Big Al Reviews
Movie reviews and more by Albert DeSantis
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Uglies
2 outta 5 Uglies is a YA novel adaptation that really doesn’t offer anything particularly good. It feels cobbled together from other sci-fi dystopian franchises and that bubble burst a few years ago. The central hook, that people in a dystopian future society undergo mandatory, mind-controlling cosmetic surgery, feels basic. Even the action, such as
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Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
4 outta 5 Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, a sequel that took over three decades to manifest, turns out to be an entertainingly unique film. It doesn’t exactly retread many moments from the original, but it does throw in a few things that one would expect from a Beetlejuice movie. It has a few neat twists to the
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The Instigators
4 outta 5 The Instigators is a fun flick about low rent crooks getting up to hijinks and setbacks trying to get one big score. Also, there is a psychotherapy angle as the crooks get caught up with a therapist amidst a series of unfortunate heist bungles. There is a pretty stacked cast that is
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