Biggest movie disappointments in 2015

Biggest movie disappointments (that I've seen) in 2015

Top films that I've seen in 2015

Top films that I've seen in 2015

Guilty pleasure movies I've seen in 2015

Review-Dope

Dope is a coming of age story set in a rough area of current day Los Angeles. The movie centered around Malcolm (Shameik Moore), a high school geek that is looking forward to graduating so he can attend Harvard University. Malcolm,along with his friends Jib and Diggy(Tony Revolori and Kiersey Clemons), plays in a band and has a love for 90's hip hop culture. The trouble starts when Malcolm get stuck on the drug side of the neighborhood. Local drug dealer Dom(A$ap Rocky) pressures him to ask a girl named Nakia (Zoë Kravitz) to Dom's birthday party. Malcolm starts to like Nakia and goes to the party to spend time with her. The next mornimng, he finds a surprise of cocaine and a handgun in his book bag. Malcolm and his friends scramble to get rid of these items before they are arrested or killed. Dope is a good movie and has a lot of good things going for it. The soundtrack is really good and so is the acting.  The only that I didn't like about the movie is that they introduct a secondary plot point,  which makes it seem like a totally different movie. Overall, Dope is like if the movie Friday was crossed with a John Hughes film.

Rating: 8.2 out of 10

Review-Spy

Spy is the newest action comedy film from Paul Feig, director of Bridesmaids and The Heat.The movie centers around Susan Cooper(Melissa McCarthy), a CIA analyst that has been the eyes and ears of CIA agent Bradley Fine(Jude Law) for years.Susan has a secret love for Bradley, who is clueless on any of those signs. When the names of CIA operatives are released and their covers are blown, Susan volunteers to go into the field. She goes undercover to locate arms dealers that Bradley was tracking before his "disappearance". Her competition in finding those dealers is fellow CIA agent Rick Ford (Jason Statham), whose cannot wait to tell others about his legendary tales. Spy is one of those rare movies that has a great balance of both action and comedy. The cast is amazing and they play to their strengths, including Statham, which plays up his on screen persona for laughs. It has the same elements that some of the better action comedy movies. The best comparison I have to this movie is Beverly Hills Cop. I would definitely recommend this movie. The movie also stars Rose Byrne.
Rating: 9.0 out of 10 

Review-Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2 is the sequel of one of the surprise hits of 2012. The sequel, just like the original, focused on the world of collegiate a capella singing. The Barden Bellas, headed by Beca, Chloe and Fat Amy (Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson) has experience success since the last film. When they are in a PR nightmare following an embarrassing performance in front of the President of the United States, they are suspended from competition. The only way they can be reinstated is if they win an international a capella competition. The group is fractured by the event and with different events in their lives (internship, relationship, fear of graduation). Can they come together as a group again to win the international competition? You have to watch to find out. Although it didn't flow as well as first film, I did like the movie. It does a fairly good job incorporating story lines from different characters this time.The director of the movie is Elizabeth Banks,  who produced and started in both movies as the announcer Gail. If you like the first one, you will like the second one. The movie also starts Skylar Astin, Hailee Steinfeld and Adam DeVine.

Rating: 8.6 out of 10

Review-Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland is the newest film from Brad Bird(The Incredibles, Mission Impossible:Ghost Protocol) that brings back elements of 50's and 80's sci-fi family movies. The story centers around a world, called Tomorrowland, that invites Earth's most brightest and creative people to find different ways to make a difference in the world.This world exist between time and space and can only be visited with the help of the invitee's pin. One of the pins was received by Cassie Newton(Britt Robertson), an high school teen that is into science and is a hopeful optimistic. She is forced to work with Frank Walker(George Clooney), a former invitee and inventor, to stop a clock that's counting down to the end of the world. The overall theme of hope and optimism versus cynicism is represented by these two characters and overall throughout the film. The storytelling of the film to start might throw some off but it's the way a 50's sci-fi movie would be told. If you've never seen one of those before, don't worry. It will make sense towards the end of the movie. The action and the feel of the movie matches 80's sci-fi movies like The Last Starfighter and Flight of the Navigator. I like the film and I had fun throughout. It's a fun ride (no pun intended).

Rating: 8.6 out of 10