … Continue reading

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not a high mountain (Film: Olympus Has Fallen – Antoine Fuqua, 2013)

Gods do not seem to aim too high nowadays, not in the cinema industry anyway. Olympus Has Fallen is one of the relatively successful action movies of 2013. Audiences did not rush in masses but did not avoid it either, … Continue reading

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A Hell of a Retirement (Film: RED – Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman, 2010)

When actors who played spies in action movies get older they have an option. They can start playing roles of retired spies in action movies. At least the best and the luckiest of them. Same is true for westerns or … Continue reading

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