Review-Furious 7

Furious 7 is the latest installment in the Fast and the Furious movie franchise. Each film, of lately, has morphed into its own different type of movie. Furious 7 is unabashedly a revenge flick. The plot is revolves around the death of a character close to Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his "family". The person that is hunting his crew down is Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham), the brother of Owen Shaw(Luke Evans) in Fast 6. Deckard is an ex Ops agent so dangerous that his own government tried to take him down with no such luck. His presence forces Dom and his crew out to find a way to stop his madness. Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) is still having issues remembering her past. Brian(the late Paul Walker) and Mia(Jordana Brewster) contemplate their next steps in their lives.  Tej (Ludacris) and Roman (Tyrese Gibson) join the crew ,which is led by Mr. Nobody(Kurt Russell), to locate Deckard's whereabouts before strikes. The movie is full of action and thrills but it has its issues as well. The villains in the movie are written as one note characters. Each big action scene is like a set up for the next location shoot instead of it setting up plot points. The script is all over the place at times and there is not much plot to tie it together. That been said, if you like action and like the other Fast and the Furious films, you will like this. There is a touching moment in the film that is worth watching. The movie also stars Dwayne  Johnson reprising his role as Hobbs.

Rating:8.0 out of 10

Review-Get Hard

Get Hard is the newest comedy to take a look at stereotypes, race relations and social economic status.  The movie starts Will Ferrell as James King, a millionaire who is oblivious of his surroundings because of his wealth and status. The people that he employs doesn't respect him(explained by an hilarious opening scene) and his fiance Alissa (Alison Brie from Community) may have ulterior motives other than love. James' life is turned upside down when he is arrested and convicted of fraud. Having thirty days of house arrest before he goes to jail, he goes to Darrell Lewis(Kevin Hart) for help to get adjusted to prison life. The catch? Darrell has never been in prison in his life. Darrell runs the car washing service at James' work and is trying to come up with enough money to move his family to a better neighborhood. When James assumes that he's been to prison and offers to pay him for his services, Darrell happily accepts the job. The movie is hilarious and has heart. Ferrell and Hart are great together and give their characters substance to make sure it doesn't become an one note "I'm Black and you're White" comedy. While this movie isn't Trading Places (there are similarities), it works on so many levels that it stands on its own. While there is a lot of gay prison jokes(it's expect for the subject matter), it is mindful not to go overboard on it. I definitely recommend the movie but it's definitely not for kids. The movie also starts Craig T. Nelson.

Rating: 8.9 out of ten.