Brad Wrinkles

Rating: 9/10 (22 June 2013)

I saw the trailer so was looking forward to this film for a long time. Saw it tonight in 3d. I heard a few friends mention the critics were panning the film. A good sign because i am getting annoyed with negative reviews where critics need to define their self importance. I loved the film. Yeah it was a roller-coaster blockbuster heavy with action and CGI and cliché subtext about Israel,family values and the fears of globalization blah blah who cares. Brad was A***. He owned the screen and was in my view his best performance since fight club. Better than i am legend because the mystery narrative kept us on tight on the journey to find out where this would go. The solution was clever - yeah there were flaws - okay the zombies respond to sound so lets all sing comb ya my lord as loud as we can - these were tiny flaws -who cares. Watching Brad on the 100 foot screen in HD 3d and extreme close suddenly made me conscious that- oh my god look at those wrinkles under his eyes. But then i though yes. He looks great. Thank god he does not get it fixed. The line look great - he looks great. Where we used to wait to see his 6 pack boring now i like to that face - its called character. Hopefully other A stars will learn and stay away from the nip and tuck crew who destroy character and begin realize that you can look good older - with wrinkles and look really cool. My only critics of the film is the ending. It felt rushed - and did not allow the audience of the satisfaction of solving the ,mystery -IE how did the virus start - whats the cure. if i were to make the film i would have taken him to India - ground zero - and made some clever connection with some made made testing by a pharmaceutical company that went wrong. residents evil meets omega man but essentially giving the audience information that helps with a vaccine after he discovers the cause. I need my cinematic orgasm - IE closure of narrative not just voice-over at the end. But much better than war of the worlds- love Spielberg greatest director on planet but he was having an off day when he made that. Only regret is watching in 3d. Apart from avatar hate 3d as makes films look darker. otherwise 9/10.