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‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is a witty, sharp take on Shakespeare

How awesome is Joss Whedon? While he was making “The Avengers”, he was also making this little movie — at the same time — a modern take on William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”.

MuchAdodrinkUsing one location, his own home, Whedon directs a small but sensational cast. The literal adaption of the play leads to a lot of awkward but hilarious moments, as these yuppies gather for a wedding and do nothing but spew lyrical about the meaning of love.

It comes across as a student film most of the time both in the look and in the acting. But it’s part of the charm. The dialogue and banter is sharp and stingingly true to this day.

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‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ lacks brains and a memorable villain

diehard5bIn “A Good Day to Die Hard”, the fifth installment in the action franchise, Detective John McLane is now a senior member of the NYPD. He’s still bald, but starting to show signs of age with grey stubble and a few more wrinkles. In the last movie, “Live Free or Die Hard”, Mclane made up with estranged daughter. This time around, he’s been searching for his estranged son, Jack (Jai Courtney), only to found out that his boy has been thrown into a Russian prison for assassinating a crime lord in front of a club full of people. McLane assumes his son has fallen into drugs and desperation so he goes to Russia to help his son.

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Bateman and McCarthy waste away in stupid comedy, ‘Identity Thief’

Identity ThiefHow do you know when a movie is really bad? Sometimes you can see it from the time pre-production begins — the story, the cast, the filmmaking team just don’t seem to fit. Others the right cast and team can just misfire. Too often, studio executives in Hollywood think that you can take a proven director, a reliable leading man and the popular up and coming actress and generate a hit no matter how good the script is. “Identity Thief” is the perfect example of such a movie — good director, great comic leads but a terribly executed idea.

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