Big Al Reviews
Movie reviews and more by Albert DeSantis
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Vacation Friends (’21 review)
4 outta 5 Vacation Friends is a fun romp that follows the clash between a straight-laced couple and a wild and crazy couple. The core concept is fairly standard and there’s more than a few creaky comedy tropes but what makes it work is the enthusiasm of the leads. The script is full of dumb,…
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Blue Beetle
4 outta 5 After the somewhat haphazard results of Shazam: Fury of the Gods and The Flash, DC films continues its somewhat disconnected 2023 film output with Blue Beetle. This is an engaging origin story crowd pleaser that may crib a few things directly from the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, intentionally or not. A lot…
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Heart of Stone
3 outta 5 Since EON productions is taking its sweet time to make another Bond movie, there’s a few off-brand alternatives like on Netflix with Heart of Stone. It sort of hits a lot of Bond movie points; there’s a world threatening device, a couple of shifting allegiances, an extended pre-credits action scene, a title…
