Some quick reviews

I’m way, way behind on reviewing movies. As I understand it, that’s one of the things I’m supposed to do on my official author’s blog. For some reason, you’re all supposed to care what I think of movies. I’m not really sure why, but let’s catch up.

Mockingjay, part 1: 3.5/5

Better than the book, but that’s not hard. I really loathed The Hunger Games by the end. The pacing is a little stilted, but it manages to get through its content. That gorgeous costume Katniss is wearing in the posters, that they work so hard on in District 13, she wears precisely once. Get used to gray jumpsuits.

Big Hero 6: 5/5

Loved it. So much fun, so much Baymax.

Interstellar: 4.5/5

Good acting, music and basic store. The robots weren’t Baymax, but I loved them nonetheless. A bit thin in places, but that might just have been because I couldn’t hear the dialog over the booming dramatic score.

The Maze Runner: 2/5

Ugh. Science and logic fail. I guess it could have been worse, though. At least it wasn’t Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas.

The Book of Life: 3/5

Considering how visually stunning Book of Life was, the story was a big pile of meh. And considering what lengths the writers went to in order to strengthen the leading lady, ending it with her inevitable marriage to a guy she’s spent only a couple weeks with is almost Disney-esque in its absurdity. I really wanted to like Book of Life, but it fell pretty flat.

Exodus: Gods and Kings: ???

Not even going to bother seeing it.