National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
Directed by: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Starring: Chevy Chase, Randy Quaid, Beverly D’Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki
Rated: PG-13 for Rude Humor
Running Time: 1h 37m
TMM Score: 4 Stars
STRENGTHS: Funny, Christmas Fun, Quotable
WEAKNESSES: Thin on Story
Christmas with the Griswalds!
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Cape Fear (1991)
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Juliette Lewis, Jessica Lange, Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum
Rated: R for Strong Violence, and for Language
Running Time: 2h 8m
TMM Score: 4 Stars
STRENGTHS: Robert De Niro, Direction, Fun
WEAKNESSES: Silly Last Act
After a man is released from prison, he seeks revenge on his lawyer who let him get convicted…
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Ma (2019)
Directed by: Tate Taylor
Starring: Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, Juliette Lewis, Tate Taylor, Luke Evans, Allison Janney
Rated: R for Violent/Disturbing Material, Language Throughout, Sexual Content, and for Teen Drug and Alcohol Use
Running Time: 1 h 39 m
TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Octavia Spencer
WEAKNESSES: Finding Target Audience, Some Acting
A lonely, middle-aged woman befriends a group of teenagers and lets them party in her house, but after a while, the middle-aged woman starts acting strangely possessive.
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