The horrors of murder, war, imprisonment and abuse somehow make for a drab little drama in Henry Alex Rubin’s sincere, but unremarkable “Semper Fi.”
The film takes events which should be riveting and makes them stalwart, pushing the biggest emotions and most complicated thoughts into too-short scenes that feel isolated from the rest of the movie. A documentary about these characters’ therapy sessions would be fascinating. The movie about how they got there? Not so much.
“Semper Fi” stars Jai Courtney as Callahan, a police officer and Marine Reservist, whose brother Oyster has always been a bit of screw up. Callahan had to call in favors to get the Marines to waive Oyster’s prior felonies so he could join the service. Callahan had to get Oyster his job at a burger joint. Oyster knows all this and, although he appreciates it, he resents that his brother looks at...
The film takes events which should be riveting and makes them stalwart, pushing the biggest emotions and most complicated thoughts into too-short scenes that feel isolated from the rest of the movie. A documentary about these characters’ therapy sessions would be fascinating. The movie about how they got there? Not so much.
“Semper Fi” stars Jai Courtney as Callahan, a police officer and Marine Reservist, whose brother Oyster has always been a bit of screw up. Callahan had to call in favors to get the Marines to waive Oyster’s prior felonies so he could join the service. Callahan had to get Oyster his job at a burger joint. Oyster knows all this and, although he appreciates it, he resents that his brother looks at...
- 10/3/2019
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
America certainly loves its beer, and it’s maybe never been as apparent as in the new trailer for Ace Content and Budweiser’s documentary, “Kings of Beer,” which provides a never-before-seen look at the rigorous standards and intense competition that characterize the brewing of the iconic American lagers.
The exclusive trailer above illustrates the documentary subjects’ passion for brewing beer. One interviewee even calls the competition, “like winning the Super Bowl, or the World Series.”
“‘Kings of Beer’ is a story about regular people from all over the world who dreamed of becoming brewmasters and who share an uncompromising ambition to be the best at their craft,” producer and Ace Content CEO Justin V. Barocas said in a statement. “We found their stories to be incredibly inspiring and we think that anyone who wants to be the best at what they do, will love these characters too.”
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The exclusive trailer above illustrates the documentary subjects’ passion for brewing beer. One interviewee even calls the competition, “like winning the Super Bowl, or the World Series.”
“‘Kings of Beer’ is a story about regular people from all over the world who dreamed of becoming brewmasters and who share an uncompromising ambition to be the best at their craft,” producer and Ace Content CEO Justin V. Barocas said in a statement. “We found their stories to be incredibly inspiring and we think that anyone who wants to be the best at what they do, will love these characters too.”
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- 7/2/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
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