Dustin Putman's Movie Review Feed

Dustin's Review: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)

(1.5 Stars/Out of 4) - Nationwide - Slightly improved in a few departments, but riddled yet again with a trashy script and groan-worthy aims at humor that don't fit in with the film's darker, grittier style. Although "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" might be closer to what Nicolas Cage had in mind from the start with this comic book property, it's still just not a very good adaptation.

Dustin's Review: The Secret World of Arrietty (2012)

(2.5 Stars/Out of 4) - Nationwide - Whimsical, charming and a little sad, "The Secret World of Arrietty" hasn't the whiz-bang pacing of a "Puss in Boots," but its narrative is absorbing enough that children should easily be taken by this more deliberate, dreamlike gait. Even a lesser Studio Ghibli feature is one that obviously has come from the heart.

Dustin's Review: This Means War (2012)

(2 Stars/Out of 4) - Nationwide - One of those forehead slappers that doesn't just dumb down its thirty-something characters to the level of freshmen in high school, but holds each of them in contempt. It is mighty hard to invest in relationships when the people involved are skeevy, dishonest liars, but darn if the cast isn't pleasing to watch.