Friday, August 30, 2013
Check out my latest visit to KC Live! with Michael Mackie and Michelle Davidson. You can check out the clip below. In a segment with Michael, I discussed “Getaway” and “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”. One was really good, almost a beautiful film. The other was God awful.
Guess which was which?
From Kansas City Live!:
Kansas City movie critic Tim English gives us the inside scoop on two Hollywood Films.
Critic Chat on KC Live!:
Those that know me, know I have a soft spot for film noir. Nowadays, movies get too far away from simply allowing characters and dialogue tell a story. “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” pays homage to the neo-noir films of the 1970s, and stars Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara as a couple of criminals who wants to start a new life together but find themselves unable to out run the law.
The end of the summer usually movies that make you wonder how or why they were even made. Boys and girls, 2013 is no different. I give you, “Getaway”, starring Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez. 
The plot is nothing new. Ethan Hawke plays a former race car driver who, after his wife is taken, finds himself forced to do a bunch of crazy things for a maniac who barks his orders over the phone. Unfortunately, he never really does anything plot wise, except for lead Bulgarian police on wild chases that end up in crashes in explosions. Continue reading ‘Getaway’ forgot to add character and plot to its 90 minute car chase