No.
Even though the execution of this survival thriller is above average (music, performances, editing, all top notch), I still found myself… disengaged.
Should I Go See It?
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Haywire
Yes.
Soderbergh delivers a well crafted spy thriller that’s heavy on atmosphere and is filled with some riveting fight scenes courtesy of new star Gina Carano.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Yes.
An intense crime thriller with some amazing performances and pitch-perfect direction (what else would you expect from David Fincher?), this one is not to be missed.
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Yes.
Brad Bird expertly directs this worthy addition to the series that admittedly lacks the gravitas of one or three, but makes up for it with some truly nail-biting action sequences.
Drive
Yes.
There are one of a kind movie-going experiences and then there are one of a kind movie-going experiences… this is the latter.
Contagion
Yes.
Not every subplot really works, but the whole is better than the sum of its parts and Soderbergh succeeds in telling a story that stays with you long after the credits roll.
The Debt
Yes.
Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson have top billing in this time period jumping thriller about a Nazi hunting mission gone awry, but it’s Jesper Christensen as the eerie villain who is the real star here and worth watching for.
Final Destination 5
No.
As with its predecessors, the truly horrific deaths are creative and fun but they are held together by laughable acting and a decade old storyline.
Fast Five
No.
While this is easily the best film in the series and an above average popcorn movie, it still isn’t a substantive enough upgrade to warrant running out to the theater.
Source Code
Yes.
This thriller about a soldier mentally reliving the last moments of a doomed train has certainly had me thinking ever since I saw it, and that alone proves it’s worth recommending (even if it doesn’t quite reach the same level as Tony Scott’s Deja Vu, another thriller with a similar sci-fi twist).
