Movie Review: Drive (2011)

“If I drive for you, you get your money. You tell me where we start, where we’re going, where we’re going afterwards. I give you five minutes when we get there. Anything happens in that five minutes and I’m yours. No matter what. Anything a minute on either side of that and you’re on your own. I don’t sit in while you’re running it down. I don’t carry a gun. I drive.”  The Driver

The Driver (Ryan Gosling) works as a getaway driver. He gives the criminals he drives for only five minutes to get in and out, and will leave them to their own devices should they take longer. His manager Shannon (Bryan Cranston) manages him in his three jobs – the getaway service, as a stunt double and as a mechanic in an auto shop.

Irene (Carey Mulligan) moves into one of the apartments in the building, and the Driver becomes her friend and helps her with small chores and connecting with her son Benicio (Kaden Leos). Even though he is attracted to her, he only acts as a friend because she is married to Standard Gabriel (Oscar Isaac) who is in prison. When Standard comes home, he is suspicious and competitive of the Driver but after the initial awkwardness it is obvious that nothing ever happened and he becomes friendlier.

Shannon wishes to get the Driver into racing, fully aware of how amazing he will be on the track. He persuades mobsters Bernie Rose (Albert Brooks) and Nino (Ron Perlman) to invest in them and buy a stock car chassis so that the Driver can build it up and race it.

Meanwhile Standard is visited by Cook (James Biberi) who he owes protection money to for his time in prison. He is beaten up while Benicio watches and Cook gives Benicio a bullet before he leaves. When the Driver finds them he is furious that Benicio is now in danger, and Irene probably as well, and offers to be the getaway driver to steal $40 000 from a pawn shop that will cover Standard’s debt.

A lot of guys mess around with married women, but you’re the only one I know who robs a joint just to pay back the husband. Crazy.

Standard and Cook’s accomplice Blanche (Christina Hendricks) to pull off the heist, the Driver sees a dark Chrysler pulling into the lot. Standard is killed by the pawnshop owner as he leaves the building and Blanche barely makes it into the car and they rush away.

Blanch and the Driver hides in a hotel, where she confesses that she and Cook were double-crossing him and Standard. Two of Cook’s henchmen arrives, kills Blanche before the Driver kills them both. The Driver tracks Cook down and after he smashes his fingers Cook tells him Nino is behind the robbery and double crossing.

The Driver wants nothing of the million anymore, just to get rid of it. Nino dismisses the offer to take the cash plainly, and sends a hit man to the Driver’s apartment building. He enters the lift with the Driver and Irene, and the Driver notices the man is carrying a weapon, kisses Irene for the first time and viciously kills the hit man, terrifying Irene.

What will happen to Benicio, Irene and the Driver? Is there any chance they can ever be together? Will the Driver be ever able to get rid of the cash he doesn’t even want?

Rating: 8/10

Drive was so delightful. The movie was beautifully shot. The spans of silence worked to build the tension excellently and the depth of the Driver’s character was mesmerising when he defended himself. I didn’t find the violence too much at all, and seeing as I don’t have a fondness for guts everywhere I can’t see what people are harping on about. I never felt bored watching Drive and there was never the remote possibility of confusion – everything was so clearly shot that you knew exactly what was going down.

This is one of Ryan Gosling’s most intense roles ever played and certainly one of his best. It takes remarkable acting skills to get the message through without words, aided only by grunts and facial expressions. His character seems calm and a bit of a pushover and then when he is approached by people he did a job for in a social setting that switch is so fast and terrifying and effective.

Carey Mulligan seems to be gaining speed in Hollywood and I think it is well deserved. Sure, she fits into a very specific role but she does it so well that I love her every time I see her on screen. She is definitely becoming a favourite of mine.

The relationship between the Driver and Irene is so beautifully done. Initially the only thing the Driver does is be her friend and assist her. Only after her husband dies they share a kiss, but there is still something remarkably old fashioned about their love story.

The support cast did so well. Bryan Cranston was his ever delightful self, and I have to rave about Ron Perlman for just a few seconds. I find him hilarious. He is so over the top and strange and even when he is a gangster (Sons of Anarchy) there is something infinitely fabulous and mock-worthy about him. He is a great actor and always makes his characters so interesting.

I generally hate open endings. It is so frustrating to never know what happened to the characters! Drive is one of the few movies where it didn’t frustrate me, because the Driver did what he wanted to do – keep Irene and Benicio safe.

Have you seen this? What did you think?

May 26, 2014May 23, 2014 by Natasha Categories: UncategorizedTags: Bryan Cranston, Carey Mulligan, Drive, Movies, Review, Ron Perlman, Ryan Gosling 7 Comments

5 Things Friday: 5 shows to watch

Happy Friday the 13th!

This week was horrible. Imagine everything going wrong, and then going wrong again. We have had our generator fail at work (a big problem when the lab’s freezers can’t keep samples frozen), pipes had burst, birds attacked people by flying through the shaft, which held the bursting pipe – it was that kind of week.

Watching series always makes me feel better. It is so much easier dealing with other people’s problems than our own, even if they are fictional. Here are 5 of the best shows I have watched this year.

The Mentalist Season Four

 

At the end of season three, Patrick shoots and kills the man he suspects of being Red John. Season Four starts with his arrest, and his quest to become free again. How will Patrick get out of trouble this time?

It wouldn’t be on my list if I didn’t think the show was good, but I really enjoyed this one. It is fantastically intelligent and entertaining, and they even manage to keep the cases fresh. I enjoyed the inclusion of Luther Wainwright. Finally a person on Patrick’s intellectual level! Speaking of Patrick, how phenomenal is Simon Baker in his portrayal?

Without giving away too much, I just want to say I hope Season Five brings some closure to many parts of the storyline. The show is in danger of becoming very stretched out if some plots don’t close down.

The Carrie Diaries Season One

 

The only new series on this list, The Carrie Diaries was much more enjoyable than I would have expected. Truly, it is extremely frivolous, so it is great to watch on a day where you just don’t want to think.

The show revolves around the teenager Carrie Bradshaw, the main character in the very successful Sex and the City franchise.

The second season needs to have a more structured sequence of events, and a real storyline. A little more originality wouldn’t hurt as well.

The Carrie Diaries is a good, entertaining and short series, but if you seek something more complex, I wouldn’t recommend it.

Sons of Anarchy Season One and Two (I freaked out it is so good)

Read reviews here and here.

I made the huge mistake of watching episode one of season three while on my stationery bike at home. I nearly fell off. I am not capable of being emotionally detached from it. It is shocking, amoral and violent, but the suspense keeps me going back for more each time. Every episode is jam packed with drama, and you simply can’t stop.

Obviously, I love it. Go watch it.

Supernatural Season Three

 

The favorite Winchester boys return and they desperately search for a way to save Dean’s soul. On the way they hunt and kill demons, vampires, werewolves and pretty much every supernatural creature they can find.

I have only watched until season three so far, and I am still impressed with how the show is created and presented. Even though the show is relatively serious, the team still manages to bring humor to it.

I am perpetually irritated with Sam, but his character is an essential part of the show, and Dean has lost too much to lose his brother as well.

Season three is a short season, so it can be a quick watch. The series ended as I expected it would, but the end made it possible for season four to start with a bang (I hope)

Pretty Little Liars Season Three

 

It is the one show I never expected to like, but I devoured season one and two. They were both brilliant, but season three struck me as mediocre. It is one of those shows that needs to reach a conclusion, but never does. It seems silly to take the girls to university with A still stalking them, but it would seem if they don’t find him/her by season Four, the show is going to go down the drain.

The show is entertaining and suspenseful, but it seems to follow the structure of season one and two, and they only add in a few more villains.

This is definitely a girl show, so if you are one, you will enjoy some of it.

Have you watched any of these shows? Which other ones would you recommend?

September 13, 2013 by Natasha Categories: Five Things FridayTags: Anna-Sophia Robb, bikers, carrie bradshaw, Charlie Hunnam, Dean Winchester, Five Things Friday, Friday, Katey Sagal, Owain Yeoman, Pretty Little Liars, Robin Tunney, Ron Perlman, Sam Winchester, SAMCRO, Series, Simon Baker, Sons of Anarchy, Supernatural, The Carrie Diaries, The Mentalist 6 Comments

Series Review: Sons of Anarchy (Season 2)

What happened in Season One

Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman) and Jax Teller (Charlie Hunham) lead the Sons of Anarchy – an outlaw motorcycle club smuggling guns.

After Jax found his father’s notes on how he wanted SAMCRO, Jax started questioning his stepfather’s decisions for the club. The tension between them escalates when he learns that Clay and Tig, another member, planned the murder of Opie, which resulted in Opie’s wife being killed.

Season Two

*Contains Spoilers

White Separates, led by Ethan Zobelle, arrive in Charming, and after Clay openly taunts them at Bobby Elvis’ reunion, they gang rape Gemma. They tell her to tell the club to leave Charming, but she chooses not to share the information with her son and husband. She only tells Police Chief Wayne Unser and Dr. Tara Knowles. They help her stage a car accident, giving her a plausible tale for her injuries.

Big Otto, a member of the club who is imprisoned, contacts SAMCRO and asks them for help – his wife’s porn business is dangerously close to closing down after a raid from law enforcement and intimidation from a rival pornographer, Georgie Caruso. Jax knows that under the ATF’s beady eyes, SOA can’t use their new warehouse for guns, and convinces the club to rather use it as a location for Luanne’s business. They become business partners, hoping to increase SOA’s revenue streams, and give the club a legitimate income.

Meanwhile, Opie is struggling to deal with Donna’s death. He becomes more involved in the club, even distancing himself from Jax, without knowing that when he supports Clay’s decisions, he is supporting the man responsible for his wife’s death.

Chibs is hurt in a bomb attack from Zobelle’s men, and Clay asks for immediate retribution. They head to where they know Zobelle is, but they are arrested when it turns out that it is a church meeting.

While in prison, most of SOA is once again visited by ATF Agent Joan Stahl. She tries to get them to rat out their IRA friends, but fails. Clay and Jax go at each other after their visit.

The tension between Jax and Clay worsen when Cara-Cara burns down. Jax believes Clay orchestrated the fire, especially since Clay told the club he wants them out of the porn business. Even when he learns from the police that Clay wasn’t behind it, he requests to go Nomad – a biker who belongs to SAMCRO but not to a specific Charter of the club. Most of the club is against him going Nomad, but accepts when they realize it is what he needs. To keep Jax from leaving SAMCRO, Gemma finally reveals her horror to her family. The men reunite, and start searching for ways to finally get to Zobell.

Reunited, the club receives another blow. Tig is so overcome with guilt; he confesses to Opie that he is the man who murdered Donna. He tells Opie that Stahl made Opie look like a rat – and the club had to take him out, and that he switching cars with Donna led to her death.

Chibs makes a deal with the ATF to help capture the IRA and its leader, Jimmy O, a man who Chibs hates with a passion. The ATF successfully captures Edmond Hayes, who is part of the IRA. They use him to track down Edmond’s father, Cameron, and Jimmy O. Opie, now on a path of revenge, witnesses Chibs speaking to Stahl. Opie has Stahl at gunpoint, but leaves her alone after telling her to remember that the outlaws had mercy with her. He tells the club that he saw Chibs, but warns them not to jump the gun as they did with him. It isn’t necessary, as Chibs soon confesses what he did.

The SOA finds out that Zobelle is hiding behind his racial “beliefs”, and that he is only interested in doing business with the Mayans, and their prison heroin trade. The Sons uses this useful information to turn AJ Weston, one of the men who raped Gemma, against Zobelle, as Weston fully believes in his “cause”.

Weston is arrested for the connection with the fire at the porn building. The Sons confront Zobelle and his daughter in his shop, and he confesses to Hale for possession of illegal narcotics to save himself and his daughter. Both are released from custody. Zobelle runs to the Mayans for protection, and he and his daughter head to his shop to clear things out. Ethan’s daughter Polly heads to see Edmond, who she has been seeing secretly. She finds him killed, and Gemma arrives, shooting her. Stahl, who killed Edmond, frames Gemma for both murders. Gemma calls Unser, and she flees Charming to avoid arrest. Zobelle leaves Charming without his daughter, not knowing what happened to her.

Weston heads with his son to a tattoo parlor. The tattoo artists is, like everyone in Charming, on the Sons’ pay list, injures Weston “accidentally” and tells him to go clean up in the bathroom. He finds the Sons there and Jax kills him, avenging his mother’s rape.

Cameron learns that his son is dead, and that Gemma is the main suspect. He heads to Jax’s house, kills Half Sack, and ties up Tara. He steals Abel, and the Sons chase him. They are just too late and witness Abel leaving Charming with Cameron in a boat.

Rating: 7/10

This season was so good. It is vastly superior to Season One. The last episode had me, literally, biting my pillow when I wasn’t screaming.

Sons of Anarchy is just so morally wrong. The show is about everything that could be wrong with the world – Porn, Guns, heavy drinking and swearing. And yet you find yourself rooting for them instead of the ATF. That said, maybe if Stahl wasn’t such a vicious cow, I would find some sympathy for the justice department. I hated her nearly as much as Zobelle and his stupid racist cronie, Weston. I hated Weston A LOT. I am not violent by nature, and I was cheering when Jax shot him. It was just such a profound sense of justice finally being served.

I haven’t started on three yet, but I really hope it is as well done as two. What a show!

Read season One’s review here

August 28, 2013 by Natasha Categories: ReviewsTags: Bobby Elvis, Charlie Hunnam, Chibbs, Clay Morrow, Jax Teller, Katey Sagal, Review, Reviews, Ron Perlman, Series, Sons of Anarchy 3 Comments

Series Review: Sons of Anarchy (Season One)

I decided to watch Sons of Anarchy on a recommendation from my sister – she claimed it was very violent and serious, but good. My friend Zoë’s opinion was that the show had good moments, but ultimately could lead to a fail. I decided to try it out, to break up the absorption I have in my reading challenge, and I am still not certain how I feel about it. It is good, but not as violent as I thought it would be (there certainly are moments that are gruesome) and serious (that is certain). It is really intense – no dozing off while watching. My basic conclusion is that it is a show written for men, and well done so.

Background

The Sons of Anarchy is an outlaw motorcycle club. The show focuses on its original chapter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original (SAMCRO). SAMCRO is stationed in Charming, California. Their clubhouse is next to the Teller-Morrow mechanic shop.

The club is led by Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman) and Jackson Teller (Charlie Hunnam), respectively the President and Vice-President. The club protects Charming with their vigilante justice, which includes bribery and intimidation. They are very dedicated to keep the hard drugs, and their drug dealers, out of Charming.

What happens?

At the beginning of the season, SAMCRO’s gun warehouse is torched by the Mayans, a rival gang. They also steal the guns in the warehouse. Joaquin County Sheriff Trammel (Glen Plummer) finds the bodies of two dead illegal immigrants. Jackson Teller’s, VP of the club, wife Wendy (Drea deMatteo) collapses after a crank injection. Their son is born ten weeks premature, with a heart and liver defect. They name him Abel.

Jax finds a manifesto that his father, a founding member of SAMCRO, wrote about the club as he collects some baby clothes at the storage unit. He is tormented by the thoughts that the club is becoming something completely different from what the original members planned.

At the hospital, Wendy overdoses on crank after Gemma (Katey Sagal) tells her Abel will never call her mother. She is saved, and goes into rehab. A high school sweetheart of Jax, Tara (Maggie Siff), is a doctor there and suspects Gemma’s involvement in Wendy’s overdose. There is no love lost between Tara and Jax’s mother, as Gemma hates Tara for dumping Jax eleven years ago to study medicine and get out of Charming.

Tara receives a phone call from an ex-boyfriend – ATF agent Josh Kohn (Jay Karness), who she has a restraining order against. He shows up in Charming to investigate SAMCROs criminal activities, but Deputy Chief Hale (Tayler Sheridan) realizes that he took extended vacation from ATF, and is there on his own agenda.

The SOA head to patch over the Devil’s Tribe Motorcycle Club. Previously, Prospect Half Sack (Johnny Lewis) commented on how attractive Gemma, Clay’s wife is. To get back at him, Clay sleeps with a girl named Cherry (Taryn Manning), who actually likes Half Sack. Kohn trails the SOA and sees them in a shootout with the Mayans. Tara receives images of Jax and another girl’s lovemaking, and deduces that Kohn is behind it.

Clay is arrested after a triple homicide where SOA guns were used. Gemma ends up behind the bars as well when she hits Cherry with a skateboard for sleeping with Clay. Tara tells Jax that she is being stalked by the ATF agent, and that is why he is in town. Jax damages Kohn’s car, and eventually throws him through a parlor window. The shop’s owner covers for Jax by saying that he only retaliated after Kohn stabbed him with scissors. Kohn is arrested for breaking his parole, but returns to Tara’s house and attacks her. She manages to shoot him and calls Jax, who kills him when he calls Tara a “biker slut”. They sleep together with the dead body in the room, and afterwards Jax burns his corpse. He tries to burn his father’s manifest, but saves it from the fire.

After his return from prison, Opie’s (Ryan Hurst) life at home is shaky. He returns to work for the club to save his family from losing their house. He is commissioned to kill someone in a favor for the IRA, but when he isn’t able to perform the assassination, Bobby (Mark Boone Jnr) kills the man. There is a witness, and Bobby is arrested. The club thinks Opie turned against them, but he is actually being kept captive by ATF agent Stahl (Ally Walker), who hates the club. She tries to make it look like he is the rat. He is released from prison, and Clay and Tig pretend to believe his innocence, knowing that Jax will revolt if they dare hurt Opie. Police Chief Wayne Unser (Dayton Callie) tells Clay that Opie is innocent, but Tig (Kim Coates) is already on the way to go kill him. He ends up killing Donna (Sprague Grayden), Opie’s wife, who was using his truck at the time.

Clay makes it look like a gang related attack, but Deputy Chief Hale tells Jax that Agent Stahl from the ATF set Opie up. Jax realizes that Clay is behind the shooting. Tig, Happy and Chibs find the real witness, and Tig wants to kill her, but Jax shows up, threatens her, and sends her out of California. Jax is angry and unhappy to remain at the club under Clay’s rule, knowing now that he is immoral.

Rating: 6/10

Season One was good, but it really isn’t as good as season two. If I hadn’t watched the second season, I might have mentioned that it isn’t addictive. It is very addictive. Season one is still good though. Very serious, but a solid back story provides basis for a plausible tale.

The best character portrayal definitely goes to Katey Sagal, who plays Gemma Teller-Morrow. She is fiercely intense, and I would hide under the counter if I ever met someone like her. Her devotion to the club is unshakable, and she plays the part of domineering mother to the hilt. The only other show I have seen her in was in 8 Simple rules for dating my Teenage daughter, and even though she played a mom there as well, she went a completely different direction with Gemma. She really did well.

The story hosts a compelling mix of drama, violence, humor and love. The character whose love relationships are explored the most is Jax Teller. Perhaps the most significant form is when he becomes a new father to a seriously ill baby. He obviously isn’t ready to be a father, but it is interesting to see where he starts to develop a sense of duty.

The relationship between Jax and Tara was surprisingly well done. It showed real issues – the fact that they are of completely different social classes, and that she saves human lives, and he is responsible for destroying it. I found the love making scene with the dead Kohn in the room completely nauseating. It was so macabre. I sometimes just want to message him and to keep his pants zipped.

My love-hate relationship towards Clay turned to hate-hate when he ordered the hit on Opie, and got Donna murdered. Yes, he thought Opie was a rat, but couldn’t he make absolutely sure before being so willing to take out one of “the club”? Tig is also such an ass. He is this perverted, messed up man, and has a nasty temper. I just hope Jax pops him one soon. Really, I do.

Opie may be my favorite character of the show. He is this sad, calm, sweet man who loves his wife and kids, got imprisoned because of a fellow member’s mistake, kept his mouth shut about his club, and even then he still doesn’t rise (or barely does) to his wife’s anger. I have to sympathize with Donna – I would have left long ago. At the end I was cheering for her because she turned around and chose him above the ATF. And then Tig killed her. Naturally I hate Tig now.

Another thing mentioning is my appreciation to their attention to detail. The jackets with all their different patches fascinated me enough so that I went and researched what it all means. It is a really decent read, and I suggest you do so if you plan to watch the series.

It really is a good show. I wouldn’t recommend it if you are susceptible to violence. I would mostly recommend it as solid watching material to guys.

August 13, 2013August 13, 2013 by Natasha Categories: ReviewsTags: Charlie Hunnam, Drama, entertainment, Katey Sagal, Kim Coates, Maggie Siff, Mark Boone Jnr, Review, Reviews, Ron Perlman, Ryan Hurst, Series, Sons of Anarchy 2 Comments

Movie Review: Pacific Rim (2013)

*contains spoilers

Colossal beasts, the Kaijus, attack coastal cities in 2013. They rise from a portal on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. The nations on the Pacific Rim beats back the destruction of the human race by building huge war machines, the Jaegers, which are co-piloted by two humans, as the neurological strain is too intense for one person to carry. The two humans’ brains are linked, causing each other to see memories, and fight together. The Jaegers are highly effective, but the attacks from the Kaijus increase and the Pacific Rim governments discontinue the Jaegers in favor of building coastal walls to keep the Kaijus out. The remaining Jaegers are deployed to Hong Kong to protect the city until its wall is built.

Stacker Pentecost (Idris Elba) is the commander of the Jaeger forces. He makes a plan to end the war by sending a nuclear weapon through the portal. He recalls pilot Raleigh Becket (Charlie Hunnam) to return to his Jaeger, the Gipsy Danger. Becket used to co-pilot with his brother Yancy, who was killed during a mission. Becket suffered a huge loss, not only because he lost his brother, but because they were still linked, and experienced his death. When Raleigh arrives at Hong Kong, he meets potential candidates to pilot with him. He demands to pilot with Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi) when he realizes she is the strongest candidate. Pentecost initially refuses, as he sees her as his daughter. He eventually relents, but needs to pull Mako from the mission after their initial test run nearly ends in disaster when she relives her childhood trauma.

The Jaegers leave to protect Hong Kong against two Kaiju that are heading for the city. The Gipsy Danger gets sent in after the Kaiju’s destroy two Jaegers and disabling the third. They become heroes after successfully saving the city.

Scientist Newton Geiszler (Charlie Day) is as fascinated with the Kaijus as he is repulsed by them. He assembles a machine allowing him a mental link to one of the Kaiju’s brain fragments. The strain nearly kills him, but he learns that the Kaijus are actually engineered weapons fighting for a race of alien invaders.

Newton sets out to find an intact Kaiju brain. His only hope is finding Hannibal Chau (Ron Perlman), an underground trafficking king in Hong Kong. Upon the attack of the city, Hannibal realizes that Newton is the reason for the Kaijus’ attack, and deserts him. Afterwards, when both monsters are killed, Hannibal and his team strip the parts. The one monster was pregnant, and its spawn eats Hannibal.

Newton and his partner Hermann Gottlieb (Burn Gorman) merge with the newborn Kaiju’s brain and realize that the portal will only open for a Kaiju.

The remaining two Jaegers are sent to execute the destruction of the portal. Pentecost co-pilots the Jaeger carrying the weapon, but they are forced to detonate early, killing themselves and the Kaijus guarding the portal. Raleigh and Mako seize the remaining Kaiju with the Gipsy Danger and enters the portal. Raleigh releases Mako to safety, and goes into the portal. The Gipsy’s portal detonates, destroying the portal and the would-be alien conquerors.

The movie ends where both Mako and Raleigh arrives safely at sea in enclosed caskets.

Rating: 7.5/10

I have to say that I did not expect to enjoy it this much. Pacific Rim may be one of my favorite movies this year. It is a compelling mix of drama, science, aliens, humor, terror and heroism.

The best scene possibly is Mako’s flashback where she witnessed her family’s death by the Kaijus. It perfectly portrays the fear of a terrified little girl – so well that you can almost feel her fear.

Sadly, the excellent acting of the young Mako was not mirrored in the actress that played the adult version of her. Rinko Kikuchi’s performance was sadly lacking. So much more could have been brought to the character than she did. She is completely stilted, and her acting seems very 1960s. I enjoyed that the character in itself was a good idea – an independent woman who isn’t the sexed up doll usually written into moves.

The movie focuses on the budding relationship between Becket and Mori. Both are messed up humans who choose to hide their weakest part. Part of their relationship is the trust and respect they have for each other, being in each other’s minds. The relationship never fully turns romantic, but I found that it was just fine for this movie.

The end relieved me – who doesn’t both the hero and heroine to live? The more I thought of it, the more it seemed unrealistic that Raleigh could survive his travel into the portal and come out alive.

Since starting on Sons of Anarchy, I have wanted to watch another piece of work from Charlie Hunnam. He really did well, much better in fact; than he does in the first season of SOA (I am only there now) He has certainly grown into a better actor. He fits into his character – he appears broken, loyal and fearless.

Seeing another SOA actor was pleasantly surprising. It seems that Ron Perlman can either be completely scary (SOA) or very ridiculous. He appeared as this dangerous type of joke in Pacific Rim. The gold tipped shoes were perfectly revolting and really appropriate.

All in all, this was a fantastic way to spend some money and time, and I think most people would at least find something good in the film.

August 6, 2013 by Natasha Categories: Movies, ReviewsTags: Charlie Hunnam, entertainment, Idis Elba, Jaeger, Movies, Pacific Rim, Review, Reviews, Rinko Kikuchi, Ron Perlman, Sci-Fi 3 Comments