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Love Hurts – Review
Love Hurts – Budget of $18 million – 1 hour and 23 minutes
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Realtor Marvin bakes cookies before riding his bike to his next house showing. He loves to find the right home for his customers. Marvin’s assistant, Ashley, calls to remind Marvin about the office Valentine’s Day party. He believes a new day brings a new opportunity to change your life. However, Ashley dreads it.
After the house showing, Marvin arrives with leftover heart-shaped cookies for the staff. He opens a red envelope with a note saying Rose is back. Dumbfounded, Marvin asks Ashley to give him some alone time in his office. Marvin walks through the door and wakes up. Someone stabbed Marvin’s left hand onto his desk and zip-tied the other to the chair. Marvin lifts his head to see assassin Raven sitting on the couch reading poetry. Raven only has one question for Marvin: where’s Rose? Marvin says he doesn’t know and fights. He knocks out Raven and heads for the elevator. Before Marvin makes a hasty exit, his boss, Cliff, stops him. Cliff hands Marvin the Realtor of the Year Award. Marvin looks at the award in awe. He asks Cliff to borrow his car and drives home.
Marvin quickly bags clothes and money. He grabs his award and an amethyst crystal before walking to the door. Then, hitmen King and Otis break in and attack. They want to know why Marvin didn’t kill Rose as Marvin’s brother, Knuckles, instructed. Years ago, Rose was Knuckle’s accountant and kept his dirty money clean. However, Knuckles discovered she stole $4,000,000 from him. He kills anyone who takes his money. Marvin took the hit because Marvin secretly loved Rose. He told her to hide and never return. Marvin did the same. Marvin escapes Otis and King, but Rose shocks Marvin with a stun gun before he makes it to Cliff’s car.
Marvin wakes up with a new shirt in the back of a club. He finds Rose serving drinks at the bar. She is tired of hiding because ‘hiding ain’t living.’ She misses her old life and the old Marvin. Rose found information to prove she didn’t steal Knuckle’s money. So she sent Valentine’s Day cards to Knuckles and everyone in his inner circle to announce her return. She wants Marvin to reclaim his hitman life, end Knuckle’s crew, and control the empire. Marvin is happy with his new life and doesn’t want to return to death and destruction, but he still loves Rose. With Rose announcing her return, Knuckles wants his goons to bring them to him alive. What path will Marvin choose, and will he live to see it?
This film is a Valentine’s Day movie that has something for everyone. It has true love, betrayal, and violence. The highly choreographed fights will remind the audience of Kill Bill (FTC Affiliate Disclaimer). The director used interesting point-of-view angles from inanimate objects. However, the cuts make the stunt doubles and wire work obvious while taking away from the cinematography. The writers used the holiday to inject some much-needed humor into the script. Before King and Otis attack Marvin, they discuss Otis’s marriage. And Ashley dreads the holiday but finds love in a unique place. While the film has flaws, it will entertain you and become your go-to Valentine’s Day movie.
I give it 4 out of 5 stars
If you find something you love, go after it – Marvin
I really don’t need a bumper sticker right now – Ashley
What did you think of that last stanza – Raven
Now, you can’t change a man who doesn’t want to be changed – Cliff
A secure outcome at all cost – Rose
All you had to do was kill Rose. – Knuckles
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Paddington in Peru – Review
Paddington in Peru – Budget of £72.2 million – 1 hour and 46 minutes
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Paddington celebrates becoming a British citizen and can travel the world with his new passport. While Paddington’s life has changed, so has the Brown’s. Judy Brown applies to university while her mother, Mary, cries over Judy leaving the nest. Jonathan Brown invents ways to make chilling easier while gaming, and his dad, Henry, creates new risk manuals to impress his American boss, Madison. During the meeting, Madison wants Henry to embrace risk, not just analyze it from an insurance angle. He is unsure how to embrace danger.
Paddington writes to his Aunt Lucy at the Home for Retired Bears. She rescued him in the Peruvian Amazon years ago and cared for him until he arrived in London. He writes to her and updates her on his family. Then, he receives a letter from Reverend Mother at the home. She states that Lucy is sad and only speaks of him. She worries Lucy’s condition will worsen and advises Paddington to visit. However, Reverend Mother asks Paddington to keep her letter a secret.
Paddington tells the Browns he wants to go to Peru. Mrs. Bird laughs because they can’t drop everything for a holiday. However, Mary thinks this will entice much-needed family time before Judy leaves. And Henry believes this calculated risk will impress Madison. The Browns pack up and travel to Peru.
Paddington runs to Aunt Lucy’s cabin when they arrive at the retirement home. Sadly, Reverend Mother reports that Aunt Lucy is missing. Her condition worsened over the days, and she wandered off. They found her glasses and bracelet by the river. Paddington knows Aunt Lucy always wears her bracelet and can’t see without her spectacles. He searches her room and stumbles upon a map with an X over the Rumi Rocks. The Browns refuse to let Paddington travel alone and volunteer to go with him. Reverend Mother says the jungle has an ominous presence. And she doesn’t allow the nuns to go. She gives Mary a Saint Christopher medal to protect the family on their journey (FTC Affiliate Disclaimer).
Paddington and the Browns consider ways to travel through the jungle. Then, a man on a boat floats downstream. He introduces himself, Captain Hunter, and his daughter, Skipper Gina. He knows the Rumi Rocks because of the myth. Many believe the rocks are the doorway to El Dorado, the lost city of gold. Gina doesn’t want to go, but Hunter agrees to give them a ride. The Browns travel to find Aunt Lucy, but others have ill intentions.
Based on the heartwarming series, this movie is an adventurous comedy for the whole family (FTC Affiliate Disclaimer). The graphics are seamless and keep the viewer grounded in the Paddington world. The actors gave a stellar performance while acting with the stand-in. They make Paddington feel actual and possible. The script doesn’t rely on sneaky adult jokes or toilet humor for a laugh. It makes fun of the situation and Paddington’s charming awkwardness. While they mostly filmed the practical sets in England, the cinematographer incorporated the Peruvian landscape into the aerial shots. This choice helps the Paddington world grow. This movie focuses on two morals: what do you treasure and where do you belong. This adventure answers those questions beautifully and lovingly with several twists and turns. You don’t need to see the first two films to enjoy this beautiful installment (Paddington and Paddington 2).
I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars
We don’t need gold – Gina
Oh knees, what are you trying to tell me – Mrs. Bird
If you were to get lost again, just roar – Aunt Lucy
All it takes to bring light to darkness is one candle of faith – Reverand Mother
Keep the change – Paddington
It’s a riddle – Hunter
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