The Great Gatsby [REVIEW]

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kimmo On Kino, Kyrle Lendhoffer, The Great Gatsby, Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce, F Scott Fitzgerald, Lisa Adam, Frank Adridge, Amitabh Bachchan, Steve Bisley, Richard Carter, Jason Clarke, Adelaide Clemens, Vince Colosimo, Max Cullen, Mal Day, Elizabeth Debicki, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joel Edgerton, Emmanuel Ekwenski, Eden Falk, Isla Fisher, Emily Foreman, Tiger Leacey Wyvill, Charlize Skinner, Garrett William Fountain, David Furlong, Daniel Gill, Iota, Price Johnson, Stephen James King, Goran D Kleut, Kim Knuckey, Barrie Laws, Mark Lemon, John Maumau, Brendan Maclean, Tobey Maguire, Callan McAuliffe, Ben McIvor, Hamish Michael, Brian Rooney, Kevin McGlothan, Nick Meenahan, Olga Miller, Heather Mitchell, Gus Murray, Kate Mulvany, Barry Otto, John O'Connell, Corey Blake Owers, Tasman Palazzi, Brenton Prince, Bryan Probets, Milan Pulvermacher, Alfred Quinten, Ghardir Rajab, Jake Ryan, John Sheenin, Nicholas Simpson, Kasla Stelmach, Nick Tate, Jack Thompson, Kieran Van Bunnik, Sylvana Vandertouw, Gemma Ward, Matthew Whittet, Felix Williamson, Bill Young, Nancy Denis, Kahlia Greksa, Karinna Greksa, Natasha Marconi, Jacklyn Seymour, Briden Aspinall, Charles Bartley, Veronica Beattie, Kane Bonke, Kirby Burgess, Henry Byalikov, Thomas Egan, Danielle Evrat, Ryan Gonzalez, Lyndell Harradine, Sophie Rose Holloway, Michelle Hopper, James May, Zac McAliece, Lara Mulcahy, Mikaela Smith, Alex Stewart, Romina Villafranca, Mitchell Woodcock, Kaylie Yee, Tiana Canterbury, Morgan Choice, Eden Dessalegn, Elenoa Rokobaro, Lisa Viola, Betsy Effie Nikrumah, Thabang Baloyi, Alison Benstead, Joel Amos Byrnes, Elliott Colinson, Arthur Dignam, Simon Edds, Conor Fogarty, Nigel Harbach, Jacek Koman, Alex Lissine, Corey Mills, Stefan MOgel, Jey Osman, Kai Pantano, Drew Pearson, Chris Proctor, Eddie Ritchard, Alexander Roberts, Roger Adam Smith, Bruce Berman, Lucy Fisher, Jaz-Z, Catherine Knapman, Catherine Martin, Anton Monsted, Barrie M Osborne, Douglas Wick, Craig Armstrong, Simon Duggan, Jason Ballantine, Jonathan Redmond, Matt Villa, Nikki Barrett, Ronna Kress, Damien Drew, Ian Gracie, Michael Turner, Bill Draper, Afnahn Khan, Peter Neil, Lehi Tahau, Alex Taussig, Maree Cochrane, Luke Doolan, Nash Edgerton, Leon Stripp, Simon Allan, Sian Bates, Mark Jeffries, Luca Byrne, Angela Cerasi, Vanessa Taylor, Tim Weyers, Craig Beckett, Tony Blondell, Adam Grace, Jes Anderson, Kira Bohn, James Bramley, Lisa Breitman, Sam Bromell, Alex Cardy, James Carrick, Kieran Cato, Merilyn Cook, Lauren Cooper, Isabella Cramp, Matt Cranleigh, Tony Cypres, Chloe Donaldson, Robert Eberfein, Guy Efrat, Hannah English, Jason Huberman, Drew Johnson, Richard Keeshan, Geoff Kelly, Jon Kuyper, April Lamb, Hamish Mason, Khanya Mikhize, Tim MOnich, Sophie Mullen, Padraic Murphy, Laura Nagy, Bruce Rieck, Sam Smith, Blake Temacz, Robert Threadgold, Anwyn Watkins, Taris Tyler, John O'Connell, Stephanie Scott, Kane Senes, Shay Spencer, Matthew Webb, Ardeshir Radpour

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kimmo On Kino, Kyrle Lendhoffer, The Great Gatsby, Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce, F Scott Fitzgerald, Lisa Adam, Frank Adridge, Amitabh Bachchan, Steve Bisley, Richard Carter, Jason Clarke, Adelaide Clemens, Vince Colosimo, Max Cullen, Mal Day, Elizabeth Debicki, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joel Edgerton, Emmanuel Ekwenski, Eden Falk, Isla Fisher, Emily Foreman, Tiger Leacey Wyvill, Charlize Skinner, Garrett William Fountain, David Furlong, Daniel Gill, Iota, Price Johnson, Stephen James King, Goran D Kleut, Kim Knuckey, Barrie Laws, Mark Lemon, John Maumau, Brendan Maclean, Tobey Maguire, Callan McAuliffe, Ben McIvor, Hamish Michael, Brian Rooney, Kevin McGlothan, Nick Meenahan, Olga Miller, Heather Mitchell, Gus Murray, Kate Mulvany, Barry Otto, John O'Connell, Corey Blake Owers, Tasman Palazzi, Brenton Prince, Bryan Probets, Milan Pulvermacher, Alfred Quinten, Ghardir Rajab, Jake Ryan, John Sheenin, Nicholas Simpson, Kasla Stelmach, Nick Tate, Jack Thompson, Kieran Van Bunnik, Sylvana Vandertouw, Gemma Ward, Matthew Whittet, Felix Williamson, Bill Young, Nancy Denis, Kahlia Greksa, Karinna Greksa, Natasha Marconi, Jacklyn Seymour, Briden Aspinall, Charles Bartley, Veronica Beattie, Kane Bonke, Kirby  Burgess, Henry Byalikov, Thomas Egan, Danielle Evrat, Ryan Gonzalez, Lyndell Harradine, Sophie Rose Holloway, Michelle Hopper, James May, Zac McAliece, Lara Mulcahy, Mikaela Smith, Alex Stewart, Romina Villafranca, Mitchell Woodcock, Kaylie Yee, Tiana Canterbury, Morgan Choice, Eden Dessalegn, Elenoa Rokobaro, Lisa Viola, Betsy Effie Nikrumah, Thabang Baloyi, Alison Benstead, Joel Amos Byrnes, Elliott Colinson, Arthur Dignam, Simon Edds, Conor Fogarty, Nigel Harbach, Jacek Koman, Alex Lissine, Corey Mills, Stefan MOgel, Jey Osman, Kai Pantano, Drew Pearson, Chris Proctor, Eddie Ritchard, Alexander Roberts, Roger Adam Smith, Bruce Berman, Lucy Fisher, Jaz-Z, Catherine Knapman, Catherine Martin, Anton Monsted, Barrie M Osborne, Douglas Wick, Craig Armstrong, Simon Duggan, Jason Ballantine, Jonathan Redmond, Matt Villa, Nikki Barrett, Ronna Kress, Damien Drew, Ian Gracie, Michael Turner, Bill Draper, Afnahn Khan, Peter Neil, Lehi Tahau, Alex Taussig, Maree Cochrane, Luke Doolan, Nash Edgerton, Leon Stripp, Simon Allan, Sian Bates, Mark Jeffries, Luca Byrne, Angela Cerasi, Vanessa Taylor, Tim Weyers, Craig Beckett, Tony Blondell, Adam Grace, Jes Anderson, Kira Bohn, James Bramley, Lisa Breitman, Sam Bromell, Alex Cardy, James Carrick, Kieran Cato, Merilyn Cook, Lauren Cooper, Isabella Cramp, Matt Cranleigh, Tony Cypres, Chloe Donaldson, Robert Eberfein, Guy Efrat, Hannah English, Jason Huberman, Drew Johnson, Richard Keeshan, Geoff Kelly, Jon Kuyper, April Lamb, Hamish Mason, Khanya Mikhize, Tim MOnich, Sophie Mullen, Padraic Murphy, Laura Nagy, Bruce Rieck, Sam Smith, Blake Temacz, Robert Threadgold, Anwyn Watkins, Taris Tyler, John O'Connell, Stephanie Scott, Kane Senes, Shay Spencer, Matthew Webb, Ardeshir RadpourThe Great Gatbsy

With Wit, Reviewed By Kimmo Mustonenen

I have a changing of ways.

Too many movies have been battered by the tongues and other mouth parts of reviewers around me at screenings for the press.

My colleagues are dark clouds that also think they are smart clouds.

No fun.

They aren’t even clouds!

I went out to see a movie, paying with my own treasure, and sat amongst you people for thinking that my eye holes would see like your eye holes – that there would be no darkness.

I was stupid.

My first sadness – I have to see “The Great Gatsby” by über-hack Baz Luhrmann. He is stuck in most rememberings as the man who pulled down his pants, grabbed each butt-cheek, bent over, and sprayed “Moulin Rouge” on movie screens.

I don’t mind. I now know that to un-crapify “Gatsby” I just need to lap up Kossu. Then the real part of reality rips my knowledge – “closed” says the sign on the Theater Bar!

The Theater Bar is closed!

They are having a “We Love You Mr. Gatsby and Baz Luhrmann, too, So We Will Dress Up As Time Travelers From One of Gatsby’s Make Believe Movie Parties” party so… no public in the bar!

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kimmo On Kino, Kyrle Lendhoffer, The Great Gatsby, Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce, F Scott Fitzgerald, Lisa Adam, Frank Adridge, Amitabh Bachchan, Steve Bisley, Richard Carter, Jason Clarke, Adelaide Clemens, Vince Colosimo, Max Cullen, Mal Day, Elizabeth Debicki, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joel Edgerton, Emmanuel Ekwenski, Eden Falk, Isla Fisher, Emily Foreman, Tiger Leacey Wyvill, Charlize Skinner, Garrett William Fountain, David Furlong, Daniel Gill, Iota, Price Johnson, Stephen James King, Goran D Kleut, Kim Knuckey, Barrie Laws, Mark Lemon, John Maumau, Brendan Maclean, Tobey Maguire, Callan McAuliffe, Ben McIvor, Hamish Michael, Brian Rooney, Kevin McGlothan, Nick Meenahan, Olga Miller, Heather Mitchell, Gus Murray, Kate Mulvany, Barry Otto, John O'Connell, Corey Blake Owers, Tasman Palazzi, Brenton Prince, Bryan Probets, Milan Pulvermacher, Alfred Quinten, Ghardir Rajab, Jake Ryan, John Sheenin, Nicholas Simpson, Kasla Stelmach, Nick Tate, Jack Thompson, Kieran Van Bunnik, Sylvana Vandertouw, Gemma Ward, Matthew Whittet, Felix Williamson, Bill Young, Nancy Denis, Kahlia Greksa, Karinna Greksa, Natasha Marconi, Jacklyn Seymour, Briden Aspinall, Charles Bartley, Veronica Beattie, Kane Bonke, Kirby Burgess, Henry Byalikov, Thomas Egan, Danielle Evrat, Ryan Gonzalez, Lyndell Harradine, Sophie Rose Holloway, Michelle Hopper, James May, Zac McAliece, Lara Mulcahy, Mikaela Smith, Alex Stewart, Romina Villafranca, Mitchell Woodcock, Kaylie Yee, Tiana Canterbury, Morgan Choice, Eden Dessalegn, Elenoa Rokobaro, Lisa Viola, Betsy Effie Nikrumah, Thabang Baloyi, Alison Benstead, Joel Amos Byrnes, Elliott Colinson, Arthur Dignam, Simon Edds, Conor Fogarty, Nigel Harbach, Jacek Koman, Alex Lissine, Corey Mills, Stefan MOgel, Jey Osman, Kai Pantano, Drew Pearson, Chris Proctor, Eddie Ritchard, Alexander Roberts, Roger Adam Smith, Bruce Berman, Lucy Fisher, Jaz-Z, Catherine Knapman, Catherine Martin, Anton Monsted, Barrie M Osborne, Douglas Wick, Craig Armstrong, Simon Duggan, Jason Ballantine, Jonathan Redmond, Matt Villa, Nikki Barrett, Ronna Kress, Damien Drew, Ian Gracie, Michael Turner, Bill Draper, Afnahn Khan, Peter Neil, Lehi Tahau, Alex Taussig, Maree Cochrane, Luke Doolan, Nash Edgerton, Leon Stripp, Simon Allan, Sian Bates, Mark Jeffries, Luca Byrne, Angela Cerasi, Vanessa Taylor, Tim Weyers, Craig Beckett, Tony Blondell, Adam Grace, Jes Anderson, Kira Bohn, James Bramley, Lisa Breitman, Sam Bromell, Alex Cardy, James Carrick, Kieran Cato, Merilyn Cook, Lauren Cooper, Isabella Cramp, Matt Cranleigh, Tony Cypres, Chloe Donaldson, Robert Eberfein, Guy Efrat, Hannah English, Jason Huberman, Drew Johnson, Richard Keeshan, Geoff Kelly, Jon Kuyper, April Lamb, Hamish Mason, Khanya Mikhize, Tim MOnich, Sophie Mullen, Padraic Murphy, Laura Nagy, Bruce Rieck, Sam Smith, Blake Temacz, Robert Threadgold, Anwyn Watkins, Taris Tyler, John O'Connell, Stephanie Scott, Kane Senes, Shay Spencer, Matthew Webb, Ardeshir RadpourThat is me! Madness! Anarchy!

I mind thoughts are now limp. No Kossu – my heart will have no armor and will be in pain.

Terrible pain.

Note to American Women – in the 1920’s, flapper women had no extra skin. They had a Depression coming and so practiced starving. They were hot as smoke in little flapper dresses.

Modern women have become hippos with the sucking of McDonald’s meat in through their lip gap. My eyes were scorched by a 21st Century flapper herd moving through the lobby.

There was flapping – but it was giant arm sausages flapping against other bare skin.

So never, in my life time, dress this way again.

Now a review.

Baz Luhrmann had someone say, “Hey Baz! Let me tell you about a book my eyes read to me long ago! It is romantic. So listen to my mouth repeat it…”

So Baz never read the book.

The story opens with a sad Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) being sad because he ran out of alcohol.

So he goes to a Sad Home and makes a Doctor listen to his bitching about rich people.

His brain wanders through history to a feminine product commercial with lots of curtains getting wind blown and sees his cousin Daisy Duke (Carey Mulligan – cute, but too much clothing).  Her husband is a dick, so Peter goes to a party next door at Gay Disneyland Heaven – wanting the meet The Great Gatsby.

He does.

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A time travel band from 2013 plays music that makes no sense.

At this point – there is great joy… I found an old joint in my jacket pocket of “contraband-and-fun-times” and inhaled the sweet, sweet smoke from my mouth and into my mind-brain while in the Men’s Crapper – then bought Hot Tamales and a large Coke.

Because of my lucky joint, the last 40 minutes wasn’t too much suck.

Leonardo DiCaprio did not stink. He now looks almost 16 in human years, but was not as good as recently in “Unchain Django!”

There were other actors.

And car chases I remember making up in my “Only I See It” world in my mind when I was 5.

There was a cute dog eating from a plate.

And whores – and politicians (these are the same).

So, one thumb, saying with much relief, “Thank you Odin – this was not the great brain rape that was Moulin Rouge!”

The other thumb saying, “Mr. Luhrmann – if you are going to steal ideas, steal good ones – better movie for everyone!”

Both thumbs were much recovered in happiness when the smoke finally calmed all to calmness. If only I had Kossu in the first times and not had my vision assaulted by flapper cows.

At least they didn’t “moo” for Leonardo…

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P.S.  There is much for hoping! A better “Gatsby” is in the future – and a music filled musical!  See the early rehearsals for “That’s Gatsby” and purge your brain of Luhrmann-cheese.

You’re welcome.

Warrior [REVIEW]

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kimmo On Kino, Warrior, Gavin O'Connor, Anthony Tambakis, Cliff Dorfman, Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, Kevin Dunn, Maximiliano Hernandez, Bryan Callen, Sam Sheridan, Fernando Chien, Jake McLaughlin, Vanessa Martinez, Denzel Whitaker, Carlos Miranda, Nick Lehane, Laura Kenley Chinn, Capri Thomas, Lexi Cowan, Noah Emmerich, Dan Caldwell, Timothy Katz, Julia Stockstad, Josh Rosenthal, Kurt Angle, Erik Apple, Anthony Johnson, Nathan Marquardt, Roan Carneiro, Daniel Stevens, Panuvat Anthony Nanakompanom, Hans Marrero, Yves Edwars, Amir Perets, Jimmy Cvetic, Jace jeanes, Jake Digman, Richard Fike, Andre Masons, James Houk, Aaron Kleiber, Brian Raymond Rowe, Lambert R. Strayer, Roman Vasylyshyn, Jonathan Matthew Anik, Rashad Evans, Stephan Bonnar, Michelle Dawn Mooney, Tim Bickel, jack Fisher, Jeff Hochendoner, Armon York Williams, Adam Stanley, james Dreussi, Kevin Hanley, Tammy Townsend, Etta Cox, Sandy Notaro, Francesca Ortenzio, Jaime Sinue Aguirre, Tracy Campbell, Tom McCue, Lisa Elizey, John J. Kelly, Jamie Marshall, David Mimran, Greg O'Connor, Jordan Schur, Mark Isham, Masanobu Takayanagi, Sean Albertson, Matt Chesse, John Gilroy, Aaron Marshall, Randi Hiller, Dan Leigh, James Donahue, Abigail Murray, Rachel Kick, Craig Ayers, Rosemary Lara, Curtis Miller, George Parra, Donna Sloan, Deon Boyce, Jamie Marshall, Susan Ransom-Coyle, Joe Arnold, Leo Welsh, Jesse Ross, Ezra Dweck, Lauren Fraser, Caitlin McKenna, Dana McCommon, J.J. Perry, Alex Andres, Darrell Abbott, james Arone, Michael Day, James Dever, Sean Dylan Conley, Dana Dancho, Gary Ebron, Susan Bambara, David Dilley, Emma Cate Minkler, Gracen Minkler, Nancy Minkler, Tallulah Minkler, Heidi Brook Myers, Jared Ortega, Thane Watkins, Brian Hartman

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kimmo On Kino, Warrior, Gavin O'Connor, Anthony Tambakis, Cliff Dorfman, Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, Kevin Dunn, Maximiliano Hernandez, Bryan Callen, Sam Sheridan, Fernando Chien, Jake McLaughlin, Vanessa Martinez, Denzel Whitaker, Carlos Miranda, Nick Lehane, Laura Kenley Chinn, Capri Thomas, Lexi Cowan, Noah Emmerich, Dan Caldwell, Timothy Katz, Julia Stockstad, Josh Rosenthal, Kurt Angle, Erik Apple, Anthony Johnson, Nathan Marquardt, Roan Carneiro, Daniel Stevens, Panuvat Anthony Nanakompanom, Hans Marrero, Yves Edwars, Amir Perets, Jimmy Cvetic, Jace jeanes, Jake Digman, Richard Fike, Andre Masons, James Houk, Aaron Kleiber, Brian Raymond Rowe, Lambert R. Strayer, Roman Vasylyshyn, Jonathan Matthew Anik, Rashad Evans, Stephan Bonnar, Michelle Dawn Mooney, Tim Bickel, jack Fisher, Jeff Hochendoner, Armon York Williams, Adam Stanley, james Dreussi, Kevin Hanley, Tammy Townsend, Etta Cox, Sandy Notaro, Francesca Ortenzio, Jaime Sinue Aguirre, Tracy Campbell, Tom McCue, Lisa Elizey, John J. Kelly, Jamie Marshall, David Mimran, Greg O'Connor, Jordan Schur, Mark Isham, Masanobu Takayanagi, Sean Albertson, Matt Chesse, John Gilroy, Aaron Marshall, Randi Hiller, Dan Leigh, James Donahue, Abigail Murray, Rachel Kick, Craig Ayers, Rosemary Lara, Curtis Miller, George Parra, Donna Sloan, Deon Boyce, Jamie Marshall, Susan Ransom-Coyle, Joe Arnold, Leo Welsh, Jesse Ross, Ezra Dweck, Lauren Fraser, Caitlin McKenna, Dana McCommon, J.J. Perry, Alex Andres, Darrell Abbott, james Arone, Michael Day, James Dever, Sean Dylan Conley, Dana Dancho, Gary Ebron, Susan Bambara, David Dilley, Emma Cate Minkler, Gracen Minkler, Nancy Minkler, Tallulah Minkler, Heidi Brook Myers, Jared Ortega, Thane Watkins, Brian Hartman“Warrior”

With Wit, Reviewed By Kimmo Mustonenen

Things are getting heavy.

Summer is at an almost end.

If not for 3D Sharks, I would be singing the award movie song – like internet Karaoke.

Not just yet!

Ass kicking flies from the screen – and into your head.

And it has a name:

“Warrior”.

From time to time, by the merest chance, you come across a film carried by the combat sport that nevertheless manages to find the right balance between drama and action and more importantly (if you’re REALLY lucky), with more drama than action that it becomes a backdrop for everything else.

And then the action has it’s own drama, which makes the action dramatic-er.  For it is only when the fighting is justified by a compelling scenario that they become emotionally more intense and rewarding.

Right?  Right.

“Warrior” refers to a world of mixed martial arts where the gladiators of the modern clash in a hexagonal cage both feet on the ground, due to gravity.

The creation of an international tournament imagination, “Sparta”, will on the same trajectory Paddy (Nick Nolte), Brendan (Joel Edgerton) and Tom Conlon (Tom Hardy), which are all part of a family torn apart and removed in the past through an excess of favoritism and neglect.

I’m not afraid to say that.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kimmo On Kino, Warrior, Gavin O'Connor, Anthony Tambakis, Cliff Dorfman, Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, Kevin Dunn, Maximiliano Hernandez, Bryan Callen, Sam Sheridan, Fernando Chien, Jake McLaughlin, Vanessa Martinez, Denzel Whitaker, Carlos Miranda, Nick Lehane, Laura Kenley Chinn, Capri Thomas, Lexi Cowan, Noah Emmerich, Dan Caldwell, Timothy Katz, Julia Stockstad, Josh Rosenthal, Kurt Angle, Erik Apple, Anthony Johnson, Nathan Marquardt, Roan Carneiro, Daniel Stevens, Panuvat Anthony Nanakompanom, Hans Marrero, Yves Edwars, Amir Perets, Jimmy Cvetic, Jace jeanes, Jake Digman, Richard Fike, Andre Masons, James Houk, Aaron Kleiber, Brian Raymond Rowe, Lambert R. Strayer, Roman Vasylyshyn, Jonathan Matthew Anik, Rashad Evans, Stephan Bonnar, Michelle Dawn Mooney, Tim Bickel, jack Fisher, Jeff Hochendoner, Armon York Williams, Adam Stanley, james Dreussi, Kevin Hanley, Tammy Townsend, Etta Cox, Sandy Notaro, Francesca Ortenzio, Jaime Sinue Aguirre, Tracy Campbell, Tom McCue, Lisa Elizey, John J. Kelly, Jamie Marshall, David Mimran, Greg O'Connor, Jordan Schur, Mark Isham, Masanobu Takayanagi, Sean Albertson, Matt Chesse, John Gilroy, Aaron Marshall, Randi Hiller, Dan Leigh, James Donahue, Abigail Murray, Rachel Kick, Craig Ayers, Rosemary Lara, Curtis Miller, George Parra, Donna Sloan, Deon Boyce, Jamie Marshall, Susan Ransom-Coyle, Joe Arnold, Leo Welsh, Jesse Ross, Ezra Dweck, Lauren Fraser, Caitlin McKenna, Dana McCommon, J.J. Perry, Alex Andres, Darrell Abbott, james Arone, Michael Day, James Dever, Sean Dylan Conley, Dana Dancho, Gary Ebron, Susan Bambara, David Dilley, Emma Cate Minkler, Gracen Minkler, Nancy Minkler, Tallulah Minkler, Heidi Brook Myers, Jared Ortega, Thane Watkins, Brian HartmanTom resurfaced in the company to get the help of his father, recovering alcoholic in passing (not recovering in real life), to the physical and mental training for participation in the tournament.

In parallel, Brendan returns sweat in the halls of fighting in the hope of winning the award of $5 million to restore interest in life to his family in need.

I could restore my own interest in life for much less that $5 million – settling for $1.5.  Maybe just $1.

However, as would more or less expected, although these two mad dogs will face some of the toughest fighters that MMA has created, the real battle appears to be in them.  At each other.

Paddy is fighting for the forgiveness of his son, Tom is fighting to prove to himself that he is strong physically and mentally, and Brendan is struggling to reconcile with his family.

I was fighting the popcorn (note to theater managers – melted butter flavored Crisco is not a substitute for real butter.  My mouth is stuck together still with a bad 70’s bathhouse flavor.).

Each brother has his own reasons respectable to face combat, reasons that will divide the audience when it comes time to choose to support one or other of the brother’s finalists.

For its part, the scenario is almost epic, presented in a very committed.  Almost epic.  Remember this.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Kimmo Mustonenen, Kimmo On Kino, Warrior, Gavin O'Connor, Anthony Tambakis, Cliff Dorfman, Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, Kevin Dunn, Maximiliano Hernandez, Bryan Callen, Sam Sheridan, Fernando Chien, Jake McLaughlin, Vanessa Martinez, Denzel Whitaker, Carlos Miranda, Nick Lehane, Laura Kenley Chinn, Capri Thomas, Lexi Cowan, Noah Emmerich, Dan Caldwell, Timothy Katz, Julia Stockstad, Josh Rosenthal, Kurt Angle, Erik Apple, Anthony Johnson, Nathan Marquardt, Roan Carneiro, Daniel Stevens, Panuvat Anthony Nanakompanom, Hans Marrero, Yves Edwars, Amir Perets, Jimmy Cvetic, Jace jeanes, Jake Digman, Richard Fike, Andre Masons, James Houk, Aaron Kleiber, Brian Raymond Rowe, Lambert R. Strayer, Roman Vasylyshyn, Jonathan Matthew Anik, Rashad Evans, Stephan Bonnar, Michelle Dawn Mooney, Tim Bickel, jack Fisher, Jeff Hochendoner, Armon York Williams, Adam Stanley, james Dreussi, Kevin Hanley, Tammy Townsend, Etta Cox, Sandy Notaro, Francesca Ortenzio, Jaime Sinue Aguirre, Tracy Campbell, Tom McCue, Lisa Elizey, John J. Kelly, Jamie Marshall, David Mimran, Greg O'Connor, Jordan Schur, Mark Isham, Masanobu Takayanagi, Sean Albertson, Matt Chesse, John Gilroy, Aaron Marshall, Randi Hiller, Dan Leigh, James Donahue, Abigail Murray, Rachel Kick, Craig Ayers, Rosemary Lara, Curtis Miller, George Parra, Donna Sloan, Deon Boyce, Jamie Marshall, Susan Ransom-Coyle, Joe Arnold, Leo Welsh, Jesse Ross, Ezra Dweck, Lauren Fraser, Caitlin McKenna, Dana McCommon, J.J. Perry, Alex Andres, Darrell Abbott, james Arone, Michael Day, James Dever, Sean Dylan Conley, Dana Dancho, Gary Ebron, Susan Bambara, David Dilley, Emma Cate Minkler, Gracen Minkler, Nancy Minkler, Tallulah Minkler, Heidi Brook Myers, Jared Ortega, Thane Watkins, Brian HartmanGradually, through his dialogues, we see the past events of this family torn apart and motivations of characters to keep such hatred in them are revealed gradually. This drama is of course made possible and given credibility by the immense talent of these three headliners.

All three, each in their ways, infusing their characters an unwavering charisma.  Wavering charisma just wouldn’t cut it and makes sit-coms intolerable.

Nick Nolte had not been touched since the long, very long years (literally – his last mug-shot has him stuck to the internet porn now, and luckily it is free), Tom Hardy, appearing more monstrous than ever physically (biceps!), proves once again that the method of the Method Acting has not finished dazzle us, and in between, Joel Edgerton has not to be ashamed of its performance even if he has to work extra hard not to give way completely opposite to its partners, and in doing so, not suck too much.

Only on the horizon, the role of Jennifer Morrison is under-exploited (Captain Kirk’s mom!) and Nick Nolte seems to have been somewhat forgotten in the last third.

The final could also have been treated differently but how to avoid clichés with a subject that is a cliché in itself (two brothers confronting end up in the same tournament).  But a cliché used in the service of a cliché within a cliché?  Genius.

Therefore it is appropriate to say that overall, the director is doing very well.

Although much entertained (still angry at the popcorn – screw you, Crisco!) my thumbs aren’t engaged to the level of my brain stem.

Still, the thumbs are fighting gravity to the sky.

“Warrior” is cool.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Reese Witherspoon, Water For Elephants, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Jim Norton, Hal Holbrook, Mark Povinelli, Richard Brake, Stephen Monroe Taylor, Ken Foree, Scott MacDonald, James Frain, Sam Anderson, John Aylward, Brad Greenquist, Tim Guinee, Donna W. Scott, E.E. Bell, Kyle Jordan, Aleksandra Kaniak, Ilia Volok, Bruce Gray, Jim Jansen, James Keane, Ivo Nandi, Karynn Moore, Andrew Connolly, Doug McDougal, Tracy Phillips Rowan O'Hara, Water for Elephants, Tai, Uggie, Ice, Sita Acevedo, Danny Castle, Michael Coronas, Aloysia Gavre, Francis Lawrence, Andrew R. Tennenbaum, Erwin Stoff, Gil Netter, Kevin Halloran, Alan Edward Bell, Ana Maria Quintana, Chad Holmes, David Crank, Denise Chamian, Molly Allen, Sasha Veneziano, Kimmo MustonenenKimmo Mustonenen – (Kimmo On Kino) – Behind The Proscenium

P.S.  My mind wanders around Patty Smyth.  This would make a better movie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIDaBF8LILk

The dancers know Bob Fosse Kung Fu!!!!!!

P.P.S. (What is the rule?)  Fall TV!  Fringe in two weeks!  Where is Peter?  Or… where isn’t he?!?  Guesses are appreciated!