Based
on Disneyland's theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group
of travelers through the jungle filled dangerous animals and reptiles
but with a supernatural element
Thoughts;
We
had one kid home (ususal with a house of 6) so we thought, lets go
see a movie. We picked this one based on the previews and we were not
disappointed at all.
Emily
Blundt is great and the Rock as the jungle guide is wonderful,
telling the same cheesy jokes you get on the ride!
The
storyline was great and there is a twist towards the end that I
didn't see coming. Super cute and I would watch this 100 times over
again!
CAUTION;
Major Spoiler Alert
Plot
Summary;
In
the 16th century, Spanish conquistadors travel to South America in
search of the Tears of the Moon, a mythical tree whose petals can
cure any illness, heal any injury, and lift any curse. After most of
the men die in the jungle, the survivors are nursed back to health by
a local tribe using the tree petals. When they refuse to reveal the
location of the tree, the Spanish destroy the village, and as
punishment are cursed to never die and never be able to leave sight
of the river.
In 1916, Dr. Lily Houghton and her brother
MacGregor detail Lily's research on the Tears of the Moon to an
association of English explorers, explaining that the petals could
revitalize medicine and aid in the war effort. The Houghton's request
access to an arrowhead recovered by Dr. Albert Falls that Lily
believes is key to locating the tree. When the association denies
their request, believing the tree to be a myth and a female scientist
unqualified to join their ranks, Lily steals the arrowhead instead.
She narrowly avoids Prince Joachim, a German aristocrat who also
wants the arrowhead and the tree.
In South America, Frank
Wolff takes tourists on jungle river cruises, which he embellishes
with fake dangers and corny jokes. When his boat engine is
repossessed by businessman Nilo, he attempts to steal it back. Caught
in the act by Lily, Frank pretends to be Nilo and arrogantly tells
her that the Tears of the Moon is a myth and that she will not be
able to handle the dangers of the jungle, but changes his tone when
he notices that Lily is in possession of the arrowhead. Frank's
deception is revealed with the real Nilo shows up, but Lily hires
Frank anyway after he underbids Nilo and bravely fights off a wild
jaguar attack.
Frank, Lily, and MacGregor depart on Frank's
boat but are almost intercepted by Nilo attempting to get his engine
back, mercenaries hired by Joachim to retrieve the arrowhead from
Lily, and Joachim himself attacking in a German submarine. After they
make their mistake, it is revealed that the attacking jaguar was
actually Frank's pet Proxima, and Lily wonders if Frank can be
trusted.
Joachim locates the cursed conquistadors, whose
bodies have turned to stone due to them traveling too far from the
river, and have been infested over time by tree roots, snakes, and
insects. Joachim frees them by diverting the river, and offers to
help them break the curse if they help him to retrieve the
arrowhead.
As Frank, Lily and MacGregor continue down the
river they become closer. MacGregor reveals to Frank that he was
nearly disowned by his family due to his homosexuality, but Lily
stood by him. Breaking into Frank's cabin, Lily finds photos and
drawings of new inventions such as the automobile, but also discovers
drawings of the arrowhead and research on the Tears of the Moon. Lily
accuses Frank of wanting the tree for himself, but he explains he
gave up searching for it a long time ago and believed it couldn't be
found. They are attacked by a tribe of "cannibals" who
demand the arrowhead, but this is revealed to be another deception by
Frank working with a friendly tribe. Frank apologizes and says he was
unable to call off the plan, but Lily rebuffs him. Trader Sam, the
tribe's female leader, translates the writing on the arrowhead,
revealing the location of the tree, and that it only blooms under a
blood moon. The conquistadors attack and manage to take the
arrowhead; Frank recovers it and gives it to Lily but is stabbed
through the chest with a sword and falls to his death. Lily runs away
from the river so that the Spaniards cannot follow her.
The
next morning, Lily discovers that Frank has miraculously survived. He
reveals that his real name is Francisco, and he is actually one of
the cursed conquistadors, unable to die or leave the river. The
expedition to find the tree was originally a noble one to save the
leader's sick daughter, but when the natives were attacked by the
Spaniards, Frank switched sides to help the villagers. After years of
fighting, Frank trapped the others in a cave away from the river. He
then spent time searching for the tree to lift his own curse, but had
been unable to find it without the arrowhead.
An injured
MacGregor stays behind with Trader Sam while Lily and Frank make the
final journey to the tree. MacGregor is captured by Joachim and
forced to reveal the location of the tree. Frank, Lily, the Germans,
and the Spaniards all converge on the tree, which begins to bloom
under the blood moon. The moon passes quickly as they fight, and Lily
is only able to recover one petal. MacGregor kills Joachim, and Frank
crashes his boat to block the river, turning himself and the other
Spaniards into stone. Lily uses the petal to revive Frank and break
the curse, only afterwords discovering that due to a shift in the
moonlight there is one petal left for Lily's research.
Back in
London, the society has offered full membership to Lily, which she
rejects. She shows Frank London and gives him his first driving
lesson in her automobile as well as delivering a corny jock herself
Rating;
R for strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language, drug
use, sexual references and brief graphic nudity
IMDB
Rating; 6.3/10
Caution;
Spoiler Alert
Staring;
Daniel
Radcliffe as Miles
Samara
Weaving as Nix
Ned
Dennehy as Riktor
Natasha
Liu Bordizzo as Nova
Grant
Bowler as Degraves
Edwin
Wright as Stanton
Milo
Cawthrone as Hadley
Mark
Rowley as Dane
Rachael
Ofori as Effie
Set
Sjostrand as Fuckface
Rhys
Darby as Glenjamin
Storyline;
A
guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his
ex-girlfriend from kidnappers
Thoughts;
This
movie was recommended to us by my brother in law who has strange
taste in movies (he loves the movie Ruber). We watched the preview
and it didn't look bad so we figured what the hell, and watched it
It
wasn't bad, it was action packed and very weird. It actually didn't
disappoint. I expected really bad and got not so bad, so that's a
plus!
If
you like weird, action movies that relove around people killing each
other for internet viewers, watch this, I doubt you'll be mad
CAUTION;
Major Spoiler Alert
Plot
Summary;
In
an alternative near future, an underground fight club and a criminal
organization known as Skizm has achieved massive popularity by
live-streaming real death matches between criminals and psychos.
Ordinary computer programmer Miles Lee Harris, who gets his kicks by
trolling online trolls, logs into Skizm's forum to insult viewers who
turn murder into entertainment. Riktor, the criminal kingpin and
psychopath who runs Skizm, breaks into Miles' apartment with his
henchmen Dane, Effie, and Fuckface. After being beaten and drugged,
Miles wakes up to find guns bloodily bolted into both of his hands.
Miles learns that he has been forced to participate in Skizm by being
pitted against Nix, the game's deadliest and craziest killer; she
wants out but Riktor requires she kill one last opponent, Miles.
Nix
tracks Miles' phone, he tries to reason with Nix but she intends to
kill him. Miles distracts her and she shoots up his apartment as he
falls down the fire escape. After unsuccessfully attempting to
recruit help from the police, Miles makes it to the park to meet his
artist ex-girlfriend Nova Alexander, who tells Miles she doesn't want
to get back together. When Miles reveals what is happening to him,
Nova flees in fright. Nova reports the situation to Detective
Degraves. Degraves has his partner Stanton hack Nova's phone so they
can track Miles. Miles gets temporary help from a vagrant named
Glenjamin. Miles then goes to the office where he works so his friend
Hadley can hack the Skizm tracking malware on his phone.
Miles
finally gets assertive by angrily pulling his guns after his
continually condescending boss Zander insults him. Zander is shot in
the head by Nix, who appears and starts shooting up the office. Miles
escapes in a stolen car and Nix chases him on a motorbike. Following
a face-off where he again fails to reason with Nix, Miles calls Nova
but sees Riktor kidnapping her. Miles phones the police and leaves
his mobile in a junkyard to provide the location. He then
inadvertently interrupts a drug deal between two rival gangs. Nix
shows up and starts gunning down thugs while trying to get to
Miles.
The police arrive and arrest Miles. While transporting
him, Degraves and Stanton explain their plan to use Miles as bait to
lure Nix, who they have been trying to capture for years. Degraves
reveals Nix is his daughter. Nix was driven criminally insane after
Riktor took revenge on Degraves for taking down Riktor's gang by
blowing up his family's van. Degraves managed to save Nix, but his
wife and son died. Stanton reveals he is a mole working for Riktor
when he shoots Degraves in the head. Stanton plays a video message in
which Riktor explains that Miles has thirty minutes to kill Nix or
else he will kill Nova. Miles recovers his phone from Degraves' body.
While coercing a gaming cafe patron into hacking Nova's phone to
retrieve her location, Miles learns the Skizm communities dubbed him
'Guns Akimbo' as he has become the most popular player ever. Miles
arrives at Nova's supposed location to find Riktor waiting. Riktor
taunts Miles by dumping Hadley's dead body before driving
away.
Miles manages to secretly meet with Nix and tells her
that Riktor murdered her father and kidnapped his ex-girlfriend. In
her rage and desire for revenge, Nix agrees to a plan where they
successfully stage a scene for Skizm's broadcast camera drones. She
seemingly guns down Miles, who is actually wearing a bulletproof vest
he removed from Degraves. Henchmen recover Miles' body and transport
him to Riktor's Skizm hideout. Nix joins Miles as they take down
Riktor's henchmen, including Dane and Effie. Nix sacrifices herself
by detonating a suicide vest that blows up Fuckface and the rest of
Riktor's men so Miles can survive. Riktor executes Stanton while
making his way to the rooftop with Nova.
At the rooftop,
Riktor keeps shooting Miles, but the latter determinedly charges at
Riktor and ultimately throws him off the roof to his death, not
before Riktor tells Miles that Skizm has spread worldwide and is
becoming a global franchise. After Riktor dies, Miles starts to
collapse from massive blood loss while imagining a romantic reunion
with Nova. However, Nova actually becomes frightened and goes into
shock after seeing what Miles is turning into.
Some time
later, Miles is scarred from his injuries and while sitting in his
car, he opens a file. He discovers a comic book written by Nova and
learns that she is promoting Miles as a popular hero by writing a
comic book based on their story. With Skizm spreading worldwide under
new leaderships, Miles commits himself to do everything in his power
to destroy the entire criminal organization
Nestled
between two cliffs is an idyllic Cornish town that tourists flock to
every summer.
But
not this year.
A
young boy has vanished while playing in his backyard. A teenager long
thought to be dead is about to give local resident Carrie the shock
of her life. And hiding behind a familiar face within the town’s
frightened community, a deranged killer is about to unleash a legacy
of pure terror.
Welcome
to Devil’s Cove…
Resources;
Barns
and Nobles
www.malcolmrichardsauthor.com
The
Cove
Book
One
Published;
2017
Rating;
Per Barns & Noble; 5
Caution;
Spoiler Alert
Synopsis;
The
smallest towns have the darkest secrets...
When
Carrie’s son, Cal, vanished from the Cornish town of Devil’s
Cove, she thought she’d lost him for good. Seven years later, a
teenager has been found washed up on the beach.
It’s
Carrie’s son. And he’s alive.
No
longer the sweet boy she remembers, Cal is deeply troubled, wildly
unpredictable, and a growing danger to everyone around him.
Now,
Carrie must unravel the mystery of what happened to her son before
it’s too late. Because a serial killer is stalking the streets of
Devil’s Cove.
And
another young child is missing…
Set
against the wild backdrop of Cornwall, The Cove is the first part of
a nail-biting trilogy about a mother’s fight to save her son from
the grip of evil.
Thoughts;
This
is one I couldn't put down. I love books like this that have so many
twist and turns. There was so much detail regarding the different
characters in this book, what they've been through and everything.
The book was the right amount of length and had everything except the
closure that I like, but this is only book one and I'm hoping that it
continues in the next book.
It
does end on a good note and for that I'm happy but what about the
rest. It also really makes you realize that things can go on right
under your nose without you knowing it
Desperation
Point
Book
Two
Published;
2018
Rating;
Per Barns & Noble; 5
Caution;
Spoiler Alert
Synopsis;
Desperation
Point
Good
people can do terrible things...
It
began with The Cove. Now the suspense continues in the second book of
the Devil’s Cove Trilogy.
Devil’s
Cove used to be a safe place to live. Until a serial killer was
caught hiding behind a familiar face.
As
the Cornish community reels in shock, missing teen Cal has been
implicated in the murders. Desperate for answers, his mother Carrie
is determined to track him down. But so is someone else…
Crime
writer Aaron Black has arrived in town on a mission to save his
ruined career by writing a bestseller about the killings. But he
needs Cal, and he’ll do anything to find him, even if it means
endangering lives.
Because
there’s more to the horrifying truth than anyone can imagine. And
for Carrie and her family, the real nightmare is only just beginning.
Thoughts;
Another
book that I just couldn't put down. Seriously, another book with
twists and turns and you just can't figure out if it's Cal or
something else.
Aaron
Black goes from a crime writing author to a good person hell bent on
finding out the truth. I can't wait to start the next book to find
out what shocking conculsion the author comes up with!
The
Devil's Gate
Book
Three
Published;
2019
Raiting;
Per Barns and Nobel; 5
Caution;
Spoiler Alert
Synopsis;
Six
months have passed since the horrific events at Burnt House Farm and
peace has finally been restored in Devil’s Cove. But trouble is on
the horizon.
As
the town prepares for the annual Devil’s Day festival, Carrie is
coming to terms with her son’s crimes while trying to salvage
what’s left of her family. Meanwhile, Nat is on a dangerous path of
self-destruction as she seeks revenge on the mysterious Dawn
Children.
But
they are all unaware that a terrifying plan has been set in motion.
One that cannot be stopped.
Death
is coming to Devil’s Cove. And this time, only the chosen will
survive…
Thoughts;
This
was so good. Between what was happing with The Dawn Children and the
Town. It went back and forth perfectly leaving you hanging for what
you just read.
So
many twiests and turns going on here, these are a great read and all
the books go together perfectly with new stories intertwined with the
last.
Rating;
R for strong violence, a rape, distrubing images and language
IMDB
Rating; 7.7/10
Caution;
Spoiler Alert
Staring;
Elizabeth
Olsen as Jane Banner
Jeremy
Renner as Cory Lambert
Graham
Greene as Ben
Kelsey
Asbille as Natalie
Julia
Jones as Wilma
Teo
Briones as Casey
Apenanahkwat
as Dan Crowheart
Tantoo
Cardinal as Alice Crowheart
Eric
Lange as Dr. Whitehurst
Gil
Birmingham as Martin
Athea
Sam as Annie
Tokala
Black Elk as Sam Littlefeather
Storyline;
East
of Boulder Flats, deep into the vast and unforgiving white territory
of the Wind River Indian Reservation, the seasoned game tracker, Cory
Lambert, discovers the frozen body of the young Native American,
Natalie. As this is a federal crime, the F.B.I. dispatches the
inexperienced but courageous agent Jane Banner to lead the
investigation, however, the unprepared outsider will soon team up
with Cory to unravel the mystery of Natalie's murder. Before long,
Cory will inevitably have to face his own past, while at the same
time, both he and Jane are thirsting to see justice done. In the end,
will this be a fruitful alliance?
Thoughts;
What
a slow movie this was. It took way to long to get to the end of the
movie, way too much inbetween. I understand this movie was shed light
on the laws surrounding Indian Reservations and when it comes to who
can arrest who, but they could have done a faster moving movie.
In
the end what actually happened seems so dumb and the idiots took
things way to far.
CAUTION;
Major Spoiler Alert
Plot
Summary;
The
movie opens at night in a cold, remote Wyoming Wilderness on the Wind
River Indian Reservation. Natalie Hanson, an 18-year-old Native
American woman, is running barefoot through the snow while crying and
looking back over her shoulder when we see the opening credits.
The
next scene shows Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner) in full white
camouflage shooting a wolf. Lambert is a hunter for the Fish and
Wildlife Department who kills predatory animals in the area. The next
scenes show Cory picking up his son from his ex-wife's house to take
him out to the Indian reservation to visit her parents. It becomes
evident that Cory lost his daughter at a young age.
While out
on one of his hunts, Lambert comes across the body of a young woman
(Hanson). She's partly submerged in the snow with no shoes on, her
toes and feet frostbitten, and a large wound on her forehead.
Cory
Lambert reports the crime to the Reservation Tribal Police who notify
Natalie's parents, Martin and Annie Hanson. Corey waits with Ben
(Graham Greene) who is the Tribal Police chief and oversees a staff
of six officers for the entire reservation, which is the size of
Rhode Island. They wait at the Hanson house as FBI Agent Jane Banner
(Elizabeth Olsen) arrives during a snow storm. They take snowmobiles
out to the location where Natalie's body is found. Jane labels the
event as a homicide. After returning to town, they go to the medical
examiner's office who explains that Natalie was raped by an unknown
number of people, but that she died from the cold hitting her lungs
and causing them to burst and she died alone. Jane is upset because
its not being labeled a homicide, even though everyone knows she died
while running for her life.
Corey, Jane, and Ben all head to
the rundown house of Sam Littlefeather, which is a drug den on the
reservation as they look for clues. Upon arriving, they are fired
upon by Sam as well as Chip Hanson (Natalie's brother). Cory is able
to subdue Chip and another man while Jane pursues Sam Littlefeather
in the house. Sam comes around a corner and fires at Jane, missing,
while she is able to hit him with several rounds. He dies on the
spot. They interview Chip, and the other man and Cory finds out that
Natalie had a boyfriend named Matt who was a security guard at one of
the local oil drilling camps in the mountains.
While arresting
Chip, Corey sees snowmobile trails going up the hill from the house
and goes to track them along with Jane. Up the hill they find the
dead body of Matt Rayburn, who was Natalie's boyfriend, being eaten
and chewed on by birds, half buried in the snow.
Jane, Ben,
and two other deputies from Tribal police take snowmobiles all the
way up to the oil drilling camp, which has several trailers on it for
the workers to sleep while working up there. Cory decides to go back
up the hill to further investigate Matt's death. They are greeted by
the lead security guy for the drilling area. They ask him where Matt
is and the security guy says he was hoping they might have answers
and that he'd been missing for a few days. He has several scars on
his face, as do two of the other security guards who come down as
well. As they're walking to Matt's trailer, the lead security guy
mentions them finding Natalie's body a few days ago and that he heard
it on the radio. Jane replies surprised, saying We never said her
name on the radio. As they get close to Matt's trailer, one of the
Indian deputies notices that the other guards have their guns out and
are flanking him and the group. He gets concerned, and everyone draws
their weapons, and a standoff occurs. Jane's FBI rank outranks the
other officers, and she takes control of the situation getting
everyone to calm down. They walk to the trailer and Jane turns the
door handle, and its locked. So she knocks.
At this point, a
flashback starts as Matt crawls out of bed and answers the door to
find out that it's Natalie knocking. They kiss and hug, and then the
scene fast forwards to them post coital relations, talking about
where they want to run away to. As they talk, you can hear Matt's
co-workers pulling up to the trailer. Natalie shuts the curtain as
the men enter, intoxicated and loud. Pete, who is the drunkest of the
group, opens the curtain and starts teasing Matt and Natalie, asking
them what they've been up to. He finally tries to see under the
covers, and Matt jumps out of bed to hit him and push him back. The
rest of the guys grab Matt after he gets a few punches in on Pete.
Natalie jumps on top of them, and she is thrown on the bed after
being hit hard in the head, knocking her out. She falls onto the bed
on her stomach and Pete proceeds to rape Natalie. She awakes as Pete
is raping her and Matt frees himself from the other guys and starts
to hit Pete. The whole group again goes after Matt, beating him,
while Natalie is able to escape and start running away. It's clear
that this is when she starts running for her life, which eventually
leads to her death.
The flashback sequence ends with Jane
knocking on the door screaming "FBI". Corey from up on the
mountain sees snowmobile tracks going from where Matt died down to
the camp. He radios Ben to warn him about the security guys. Ben
tells Jane to get away from the door, and at that point a loud
explosion comes through the door... buckshot from a shotgun striking
Jane in the chest and knocking her far back off the steps of the
trailer. At this point, the gunfire starts, with the security guys
all trying to shoot the members of the tribal police. Jane is alive
because of her bullet proof vest but injured from the impact. The
security guys manage to kill Ben and the other Indian Tribe officers,
even though they are wounded as well. Jane is trying to reload her
gun when the lead security guard takes it away from her. It's at this
point that a bullet comes flying through his body out of nowhere to
kill him. The other guards are looking around but can't find where
the gunner is at. They both proceed to get killed by the mystery
gunman who turns out to be Cory.
Cory shoots into the trailer
hoping to get the men who shot Jane from inside, one of whom is Pete
who raped Natalie in the flashback. Cory hits the other man inside
the house as Pete escapes out the back and runs into the hills. Cory
comes over and attends to Jane and helps her with her injuries. He
then proceeds to head up the hill and try and chase Pete. Pete is
running and confused and looking for Cory as he can hear someone. He
turns around, and Corey nails him in the face with the butt of his
rifle. Pete wakes up to find he's been taken up to the top of the
mountain and that his boots have been removed and his toes are
getting frostbite already. Cory pushes Pete and gets him to confess
to raping Natalie and killing Matt. Cory tells him he's free to go
since he confessed, but first he tells Pete that Natalie ran six
miles in the snow barefoot, and that he didn't think Pete would make
it 600 feet. Cory tells him to run, and Pete starts to run, making it
just a few dozen steps before the cold freezes up his lungs, just as
it had done to Natalie's.
The final scenes show Cory in the
hospital talking to Jane, and the scene ends with Jane crying over
all that they had been through. Then Corey goes to Martin Hanson's
house where he finds Martin sitting outside with his death paint face
paint on his face. Martin says he just invented death paint. Cory
hints that they caught all the guys and that the man who killed
Natalie went out with a whimper. Martin then starting to get choked
up says "I just want to sit here and miss her for a minute, will
you sit with me?" Cory sits with him, and a title screen comes
up saying that statistics are kept for every group of missing people
except native American women. Nobody knows how many are missing.
Rating;
PG-13 for some strong violence throughout, pervasive language and
some sexual references
IMDB
Rating; 7.2/10
Caution;
Spoiler Alert
Staring;
Jason
Statham as H
Holt
McCallany as Bullet
Josh
Hartnett as Boy Sweat Dave
Rocci
Williams as Hollow Bob
Jeffrey
Donovan as Jackson
Scott
Eastwood as Jan
Andy
Garcia as Agent King
Storyline;
Mysterious
and wild-eyed, a new security guard for a cash truck surprises his
co-workers when he unleashes precision skills duing a heist. The crew
is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the
marksman's ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and
irrevocable steps to settle a score
Thoughts;
This
was a decent movie, It took a bit to really understand what was going
on. After the initial “I got it” moment it becames more “whos
behind it”
CAUTION;
Major Spoiler Alert
Plot
Summary;
Patrick
Hill begins work at Fortico Security, an armored truck company. After
being commended by the superior Terry for his references, he is
introduced to Bullet, who nicknames him "H" and oversees
his training. H gets off to a rocky start with his colleagues,
particularly Boy Sweat Dave, over his mysterious nature.
One
day, Bullet is taken hostage during a drop and the kidnappers demand
the $2 million in their truck. When H and Dave meet the kidnappers, H
easily dispatches them with expert marksmanship. During a later
attack on H's truck, he steps out when the truck is flooded with tear
gas, at which point the robbers retreat on seeing him. H later sleeps
with co-worker Dana Curtis and holds her at gunpoint to interrogate
her about a private cash stash he finds. She claims she stole money
once from a liquor store for retirement savings, but insists it was
the only time. H spares her life, but threatens further repercussions
if he learns she is withholding further information.
Five
months earlier, H is out with his son Dougie when he reluctantly
agrees to a call asking him to help with the recon of an armored
truck for a robbery. H stops on the other side of the bridge from the
armored truck depot, and asks Dougie to wait in the car while he goes
to a food truck by the depot. He calls to reveal the location of the
truck as he gets food, but as the truck goes under the bridge, it is
attacked by a different group of thieves dressed as construction
workers, who kill the guards as well as Dougie for being a witness.
When H runs toward them, he is gunned down as well, but survives.
H
is then revealed to be Heargraves, the boss of a crime syndicate; the
syndicate's members were the men who made the second attack on H's
truck. After Dougie's mother holds H responsible for Dougie's death
and leaves, H demands to find the men responsible. After exhausting a
list of suspects, and coming up with no possible leads, Heargraves'
associate suggests that the robbery was an inside job. H says he will
fly back to London to clear his mind, but actually arranges a contact
to provide him with the forged identity of Patrick Hill, as well as
the autopsy report of Dougie's death.
The thieves of the
construction job are a former military platoon, commanded by Jackson,
along with a man named Jan who killed the guards and Dougie.
Struggling to make ends meet, the group decides to start stealing
money in increasingly ambitious heists planned in great detail by
Jackson and Tom, while maintaining the façade of normal lives with
families, except for Jan. They first attempt to steal from a wealthy
man for whom their fellow ex-soldier Carlos works as security, but
come up with only a few hundred thousand dollars. They then resolve
to utilize contacts in armored truck companies to steal millions of
dollars. When they are given the Fortico heist, Jan kills the guards
and Dougie against the wishes of the rest of the team.
Some
months later, Jackson and Tom bring the team together for a much
larger but riskier final heist to steal over $150 million from the
Fortico depot on Black Friday. H and Bullet are riding together when
Bullet reveals he is the thieves' insider, and asks H to cooperate to
avoid death. The thieves, dressed in full body armor, hide in the
truck to gain access into the depot and begin taking hostages,
including Terry and Dave. One worker triggers the alarm and the
workers behind the weapons desk begin shooting at the thieves, but
are easily dispatched. H chokes Carlos and takes his body armor to
fight back, inspiring Dave to do the same while Terry hides.
Realizing they may not make it out, Bullet breaks his cover and kills
Dave, Dana, and the remaining guards and shoots H. Bullet, Jackson,
and Jan are the only ones to make it out of the depot, though Jackson
is critically wounded. They evade police and make it to a garage
where they have access to underground tunnels. Believing Jan will try
to kill them, Jackson takes out a pistol, but Jan stops him and slits
his throat. When Jan and Bullet make it to the end of the tunnel,
Bullet takes out a gun to try to kill Jan, but Jan kills him first.
Jan successfully makes away with all the money before the police can
deduce what happened.
At Jan's apartment, he finds a phone
ringing in one of the money bags, which was planted there by H to
track his location. H confronts Jan with Dougie's autopsy before
shooting him in the same places Dougie was shot, killing him. H turns
in the money to his FBI contact and drives off with one of his
associates.
Rating;
PG-13 for some strong language and suggestive material
IMDB
Rating; 6.6/10
Caution;
Spoiler Alert
Staring;
Kevin
Hart as Matt Logelin
Deborah
Ayorinde as Liz Logelin
Melody
Hurd as Maddy Logelin
Alfre
Woodard as Marion
DeWanda
Wise as Swan
Paul
Reiser as Howard
Anthony
Carrigan as Oscar
Lil
Rel Howery as Jordan
Frankie
Fasion as Mike
Thedra
Porter as Anna
Storyline;
A
father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected
death of his wife who died a day after their daughter's birth
Thoughts;
This
was a tear-jerker but had the funny undertones. Kevin Hart is great!
This
was super cute and did a great job at highlighting what single
parents go through.
CAUTION;
Major Spoiler Alert
Plot
Summary;
Matthew
Logelin's wife Liz passes away after an unexpected early caesarean
section delivery of their daughter followed by a pulmonary embolism.
At her funeral are him, with his best friends Jordan and Oscar, his
mother Anna, as well as Liz's parents Marion and Mike. Matt is now a
single father to infant daughter Maddy.
The first few months
caring for Maddy are rough, especially after both Anna and Liz's
parents have gone home. But he manages to raise her alone. After some
years, Maddy, who is about 5 years old, gets enrolled in a private
school.
Matt takes Maddy to the park for a birthday party,
where he meets a woman named Lizzie (Swan), there because Oscar and
his wife Rose want to set them up. Matt and Lizzie later agree to go
out and they have a good time together. Matt introduces Maddy to
Lizzie, and they instantly like each other.
At school, the
boys tease Maddy for what she's wearing. She jumps off to tackle one
of them but gashes her forehead open. The school tries to reach Matt,
but he eventually checks his phone and rushes to the hospital. He
tries to take Maddy away, but they insist that she needs stitches.
Matt wants to decline as it's the same hospital where Liz died and he
doesn't trust the doctors there, but he relents and lets them work.
Feeling as if he neglected Maddy, Matt breaks it off with Lizzie.
At
work, Howard tells Matt that he wants to send him to Croatia for a
job. He takes Maddy to spend time with her grandparents. Matt later
sees that Marion wants Maddy to stay with them long-term, which Maddy
seems more open to. Marion makes him feel he's making too many
mistakes on his own with her, and he tries to take Maddy to go, even
though she wants to stay with Liz's parents. Matt then thinks he
isn't making Maddy happy, so he agrees to let her stay there for now.
While Maddy sleeps, he expresses to her his fears about raising her
on his own.
Matt returns home alone and is later told at work
by Howard that he is retiring and recommending him for his old job.
He is thankful, even though this means he might be seeing Maddy even
less. Even Jordan and Oscar see that her absence is making Matt feel
worse. While going through her room, he finds the necklace of Liz's
Maddy had been desperately searching for earlier. When Matt and Oscar
are in the airport to head to Croatia for the job, he can't stop
thinking about Maddy and decides to bail on the trip to return to
her. She hugs her dad and he gives her the necklace. When it is time
to go, he bids farewell to Marion and Mike, the former tearing up as
she mentions how happy Matt made Liz.
Matt and Maddy then to
go Lizzie's where he apologizes. She forgives him and agrees to join
him and Maddy for ice cream.
During the credits, Matt brings
Maddy back to school, where they are allowing her to wear jeans, and
he shows up in a skirt to make her feel better.
I
love the incense from Tonshi and when I go in and order I always look
at and order wax because I like that too lol.
The
one thing I noticed this time was that all this wax was poured in
May/June and it's September. I understand and know that I'm going to
do my sorting the way I do and it's going to be a bit before I melt
it, however when I purchase wax I at least want it to be a month or
so fresh. This was a bit older and I'm pretty sure it was all full
price.
Everything
smells great and I won't complain because it's simply not worth it,
plus they have really good prices as it stands.
All
wax I have purchased or it has been sent to me in swaps that I do. I
try and remember and disclose that information. I am never sent
anything for free from the vendors
These
are my opinions and mine only. This is not meant to influence your
purchase just to share with you my experiences with vendors
I
will never, won't ever and have never bashed another vendor. Sharing
my experiences both good and bad is not bashing.
I
do not believe in Ass wax. If the wax is going to throw it's going to
throw. No wax should need more than 2 weeks from pour date to fully
cure.
Yes,
I am a vendor. I have been purchasing wax and candles for as long as
I can remember. I do love to share my experiences. I enjoy wax and
candles and will continue to make my own and purchase but I will
never review my own here
I
have a tendency to yawn when I get talking. Not sure why I just do!
I'm sorry in advance
Things
that drive me crazy;
No
vendor or scent name on labels. This is basically advertising and why
wouldn't you do it? Plus if I get or send to someone else and they or
me want more, how do they know who to buy it from?
All
over prices. I have been noticing vendors lately have 2 ounces of one
shape for a certain price, then the same ounces of a different shape
for a different price. This is a huge turn off for me
Restocks
that only have certain quantities and the sell out right away. I have
no tolerance for that and just won't order
Vendors
who take a single scent and make it sound like a blend. I feel like
this is duping your customers and shouldn't be done. People who do
empty videos, who are also vendors, that review their own product.
Vendors
who get involved in other people's drama.
I
use the following warmers;
20
watt Happy Wax warmer in my office
20
watt glade warmer in my family room; Currently no warmer here
20
watt Happy Wax warmer in my kitchen
20
watt glade warmer in my son's room
20
watt Scentsy Stargazer warmer in my bedroom (Light Bulb)
25
watt Happy Wax warmer in my living room
15
watt scentsy warmer in the laundry room bathroom
15
watt scentsy warmer in the main bathroom
The
opinions I put here are my opinions/experiences only. I fully urge
each and everyone of you to form your own opinions/experiences on
vendors for yourself by placing an order and getting a de-stash.
Candles have many aspects to them and if I say I had a hard time
burning one candle that doesn't mean the rest from the same vendor
will be like that.
Candles;
Retail;
Hobby Lobby Luxe
Scent;
Violet Amberwood
Thoughts;
This was a clearance candle, it smelled so good on cold, it was nice
and strong. The first several burns it smelled good but the further
down it got the less scent it had.
Thoughts;
This is a local hair salon who also makes body products on the side,
this was a more abrsive scrub but it did have that buttery feel to it
also
