Thursday, May 31, 2012

Street Dance 2


CAST:  Falk Hentschel, Sofia Boutella, George Sampson, Tom Conti, Stephanie Nguyen, Samuel Revell, Niek Traa, Elisabetta Di Carlo; DIRECTOR: Max Giwa & Dania Pasquini; SCREENWRITER: Jane English  PRODUCER: Allan Niblo, James Richardson; EDITOR: Tim Murrell         MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Lloyd Perrin, Jordan Crisp; GENRE:  Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Art House & International; CINEMATOGRAPHER:  Sam McCurdy     DISTRIBUTOR  Protagonist Films; LOCATION:  London; RUNNING TIME: 98 minutes

Technical Assessment:  3.5
Moral Assessment:    3
Cinema rating:  For viewers 14 years old and above

SYNOPSIS: When top street dancer Ash (Falk Hentschel) is humiliated and laughed off stage by American crew Invincible, he sets off to gather the best dancers from around the world to take them on - with a dance style they weren't expecting. With landmark locations, a spectacular fusion of dance styles and an unparalleled vibrancy, the sequel to StreetDance sees our hero fall in love with a beautiful salsa dancer as he discovers the magic, power and passion of dancing for the ultimate global dance off.

Men in Black III


CAST:  Will Smith, Tommy Lee JonesJosh Brolin, Alice Eve, Emma Thompson, Jemaine Clement, Kevin Covais, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nicole Scherzinger, RJ Smith-Tillman, Rip Torn; DIRECTOR: Barry Sonnerfeld; SCREENWRITER:  Lowell Cunningham      PRODUCED BY: Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald; EDITING BY: Don Zimmerman;  MUSIC BY: Danny Elfman; GENRE:  Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy; CINEMATOGRAPHY: Bill Pope;  DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Pictures; LOCATION:  USA; RUNNING TIME:  105 minutes

Technical Assessment:  3.5
Moral Assessment:    3
Cinema rating:  For viewers 18 years old and above

In Men in Black 3, Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him -- secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

21 Jumpstreet


CAST: Jonah Hill (Schmidt), Channing Tatum (Jenco), Ice Cube, Brie Larson, Dave Franco,  Johnny Dep,  Rob Riggle; DIRECTOR: Phil Lord, Chris Miller; SCREENWRITER: Michael Bacall; PRODUCED BY: Stephen J. Cannell, Neal H. Moritz; EDITING BY: Joel Negrone; MUSIC BY: Mark Mothersbaugh; GENRE:  Action-Comedy; CINEMATOGRAPHY: Barry Peterson;  DISTRIBUTOR:  Columbia Pictures; LOCATION: USA; RUNNING TIME: 110 minutes

Technical Assessment:  3.5
Moral Assessment:  2.5
Cinema rating:  For viewers 18 years old and above

SYNOPSIS: In the action-comedy 21 Jump Street, Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are more than ready to leave their adolescent problems behind. Joining the police force and the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover in a local high school. As they trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, Schmidt and Jenko risk their lives to investigate a violent and dangerous drug ring. But they find that high school is nothing like they left it just a few years earlier - and neither expects that they will have to confront the terror and anxiety of being a teenager again and all the issues they thought they had left behind.

Every Breath We Take


CAST:  Piolo Pascual (Leo), Angelica Panganiban (Majoy), Carlos Agassi, Ryan Eigenmann, Smokey Manaloto, Ketchup Eusebio, Joross Gamboa, Janus del Prado,Wendy Valdez, Regine Angeles, Cacai Bautista, Frenchie Dy, and Ms. Nova Villa; DIRECTOR: Mae Czarina Cruz; SCREENWRITER: PRODUCER: ABS CBN; GENRE:  Romantic Comedy; CINEMATOGRAPHER     DISTRIBUTOR:  Star Cinema 
LOCATION:  Philippines

Technical Assessment:  3
Moral Assessment:  2.5
Cinema rating:  For viewers 14 years old and above

SYNOPSIS: Every Breath U Take follows the story of a womanizing bachelor who doesn't believe in love and a woman desperate to find one. When their paths meet, romance ensued

The Cold Light of Day


CAST: Henry Cavill, (Will Shaw), Bruce Willis (Martin Shaw), Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Echegui (Lucia); DIRECTOR: Mabrouk El Mechri; SCREENWRITER: Scott Wiper, John Petro; PRODUCED BY: Marc D. Evans, Trevor Macy, Kevin Mann; EDITING BY: Valerio Bonelli; MUSIC BY: Lucas Vidal; GENRE:  Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure; CINEMATOGRAPHER     DISTRIBUTOR  Summit Entertainment; LOCATION: USA, Spain; RUNNING TIME: 93 minutes   

Technical Assessment:  3
Moral Assessment:  2
Cinema rating:  For viewers 18 years old and above

SYNOPSIS: Will Shaw (Henry Cavill) goes to Spain for a weeklong sailing vacation with his family but his whole world turns upside down when the family is kidnapped by intelligence agents hell-bent on recovering a mysterious briefcase and Will suddenly finds himself on the run. -- (C) Summit Entertainment