21 Jump Street Review.

Watched 21 Jump Street (2012) Starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Dave Franco.  I thought the film was a floppy cross of high-school movie and buddy-cop comedy. The film was very hilarious and very raunchy, but that is all this movie has to offer. I thought the main problem of this movie was the script and dialogue. It was horribly written and all of the dialogue did not make any common sense, and it felt like the script and dialogue was just a rough draft that needs more drafting to make a better product.  The film also lacks from weak characters, gags, and poor action sequences.  The film was very well directed with a visionary insight of how the high school scene is today.  The acting was good, but it was overly acted. Jonah Hill was just hilarious and his comedic improvisation was just amazing. Channing Tatum was just horrible in this film. Tatum does not have the comedic chops to carry this film. I don’t think Channing Tatum is suited for comedy. Tatum is more of a robotic actor because he does not know how to interpret a role. He is emotionless and he does not know how to be physically funny. I really like James Franco’s little brother Dave Franco in the film. Dave Franco was very funny and he can respond to the physical demands on a comedy.  I did not like the comedic tone of the film because 21 Jump Street brand is more of a drama/serious tone and this movie is complete crap to the original series of 21 jump street TV show.  The film was very formulaic and very cliché and basically all the scenes and dialogue did not make any common sense that made it even more stupid to watch.  Johnny Depp and Peter DeLuise make cameo appearances, playing the same characters from the original TV show, and their scene was funny but I did not like the end result of their characters. The film was hilarious, but it was just a really badly made movie. I will give it a D-.

Rock Of Ages Review.

Watched Rock of Ages starring Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Alec Baldwin and Paul Giamatti. The film was pretty fun despite a terrible script with jokes that fall flat, in addition to a third act that is about 20-30 minutes overlong. The film suffers from a horrible choppy editing because the film does not flow smoothly from scene to scene. The film's problems begin with who it cast as its leads because Julianne Hough and Diego Boneta are not strong enough actors and singers to carry this movie musical. I like that the writers changed a few things from the original Broadway musical such as , Hertz Klinemann and his son Franz, who are the main antagonists in the musical, had their roles filled by new character Patricia Whitmore (Catherine Zeta-Jones), with the Mayor of L.A. now being Patricia's husband Mike Whitmore. The musical choreography was very well executed and expressed the 80's dance scene. I love how the scenery and the set production really embody how Los Angeles was in the 80’s. The only actors who were amazing and dominated in the film was Tom Cruise and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Tom Cruise gave a spectacular and convincing performance as the lost soul rocker Stacee Jaxx. I was very impressed with his vocal abilities and how professional he was by getting a vocal coach to help him with the songs. I believe this is Tom Cruise Oscar Gold worthy performance. Academy Award Winner for the movie musical of Chicago (2002) Catherine Zeta-Jones was sexy hot as the religious conservative villainess who wants to shut down the Bourbon Room an attempt to rid L.A. of its sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll image. Catherine Zeta-Jones was fantastic and she has awesome vocal abilities and she can dance her ass off. Overall the songs were performed very well sometimes it was pitchy and out of tune, But you will have a rock 'n' roll of a good time with this 80's rock musical. I will give it an B-.