Central Intelligence (2016) Movie Review

July 14, 2016 Steve Baqqi

Like many children of the 1990’s, I was and have been a huge fan of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson since he wrestled in the WWF (later WWE) and continued to be a fan as he successfully transitioned from wrestler to successful Hollywood actor. Unlike many people today, I am not that big a fan of Kevin Hart. His shtick as a comedian, i.e. “I’m short, black, and get into zany situations because of this” tends to wear thin on me very quickly. Having said that, the comedic duo of Hart & Johnson is (pardon the pun) rock solid in Central Intelligence and the movie as a whole is a funny and entertaining action comedy.

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Criminal (2016) Movie Review

June 8, 2016 Steve Baqqi

What the hell happened to Kevin Costner? I ask because Criminal is anything but a return to form. I mean seriously, he was one of the biggest Hollywood stars at one point in time, appearing in such blockbusters as The Untouchables, Dances With Wolves, JFK, and Bull Durham. Lately though his career has taken a sharp nosedive, as he’s starred in critically panned or commercial failures like Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, 3 Days to Kill, and Draft Day. Now Kevin Costner is back on the silver screen with a fantastically generic title, Criminal. The film is a snoozefest of the highest proportion, and fails on almost every level.