Caught a few flicks during my recent travels.
Transcendence - 3/10
Steaming pile of shit. A good concept buried beneath poor story-telling and the absence of a single engaging or likeable character. You had Morgan Freemon, Colm Feore, and Cilian Murphy all essentially playing the same guy, while Paul Bettany is left trying to explain away the movie's plot holes. Oh, and the girl from House of Cards being a manipulative bitch - something she's cornered the market on.
The premise had so much promise, but it's lost in poor characterisation and too great a focus on visuals. The ending is a kick in the guts.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - 7.5/10
Right behind The Avengers and Iron Man when it comes to recent comic book movies. It had all of the requisite action set pieces, but had some great suspenseful spy style story-telling as well as some much needed development for the characters of the Cap, Black Widow, and even Nick Fury.
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa - 6.5/10
Not being familiar with the TV series that inspired the character, I went into this blind and found it to be quite charming. It's rarely laugh out loud hilarious, but it is consistently amusing.
12 Years a Slave - 7/10
My viewing was doubtlessly affected by the fact it had been edited for a flight, but I was a tad underwhelmed. It was certainly compelling to consider the scenario and everybody involved acted wonderfully, but I never felt particularly engaged by it.
