Sunday, December 27, 2015
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
DECEMBER 25, 2015 - DECEMBER 27, 2015
1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
$153,522,000
2 Daddy's Home $38,800,000
3 Joy $17,500,000
4 Sisters $13,880,000
5 Alvin and the Chipmunks The Road Chip
$12,700,000
6 Concussion (2015) $11,000,000
7 The Big Short $10,520,000
8 Point Break (2015) $10,220,000
9 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
$5,300,000
10 Creed $4,600,000
CONCUSSION
Plot:
Well educated and accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu (Smith) while doing an autopsy on a once famous football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, discovers an abnormality with his brain. While seeking to to discover the reason for the brain damage there are other former players that begin to die with the same brain disorder and he soon realizes that it is from their days on the gridiron and the hard, punishing blows they sustain to the head while on the field. Dr. Omalu upon the certainty of his finds teams with former Pittsburgh Steeler's physician Dr. Julian Bailes (Baldwin) to expose the chronic brain damage that is taking a toll on football players within the NFL but is met with great resistance from league officials. But despite the threats on his life and his job he is persistent to make the NFL become accountable for the continuous brain disorder being inflicted to the players.
Reel Talk:
I love a good game of football and have even been amazed at some of the blows that have been distributed by some of my favorite players, but after seeing this movie it has changed the way I look at the game of football. There has even been rumors that the NFL has resentment toward this film (again allegedly) but if anything they should appreciate that now people can see how players' brains are being scrambled like eggs while we are entertained at their expense. Based on true actual events, Will Smith did an excellent performance as the Nigerian doctor that took on the NFL head on knowing the personal consequences to him. This is an awesome movie but a sad eye opener that will keep your attention regarding brain damage while watching our favorite sport. Worth cashing out to check it out!
Starring: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Hill Harper
Directed by: Peter Landesman
Rated: PG-13
I give it 5 corn dogs.
By: THE REEL HUSTLER
DADDY'S HOME
Brad Whitaker (Ferrell) is married to Sarah (Cardellini) who has two children from a previous relationship. All Whitaker wants is to be accepted as a father figure by the children who have not quite respected him as the man of the house. But after some time it appeared that he had made a breakthrough and they started acknowledging him as their step dad until there is an unexpected visit from the kids real dad Dusty Mayron (Wahlberg) a buffed up, motorcycle riding military man to whom Brad will have a hard time comparing up to but is willing to try his best so that he will not lose his wife and the kids respect.
Reel Talk:
It doesn't matter who Will Ferrell teams with, he is going to make a movie hilariously funny. This being his second time teaming with Mark Wahlberg they already have some chemical history so they worked well together. Again Ferrell plays the misplaced geek against the hard nose, muscled up Wahlberg, both trying to compete to win the affection of the two children and the beautiful Sarah played by Linda Cardellini. Like all of his films, Ferrell have had you laughing so this one does not disappoint, prepare to laugh at his crazy slapstick humor. With so many choices of movies for the holiday this is one that is recommended for some good hearty laughs.
Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Thomas Haden Church, Hannibal Burress, Scarlett Estevez and Owen Vaccaro
Directed by: Sean Anders
Rated: PG-13
I give it 3 and a half eaten corn dogs.
By: THE REEL HUSTLER
THE BIG SHORT
Plot:
During the mid 2000's there were predictions by a few financial analysts about the collapse of the credit and housing bubble that left many homeowners busted and without their homes. Analyst Michael Burry (Bale) and banker Jared Vennett (Gosling) were among some of the people that predicted the demise of the credit and housing structure and prepared themselves to financially gain from the banking fiasco along with some of their investors while millions of people and the banks took substantial losses.
Reel Talk:
Although this movie was informative, if you can follow along with the financial dialog, it is not my type of movie. First movies like this can come on television as a television special. Then second who wants to see the corruption of the banks that may hay affected them during the period that people were losing homes and jobs. It's like pulling a band aid off a wound that has not healed yet. The big names like Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt and a host of celebrity cameos are a draw but this movie is not worth it unless you just want to make the investment of time and money on a movie about people who made bad investments and the people who gained from it. Your gamble!!!
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Marisa Tomei and Brad Pitt
Directed by: Adam Mckay
Rated: R
I give it 2 corn dogs.
By: THE REEL HUSTLER
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