Engie Benjy - Friends To The Rescue DVD

Advantages: JJ Abrams, Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman. better than the M:I II
Disadvantages: Ridiculous in parts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...seems to be the possible mission, Ethan realises that it's in his blood and has to serve his country one last time!!! From here on in he has to deal with relationship issues, rescue missions, infiltrating and investigating probable moles, staying alive, insubordination, oh yeah, and fighting the bad guy who is possibly his biggest and most dangerous test yet. All in a days work for a super-spy!!!!! J.J.Abrams, who has written screenplays for movies such as Roadkill and Armageddon, demonstrates on his directorial feature film debut, that he has made the transition and leap from TV to the Silver Screen as well as being able to handle the intense of the responsibility of a massive franchise. In fact, he does this with such fantastic ease! What has helped however is that the script was penned by Abrams himself, giving him license to take... Read review

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Advantages: Interesting characters, Dean Cain in a gay role
Disadvantages: A bit sappy at times

...than the restaurant's team, but also a physical distraction, according to one team member. Each of the characters represents a different sort of gay person - Dennis is the artistic, brooding sort; Cole is the wannabe actor, a bit too good looking for his own good; Kevin is the just-coming-out and not really ready to admit he's gay person; Benji is the always looking in the wrong place for love person, who gets involved a bit in drug use near the end. Howie is the mixed up, wants a commitment but cannot commit person. Finally, Patrick (my role model) is the not-quite-that-goodlooking, good friend but always single kind of guy. Jack and Purple Guy are the long-term, older couple who both father/mother the group, and model another way of being. Of course, that all assumes that you can find a partner who will last. You will also get... Read review

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Advantages: No doubt who the goodies & baddies are in this film
Disadvantages: Too long, too predictable and 2 views of this film are unlikely

...damn evil he feels he must take action. And action is the appropriate word for this film. Benjy pretty much single handedly wins the war and gives the enemy a damn good thrashing. It's a non-thinking predicable film which has some good action scenes but just not enough ooommpth to put it into the league of something like Braveheart.... Read review

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