Brace yourselves for a lot of bad movies: Making up for lost time (and vengeance) after a vacation break,Rolling Stones film critic Peter Travers packs two months worth of scum into one four-minute package, breaking down the 10 worst movies of June and July.
First up is Entourage, a film sequel to the popular HBO comedy.I ask one question about that: Were all of us who were fans of the show the first couple of season really waiting for a movie version of Entourage? Travers asks. The fans answered, and they said, No. Nobody wanted it. Next is the flat-liningSelf-Less, which stars a dyingBen Kinglsey who wants his brain and spirit to now live in the body of Ryan Reynolds. And clichs run rampant in the dog-starringMax, which Travers sayspull(s) every tear-jerking trick in the book. And after about the 100th trick, I just said, Dont do this. Stop.'
Travers isnt happy about Boulevard, because it stars the late Robin Williams in final screen performance. Our critic praises the actor, who plays a married man hiding his homosexuality,but calls the movie a tired cliche and a sad way for him to end a really distinguished career. Hes also gunning for Southpaw, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a down-on-his-luck fighter making a comeback. Travers grants the leading man some scum-bucket immunity, though he doesnt spare the film from a few sucker punches. And while our critic was impressed overall with action bluster ofTerminator Genisysin his initial review, heremains bewildered by the actual plot:Did anyone understand a word of what was happening?
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Theres also Channing Tatums stripper fiascoMagic Mike XXL, which Travers saysjust didnt rise to the occasion. But it fares better than the Despicable Me spin-offMinions: Now the minions are the whole movie, and Im sad to say they cant carry it! he snaps. Our critic says the Ed Helms-starring revival of road comedyVacationfeels like a lukewarm retread, withjokes that just smack of desperation.
But for pure, unfiltered vitriol, look no further than Adam Sandlers sci-fi comedyPixels.To me, this movie is a metaphor for everything wrong with movies, Travers says.