Mississippi Grind (2015)

A gambling addict befriends a young poker player in an attempt to change his luck.

'Mississippi Grind' is a dramatic film that sometimes uses humor to show the power of camaraderie. It is a subtle film, not very fast, which is built on the idea of ​​the nature of man who chooses his fate, but likes to seek company.

Director:  Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck    

With: Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Yvonne Landry, Anthony Howard

Rating: 7/10

Free Guy (2021)

A bank employee discovers that he is just an NPC in a video game.

'Free Guy' is a sci-fi action comedy. The idea is as ridiculous as it is interesting (only through the context enriched by the presence of Jodie Comer and Joe Kerry's characters), and Ryan Reynolds must be praised for portraying a non-alpha individual in favor of the female character.

Director:  Shawn Levy  

With: Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi, Lil Rel Howery, Joe Keery, Channing Tatum

Rating: 8/10

The Adam Project (2022)

A time traveler accidentally finds himself in 2022, when he must join forces with himself at 12 years old.

'The Adam Project' is a popular action-comedy film. It's better made than expected, a cute commercially popular movie that can be watched with the family.

Director:  Shawn Levy   

With: Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldana, Catherine Keener

Rating: 8/10

Red Notice (2021)

Two seasoned art thieves and an Interpol agent keep getting on each other's toes in their attempt to find artifacts that once belonged to Cleopatra.

'Red Notice' is an action and adventure film woven with some comedy and humor. As expected, the presence of well-known names means expensive and and almost completely shallow film. This does not mean that it is at all unwatchable, because the entertainment it offers is still entertainment, no matter how superficial; the viewers' mental health also needs some quality superficialities here and then.

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber     

With: Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya

Rating: 6/10

6 Underground (2019)

O echipa speciala independenta pune la cale misiuni militare neautorizate dupa ce si-au abandonat oficial vietile personale.

Un film de Michael Bay tipic, adaptat la tehnologia de ultima ora atat in continut cat si executare. Antrenant si rapid, are o actiune fluida si adesea incoerenta, dar reuseste sa isi pastreze publicul atent si curios in ciuda elementelor ridicole. Nu duce lipsa de umor sau de muzica buna ce puncteaza eficient momentele mai intense sau dorite intense. Primele 10 minute sunt foarte bine facute.

Regia:  Michael Bay    

Cu: Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ben Hardy, Dave Franco, Adria Arjona

Rating: 7/10

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The Change-up (2011)

6,4. 6,4?! (nota pe imdb in momentul curent) Lumea s-a prostit de tot. Comedie total neverosimila, pe un subiect epuizat inca dinaintea celor mai recente ecranizari, total lipsit de umor, bazat complet pe fart jokes si clisee ale marilor revelatii in viata, ia cu usurinta locul celui mai prost film pe care l-am vazut in perioada recenta. Nu bag in seama de obicei aici filme de teapa asta, dar lumea trebuie sa stie! De evitat cu cea mai incapatanata persistenta!

Regie: David Dobkin
Scenariu(cica): Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Cu: Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde


P.S. : Filmul m-a facut sa pun la cale urmatoarea lista:
Very Bad Movies

Adventureland (2009)

Un film sensibil, amuzant si haotic cu si despre un adolescent extrem de inadaptat si foarte in contrast cu peisajul inconjurator care da nas in nas de alti inadaptati, nemultumiti, copii mari si inconstienti, care refuza sau nu au posibilitatea de a merge mai departe. De la unii invata despre greutati si blocaje emotionale, despre imposibilitatea de a te abtine de la greseli, pe altii ii invata despre toleranta si a doua sansa, despre ipocrizie si dublu standard. Foarte bine jucat de toti cei implicati si cu personaje extrem de colorate si interesante. Unmissable!

Regie:Greg Mottola
Scenariu:Greg Mottola

Cu: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Ryan Reynolds, Bill Hader, Margarita Levieva

The Proposal (2009)

Ai la dispozitie doi dintre cei mai loveable actori posibili, cum sa se poata sa dai gres? Ei bine, se poate. Nu stiu daca e vina unui regizor neexperimentat, sau doar stangaci, sau doar prea sentimental, sau doar penibilul unui scenariu fara imaginatie si care prea pune accent pe ceea ce sensibilizeaza inimile/mintile mai hai sa zicem naive. Lista bilelor negre e lunga, de la situatii ridicole, imposibile in viata reala, eternul personaj bitchy care ascunde undeva adanc, foarte adanc un suflet neinteles si singur si frustrat si nefericit (I know.. bo hoo) pana la incredibila si socanta rasturnare de situatie - nemaiintalnita pana acum - cand cei doi care se urasc de moarte isi dau seama in 3 zile - .. 3 zile?!- ca-s destinati unul altuia si dau la o parte tot ce a contat pentru ei pana atunci, pentru care ar fi rasturnat munti, dar nah acum au vazut ..adevarul si nimic din trecut nu mai e important ci .. superficial si .. trecator. Sa fim seriosi. S-a mai facut si s-a mai facut mai bine.