Movie ratings: What movie should I see this weekend?

The weekend is close, and that implies that you might have a chilled weekend, and also new films for you to see.

However, which is a perfect requirement watch, and are there any you ought to maintain a strategic distance from?

Let’s  investigate.

Hardcore Henry 

Ratings:

• imdb – 6.9/10
• rottentomatoes – 77%

Critics review:

• “You could go see “Hardcore Henry” — or you could gulp down a pint of vodka, load in “Grand Theft Auto,” then strap the TV to your face and throw yourself down the stairs.” – nydailynews.
• “Billed as the first-ever action movie filmed entirely from the hero’s first-person viewpoint, Hardcore blasts along like a supercharged computer-game shoot-em-up, bursting with sick humor and splatterpunk violence.” – Hollywood Reporter.

#HardcoreHenry is a movie you watch when you’re too lazy to play POV video games… I didn’t say that was a bad thing.

— John Flickinger (@JohnFlickster) April 7, 2016

Midnight Special

Ratings:

• imdb – 7.3/10
• rottontomatoes – 84%

Critic Review:

• “It all sounds terribly murky, but few filmmakers are as gifted at making you want to peer through the murk.” – Boston Globe.
• “What started with a gripping premise slackens and goes limp.” – Globe and Mail. 

Is #MidnightSpecial out in Ireland tomorrow? I’ve high,high hopes for this film

— Sarah Baxter (@sarahabaxter) April 7, 2016

Dheepan

Ratings:

• imdb: 7.2/10
• rottontomatoes: 100%

Critics reviews:

• “A sympathetic, inquisitive portrait of the immigrant experience in Europe.” – Time Out.
• “Though it takes a jarring left turn at the end, this bears the same immaculate plot construction and tonal consistency of Audiard’s previous films, augmented by sensitive, superlative performances from Jesuthasan and Srinivasan.” – Chicago Reader.

There’s a new French/Sri-Lankan film coming out called Dheepan, and the title just makes me think of pizza. 🍕

— Paddington Berry (@howardberry) April 6, 2016

My name is Emily 

https://youtu.be/ZeAJpAKoShY

Ratings:

• imdb: 8/10
• irishtimes: 4/5

Critics reviews:

• “There’s a poetry to My Name is Emily. Not just in the words – it permeates the imagery and music as well. That should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Simon Fitzmaurice’s work – his short films won all around them, lauded as lyrical and beautiful. His stream-of-consciousness film-making evokes a response on myriad levels.” –  JayConnors.

Just after coming from My Name Is Emily screens in #ADIFF16. WHOA – What a movie. Coming out in April I believe. Go see it.

— Cian Mac Mahon (@Cianmm) February 24, 2016

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