Big Al Reviews

Movie reviews and more by Albert DeSantis

  • Star Trek Into Darkness (2013 review)

    Star Trek Into Darkness (2013 review)

    5 outta 5 Some may pontificate as to what exactly constitutes Star Trek, this is right, that is not, but any and all genres can and do exist in Star Trek.  What J.J. Abrams and his “Bad Robot” production company have done is take Star Trek and reinvent it as a chase movie, but there

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  • Star Trek (2009 review)

    Star Trek (2009 review)

    5 outta 5 Director J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek is a grand summer action flick that re-introduces Star Trek’s iconic characters to the world.  It shows origins of the original Trek series, but changes thing around just enough so you won’t see what’s coming. That aside, the movie is a ridiculous amount of fun. With the

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  • Ad Vitam

    Ad Vitam

    2 outta 5 Ad Vitam is a Netflix French Language action thriller that is considerably short on action or thrills, but those do arrive eventually. The most interesting stuff happens at the start and then a very long exposition flashback that drags into awkward police romance, and then some solid action at the end. In

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