Breaking In

In this movie,  Shaun Russel (Gabrielle Union) after the death of her father goes back to her childhood home with her children Jasmine (Ajiona Alexis)  and Glover (Seth Carr) to get the house in order to be put on the market for sale. Unknowingly to them,  intruders who wanted to steal her father's money were already in the house when they arrived and they locked her outside holding her children hostage. One of the intruders go after her but Shaun overpowers him and tries to use him for leverage but it didn't work.  After much trials and after facing a lot of dangers she eventually saves her family from danger.

   In this movie expect strong violence against women and children.  There is use of knives and guns.  Also there is threat of arson and rape of a teenage girl.  There are several uses of foul language like bitch, Fuck, shit and a couple of sex references.
 

The movie was released in theaters on May 11, 2018 and on D. V. D August 7,2018. It was directed by James McTeigue and the genre of literature is mystery and suspense.  It runs for 88minutes and it is rated pg13 because of the foul language, violence, sexual references and 

Night school

Night school is a comedy about Teddy (Kevin Hart)  who is a barbeque sales man.  His life changed when he lost his job as a result of a fire incident which he caused.  Since he lost his job he was scared he will loose his fiancee Lisa (Megalyn Echikunwoke)  too.  So instead of telling her the truth that he could not get a job unless he gets his General Equivalency diploma (G. E. D).  He lies to her that he got a new job while he is actually enrolled in a night school.  Teddy faces lots of struggle with taking the test and Lisa eventually finds out the truth and calls of the engagement.
 

 The message in this movie is a relatable one.  it talks of Teddy who was called dumb in the past because he had learning difficulties (dyslexia,  dyscalculia and auditory processing disorder). Night school is able to convey the issue of learning disorders in a comic but yet educative way. It also talks about not giving up.  Teddy did not give up on getting his G. E. D although he faced a lot of struggles. Another message in this movie is honesty.  The importance of honesty was shown between Teddy and Lisa. Everything was better when he was honest.
      The story of this movie is not complete without talking of the night school teacher Carrie (Tiffany Haddish)  who is a tough but inspiritional and dedicated teacher who is concerned with the success of her students and she ensures that no one is left behind.  She uses her not so professional methods to make sure Teddy overcome his difficulties and he eventually gets his G. E. D

    The movie is written by Kevin Hart and directed by Malcolm. D.  Lee.  It was released in theatres September 28 2018 and released on D. V. D January 1,2019. The movie is rated p.g 13 due to crude and sexual content, drug references and violence.  It runs for 111 minutes. 

To All The Boys I've Loved Before

To all the boys I've loved before is a teen romantic-comedy that is based on the popular same named YA novel by Jenny Han. The movie talks about a  teenage Korean American girl LaraJean Covey (Lana Condor) who is a die hard fan of romance. She loves reading romantic novels and fantasizes about having a relationship.

Everytime she has a crush,she writes a letter to them but never mails it.  Overtime she writes 5 letters to the 5 crushes she has had her whole life and she stores them in a box hidden in her closet.  Her world crashes when her little sister Kitty (Anna Cathcart)  secretly mails the letter in her bid to save her sisters boring life.  To make things worse,  one of the guys is Josh (Israel  Broussard) her big sister's recently separated boyfriend and her last crush.  Another of the guys Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo) , her middle school crush suggests that they fake a relationship to help him get his girlfriend back and to help her get over Josh.  The fake relationship grows into something serious the longer they stay together and LaraJean realizes that a real boyfriend is better than a fantasy one.

If you love teen movies or romantic movies you will love this one.  The movie is about Larajean realizing her self worth and seeing the benefits of a real relationship.  It also conveys messages of family bond, honesty and self esteem.  The movie is safe for kids ages 12 and above. It was directed by Susan Johnson and written by Sofia Alvarez.  It was released on August 17,2018 and it runs for 120 minutes. 

LionHeart Movie review

Lion Heart is a movie that is about how a woman strives to excel in her business that is dominated by men. The leadership in Lion heart transport company has to be changed due to thrill health of the owner's co-founder Chief Ernest Obiagu (Pete Edochie).  He by passes his daughter Adaexe Obiagu (Genevieve Nnaji)  and appoints his brother God'swill Obiagu (Nkem Owoh) as the head.  There was slight tension between Ada and God'swill at first but as time went by they decided that the family legacy is more important than any rivalry between them.  The two come together to save the company from debt incured by Chief Ernest while trying to pursue a federal government contract that didn't work out and from their competitor Innocent Igwe (Kanayo O Kanayo)  who has eye for the company and offered to buy it.

Apart from the importance of family unity this movie also talks about the issue of national unity as shown when they worked with a company from the North.  It also shows the importance of hard work and determination.   

The movie is directed by the star Genevieve Nnaji. It runs for 95 minutes. It can be classified as a comedy and it is suitable for all ages.    

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP

    Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp is about events that occurred after Captain America: Civil War and before The Avengers : Infinity War. Ant-Man and the Wasp begins when Paul Rudd ( Ant man/Scott Lang)  who was undergoing house arrest as his punishment for his involvement  in Captain America : Civil War. It was a few days for his sentence to be over when he  had a "dream" that he saw Michelle Pfeiffer (Janet Van Dyne) the wife of his former colleague that he had fallen out with  Michael Douglas (Hank Pym)  in the quantum realm which he was stucked in briefly in Ant-Man.


He contacted Hank and his daughter Hope/ The Wasp (Evangeline Lily) and told them about it and they had been searching for a way to find out if Janet was still alive and if they could save her. This news brought renewed hope to them. Hank and his daughter Hope who were on the run from the authorities worked together with Scott in secrecy to save Janet whom they had a strong proof that she was alive. They were faced with oppositions from a black market broker Sonny Burch (Walton Goggins) who had a client that was willing to pay a huge sum of money for Hank's lab which is full of advanced quantum technology. And also Ava/ Ghost (Hannah John'-Kamen) who was suffering from a metabolic disorder which makes her go through painful phases in the physical realm and she wanted to use the advance technology to save herself before she phase out completely and dies.
Despite the oppositions together Scott, Hank and Hope saved Janet from he quantum realm without being caught or hindering  Scott's release from house arrest.

Ant-man and the Wasp directed by Peyton Reed contains genres such as action and adventure, comedy, science fiction and fantasy. It was released on July 6th 2018 and it runs for 118 minutes. The movie is rated ok for children from the age of 10 and above due to the violent actions though not a much as are present in other marvel moves. Apart from containing a bit of violence it encourages virtues like forgiveness, love, redemption, courage and team work. 

Rampage movie review

Rampage is a monster movie that begins with a scientist in space who was attacked by a mutated rat and she was trying to save her samples  from being destroyed by the rat.   Unfortunately the ship was destroyed and the samples were sent to three different locations on earth.  One of the locations happen to be San Diego Wildlife Sanctuary where primarologist Davies Okoye (Dwayne Johnson ) works.  His favorite animal an albino gorilla  named George came across the genetic sample and became affected by it.  George began to grow uncontrollably, became easily agitated and had excruciating hunger.
The military wanted George dead but Davies was against it.  He teamed up with a
rogue genetic engineer Dr Kate Caldwell (Naomi Harris)  to get the antidote for George.  It was soon discovered that there were two other animals suffering from  the same genetic mutation as George which made it even harder for Davis to protect George.
Finally Davies and Dr Kate got the antidote after facing opposition from the military and evil siblings who conducted the experiment for the genetic mutation and wanted more mutants. They were able to secure only one antidote and he gave the antidote to George and George killed the remaining two mutants.
Rampage was directed by Brad Peyton and was released April 13th 2018 worldwide. It is rated pg13 for violent actions,  destruction and crude gestures.

SKYSCRAPER MOVIE REVIEW

Skyscraper is movie directed  by Rawson Marshall Thurber and it is about Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson)  a former FBI agent and  a war veteran who now works as a security assessment officer for skyscrapers in China. Will and his family lives in one of the skyscrapers he assessed which caught fire suddenly while his wife and children were inside and will was framed for it. Will eventually saves his family and he discovered who actually started the fire and cleared his name.



The movie portrays the importance of family.  Will Sawyer loved his family so much that he risked his life to save them from their burning apartment. The movie is rated pg13 because of strong language and gun violence and it runs for 103 minutes. It was released July 2018.