Q’s Reviews – October 14, 2019

War.  This is an Indian film that treats us to extravagant entertainment in the Bollywood style.  Unapologetically over-the-top with grand drama and thrills, the film is just fun to watch, especially when the Big Dance Numbers erupt with color and flare.  Two of India’s biggest action/thriller superstars, Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, basically go to WAR.  The action sequences go beyond the limits of human endurance, but they always bounce back to do it again.   The experience is a visual spectacle designed for the aficionado of action movies. Hrithik and Tiger command the screen as they do ferocious battle with unforeseen consequences but always have time for a dance.  If you want to see an Indian film, this is one to see.   Not rated but would likely be PG-13 for action violence.

Jexi.  This movie is a very contemporary comedy that will make you laugh a lot and cringe at some very crude content.  Phil, Adam Levine, has a very current ailment; he is addicted to his cellphone.  He is a super nerd with a dead end job making “top ten lists”.  He has no girl friend, but when he upgrades his cellphone, his new phone AI Assistant is “Jexi”.  Jexi has quite an attitude and becomes very fond of and protective of Phil.  Jexi starts out boosting Phil’s confidence and he comes out of his shell.  But Jexi is becoming a jealous nightmare and won’t leave Phil alone.  She sabotages his love life as she is in love with Phil.  He discovers some interesting ways to fulfill her lust.    The film is a funny expose about the danger of technology and the loss of our humanity.  It runs more like a sit-com and misses the chance to make a profound statement about the dangers of technology.  Rated R for strong/crude sexual content and language throughout, some drug use and graphic nudity.  It is a Peggy’s Pick.

The Addams Family.  The ghoulish family is back in animated form.  Gomez, Morticia, Pugsley, Wednesday, Lurch, Uncle Fester, Thing, Cousin It and others live their delightfully morbid lives in the haunted house on a hill. Macabre and peculiar as they may be, The Addams aren’t much different than the rest of us.  When Wednesday decides to go to Middle School, the mean girls at school meet their match.  Lurch now has quite a musical repertoire that adds to the fun.  The film does not have the satirical, somewhat subversive bite of the original cartoons, which is a shame.  The film is enjoyable as it is aimed at a family audience, but I miss the irreverent tone of the source material.  Rated PG for macabre and suggestive humor, and some action.