About Ealasaid

Ealasaid is a technical writer, freelance movie reviewer, bookbinder, and geek-of-many-trades based in Portland, OR.

The American

Directed by: Anton Corbjin Starring: George Clooney, Thekla Reuten, Violante Placido, Paolo Bonacelli, Johan Leysen Rated: R for violence, sexual content and nudity.

The Expendables

Directed by: Sylvester Stallone Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, Terry Crews, David Zayas, Eric Roberts Rated: R for strong action and bloody violence throughout, and for some language.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Directed by: Edgar Wright Starring: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Alison Pill, Mark Webber, Aubrey Plaza, Ellen Wong, Jason Schwartzman Rated: PG-13 for stylized violence, sexual content, language and drug references.

Inception

Written and Directed by: Christopher Nolan Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy Rated: PG-13 for sequences of violence and action throughout.

The Last Airbender

NOTE: This review had to be pared down severely for length constraints and leaves out a LOT of things wrong with this film. I may blog about them over on my personal blog soon. Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel Rated: PG for fantasy action violence.

Knight and Day

Directed by: James Mangold Starring: Tom cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Jordi Molla, Paul Dano Rated: PG-13 for sequences of action violence throughout, and brief strong language.

Jonah Hex

Directed by: Jimmy Hayward Starring: Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Megan Fox, Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, disturbing images and sexual content.

The A-Team

Directed by: Joe Carnahan Starring: Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence throughout, language and smoking.

Get Him To The Greek

Written and Directed By: Nicholas Stoller Starring: Russell Brand, Jonah Hill, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Elisabeth Moss, Rose Byrne Rated: R for strong sexual content and drug use throughout, and pervasive language.