Bill Murray gets caught in ‘Riff Raff’, Woody Harrelson’s ‘Last Breath’, Ving Rhames trains the ‘Uppercut’ in Theater Guide this week
Bill Murray gets caught in Riff Raff, Woody Harrelson’s Last Breath, Ving Rhames trains the “Uppercut” in Theater Guide this week from FilmsGoneWild.com
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Riff Raff
Vincent is an ex-criminal who more than anything, just wants a normal, peaceful life. He and his wife Sandy have built a loving family with their son DJ and are spending the winter break in a cabin before he goes off to college. Chaos ensues when Vincent’s disowned son Rocco, his girlfriend Marina and Vincent’s ex-wife Ruth abruptly show up to spoil the festivities with an ominous warning: the famed gangsters Leftie and Lonnie are coming for them.
Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris, Bill Murray, Pete Davidson Directed by: Dito Montiel
…Harris and Murray are such reliably engaging screen presences that they provide a few glimmers of entertainment, provided you’re able to set aside the movie’s practically all-encompassing repulsiveness.
– Glenn Kenny, New York Times
How do you cram a cast of A-listers, led by Bill Murray, Jennifer Coolidge and Pete Davidson, into a crime caper so laugh deprived that calling it a comedy qualifies as false advertising? Here’s your answer. And it’s a crying shame.
– Peter Travers, ABC News
Murray’s Boston accent wobbles a bit from time to time, but he and Davidson are hilarious and yet somehow suitably menacing as a couple of killers who will shoot you dead just because you happened to hear their names.
– Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
Bill Murray gets caught in Riff Raff, Woody Harrelson’s Last Breath, Ving Rhames trains the “Uppercut” in Theater Guide this week from FilmsGoneWild.com
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Last Breath
A heart-pounding film that follows seasoned deep-sea divers as they battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface. Based on a true story, LAST BREATH is an electrifying story about teamwork, resilience, and a race against time to do the impossible.
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, Finn Cole ; Directed by: Alex Parkinson
What the Critics Say:
A movie of barely sketched personalities and trite emotional stakes (the lovely Bobby Rainsbury, as Lemons’s anxious fiancée, is especially underserved), “Last Breath” is disappointingly shallow and fatally lethargic.
– Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Narrative remakes of documentaries are right up there with live-action remakes of animated features when it comes to cinema’s most pointless genre.
– Alonso Duralde, The Film Verdict
What ultimately lingers more, however, is its portrait of the grit, determination, and sacrifice exhibited by these individuals—a stirring reminder that there’s nothing more noble than having your fellow man’s back.
—- Nick Schager, The Daily Beast
Bill Murray gets caught in Riff Raff, Woody Harrelson’s Last Breath, Ving Rhames trains the “Uppercut” in Theater Guide this week from FilmsGoneWild.com
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Uppercut
Starring: Ving Rhames, Luise Grossmann Directed by: Torsten Ruether
Golden Globe® winner Ving Rhames and Luise Grossmann star in an electrifying film about Toni, a determined female boxer, trying to break down barriers as she redefines what it means to be a woman in today’s world. When Elliott (Rhames), a tough ex-boxing champion, accepts the challenge to train Toni (Grossmann), the two mismatched characters form an unlikely alliance. Their sparring and Elliott’s keen insights show the resilient young fighter that real strength comes from the challenges you overcome when life throws its biggest punches your way.
“Uppercut” feels like it’s two different movies, or maybe two short films, jerry-rigged together into a feature.
– Sheila O’Malley, RogerEbert.com
