The Pliley Review

  Genre:  Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy Rating:   PG Synopsis:  E leven-year-old Elio is mistaken for the intergalactic ambassador of Earth after being beamed up to the Communiverse by aliens after making contact and must navigate a crisis that involves the warlord Grigon. *** Breathtaking visuals right from the start with enough of an adventure story to keep the interest, though a little basic and predictable to adults, kids will love it. The voice acting is spot on for each and every character, but special shout out has to be given to Yonas Kibreab as Elio Solís and Remy Edgerly as Glordon, who play the lead roles and are absolutely adorable. These two really made you feel deeply and root for both characters early on.  Final Thoughts Overall it was a good family movie and a nice space adventure. It won't win awards but its a good time.  Score:  7 out of 10. Recommend for family movie night. Always Keep Fighting.  Y...

  Genre:  Action, Comedy Rating:   PG-13 Synopsis:   A group of friends are going through a mid-life crisis. They decide to remake a favorite movie from their youth but encounter unexpected events when they enter the jungle. *** I really like Jack Black and Paul Rudd so I was hopeful when I heard about this movie, yet worried about the execution.  I was right to be worried.  All actors were doing what they do, which was playing off each other. Jack and Paul did great with what they were given, and the other actors did their best to keep up. I imagine the blooper reel for this was many hours of footage.  Sadly that being said it did not help the movie.  The storyline was overly predictable, the humor was obvious and most of the good parts were shown in the trailer, so there was no surprise factor which would have changed the impact to a more positive light.   The special effects were pretty decent and there were a few laughs. Thankfu...

  Genre:  Science fiction, Thriller, Drama, Suspenseful Rating:   PG-13 Synopsis:  In the near future, an advanced AI judge tells a captive detective that he's on trial for the murder of his wife. If he fails to prove his innocence within 90 minutes, he'll be executed on the spot. *** From the trailer I was intrigued about the premise of this movie, though honestly I am a little on the Terminator side of the AI discussion.  Each actor did great with the material they were presented with.  Chris Pratt as  Det. Christopher "Chris" Raven is  semi likeable and plays the part perfectly. You can feel the distress and emotion as the story progresses.  Rebecca Ferguson as  Judge Maddox  is great as the AI judge.   Right off the bat I could not help but compare this movie to the Tome Cruise movie, Minority Report. Very similar vibes in a good way. Though out of the two I would prefer Minority Report.  The atmosphere and A...

  Genre:  Science fiction, adventure Rating:   PG-13 Synopsis:  A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally on his journey in search of the ultimate adversary. *** I admit when I saw the trailer for this one I was very nervous.  My uncertainty with the predator having a companion seemed very out of place for their kind and I was not sure how it would play out in the story. I am glad I was put at ease early on by the type of relationship they had.  I was also very thankful that they did not have the predator speaking English as I felt he already looked way more human than usual and thought it would take away from what was left of his alien presence.  Speaking of the predator look, I have to say that I felt something was off about his face. Maybe something to do with his side 'panels' being too long, but they do say he is a younger version and the other Predators showed did not suffer the same look, so I put it to his younger age a...

  Genre:   Action, Adventure, Drama, History Rating:   R Synopsis:  A Caribbean woman gets her secret past revealed when her island is invaded by vicious buccaneers. *** Personally I was hooked from the moment I saw the trailer. Karl Urban hotness as a villian and Priyanka Chopra as the strong, kicking ass female main character, sign me up.  I am so happy to say that I was not disappointed.  Right from the start the movie had great action and a pretty straight forward storyline with each character having clear motiviations from the start. Though predictable in places it was still a great ride.  Whoever decided that Priyanka and Karl needed to be in a movie together deserves a raise. Their onscreen chemistry is just out of this world and you could cut the tension with a knife. It was glorious.  The fight scenes had me both smiling with joy and wincing in shock, the movie definietly earned the R rated on this one, but I mean her name says ...

  Genre:  Violence, self-harm, nudity, suicide, language, smoking Rating:   TV-14 Synopsis:   Monkey D. Luffy and his pirate crew explore a fantastical world of endless oceans and exotic islands in search of the world's ultimate treasure to become the next Pirate King. *** To say I was incredibly excited about this season is an understatement and thankfully it delivered.  I still have not seen the anime so I can not make comparisions to the storylines etc. However, I felt this season did great in jumping pretty quickly to the next locations and at no point did the story seem to slow down at all.  As with last season, the cast were incredible in their respective roles Iñaki Godoy (Luffy), Emily Rudd (Nami), Mackenyu (Zoro), Jacob Romero (Usopp), and Taz Skylar (Sanji). The introduction of Charithra Chandran playing Miss Wednesday was awesome and very well played, mysterious yet relatable that all makes sense as the season progresses. Though for me ...