Good Boys

Actors: Jacob Tremblay, Keith Williams, Brady Noon, Molly Gordon, Midori Francis

Rating: 9 out of 10, An incredibly funny movie exploring the coming of age for sixth graders seen through the eyes of three boys invited to their first ever “kissing party”. There are some uncomfortable moments as the boys skip school to experience adventures as they try to make their way to the mall. There are some almost sweet and incredibly funny scenes when they run across sex toys of their parents and assign innocent functions to them. It could be a cinematic first to have anal beads play a prominent role. This movie also boasts what might be the funniest paintball shootout of all time. The schemes are outlandish and totally unbelievable but you can’t help but root for these guys trapped between the elementary school and the onslaught of teenage years. I loved it even though I ended up having to explain why certain things were so funny to my date which turned out to be interesting.

MVP: Jacob Tremblay as Max, best actor of the little guys

Hobbes and Shaw

Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Eiza González, Cliff Curtis and Helen Mirren

Rating: 7 out of 10, Hobbs and Shaw, spawn of that noted thespian proving ground – The Fast and the Furious series. This is everything you would expect from a summer action flick featuring two of today’s biggest purveyors of same. The Rock and Statham fit perfectly into their rivalry and spend most of the movie (maybe a tad too much) bad mouthing each other while simultaneously carrying out the fantastical stunts required of them. A welcome and needed injection of femininity is supplied by Vanessa Kirby, playing Statham’s sister certainly helped immensely. She is very good and more than hangs with the big boys during the action. Idris Elba is incapable of ineptitude and he is perfect as a cyborg like villain testing the boys. The plot jumps all over the place with holes you could drive the Rock through but with this kind of movie you forgive a lot. I mean a whole lot. Those of you who had a need to see the Rock running around in a skirt wielding a Polynesian war club will get that as well. There are some very funny cameos from Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Hart thrown in as well. All in all, a lot of fun and some great action since you suspended your disbelief (absolute requirement for a F&F movie) at the door.

MVP: Vanessa Kirby as Hattie Shaw, stealing scenes left and right