Movie Reviews

Saturday, October 17, 2020

Pirates of the Caribbean 5 (2017)


Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Spyro Rating: 6,1 /10 as "Good" 
Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg 
Stars: Johnny Depp, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Javier Bardem
More details on IMDB and Wikipedia

Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) is the fifth film in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. This one is better than the previous movie On Stranger Tides (2011) which was released six years before.

The plot has to do mostly about the new characters. Kaya Scodelario is an astronomer - horologist, she has her own science-related quest. Brenton Thwaites is the son of Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, he wants to break the curse on his father.

Overall, this film was produced just to give the happy ending that fans of the original trilogy were asking. Go for it if you are curious about an epilogue regarding events in other movies. Also, yes, it is safe to skip the previous film.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) trailer

Sunday, October 4, 2020

Enola Holmes (2020)


Enola Holmes (2020)
Spyro Rating: 7,2 /10 as "charming" 
Director: Harry Bradbeer
Stars: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Helena Bonham Carter
More details on IMDB and Wikipedia 

Enola Holmes is the younger sister of Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes. She is as smart as her siblings, a "brain runs in the family" thing.

Enola grew up alone with her mother who chose to educate her in her own way. One day, the Holmes mother vanished and the Holmes brothers got back home after many years. Sherlock, who is the family detective is tasked to search for the mother but Enola plans to do the same thing on her own.

This film is one more pleasant surprise out of a Netflix release. We may have already watch dozen productions about the Holmes family but even still, this movie seemed unique in it's own way.

Enola Holmes (2020) trailer