Paycheck (2003)
Directed by: John Woo
Starring: Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Paul Giamatti, Michael C. Hall
Rated: PG-13 for Intense Action Violence and Brief Language
Running Time: 1 h 59 m
TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Concept, Some Action
WEAKNESSES: Direction, Lack of Sublety
A reverse engineer whom has had his memory wiped finds himself in a deadly chase. Using an envelope of clues, he tries to puzzle together who is after him and why.
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Directed by: Kevin Smith
Starring: Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck, Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Eliza Dushku, Will Ferrell, Jason Lee, George Carlin, Sean William Scott, Carrie Fisher
Rated: R for Nonstop Crude and Sexual Humor, Pervasive Strong Language, and Drug Content
Running Time: 1 h 44 m
TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Some Humor, Some Meta-Moments, Cameos
WEAKNESSES: Lots of Outdated and Sophomoric Humor
After getting scammed out of their royalties, Jay and Silent Bob travel to Hollywood to stop a “Bluntman and Chronic” film.
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Dazed and Confused (1993)
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Starring: Jason London, Wily Wiggins, Matthew McConaughey, Joey Lauren Adams, Milla Jovovich, Adam Goldberg, Anthony Rapp, Ben Affleck
Rated: R
Running Time: 1h 42m
TMM Score: 4 Stars
STRENGTHS: Storytelling, Laughs
WEAKNESSES: Acting
The first day of summer. The jocks, cheerleaders, geeks, stoners and all the rest are turning out to show the incoming freshman what high school is all about. Hazing, partying, making friends, and discovering who you are.
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Directed By: Zack Snyder
Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams
Rated: PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Violence and Action Throughout, and Some Sensuality
TMM: 2 out of 5 Stars
Strengths: Wonder Woman, Visually Engaging, Iconic
Weaknesses: Slow Pacing, Lack of Connection to Characters, Studio Concerns, Lack of Mystery, Henry Cavill
Batman and Superman meet in a clash of psuedo-epicness.
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