Greenlight Reviews

​Review Summary: Ann & Les were fascinated with the way this movie combined horror and comedy. Plot Summary: When an African American man meets his white girlfriend's parents, things go from nice to weird to nightmarish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: Ann & Les adore this film that will tug at your heartstrings. Plot Summary: This film follows the custody battle between a brilliant little girl's uncle and grandmother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

​Review Summary: Les thought this film was overhyped, but Ann found valuable lessons in the story. Plot Summary: Based on the play of the same name, this film follows the journey of a gay man who struggles to survive his rough Miami neighborhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

​Review Summary: Ann and Les thought this raunchy comedy showed intelligence and honesty. They loved the supporting role of LeBron James (played by himself). Plot Summary: A trainwreck of a woman must rethink her father's mantra ("monogamy doesn't exist") when she meets a nice guy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary:​ Ann did not like the way Johnny Depp played his role, and both she and Les had much higher expectations for this film. Plot Summary: The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: This movie is goofy and quirky, but the eccentricity begins to grate on the nerves after a bit. Plot: A reporter meets a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: Cate Blanchett's performance makes this film unmissable - another Woody Allen success! Plot: After her marriage to a wealthy businessman collapses, New York socialite Jasmine arrives in San Francisco to stay with her estranged sister, bringing her troubles along with her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: Ann and Les were both absolutely riveted with this original and unconventional mystery film. Plot Summary: A journalist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing -- or dead -- for forty years by a young female hacker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: Robert De Niro lives up to expectations in his performance, but the overall film was still lacking. Plot: While working in a homeless shelter, a young man encounters his father for the first time in 18 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: Although not the best musical they've ever seen, Ann & Les agree that "Mamma Mia!" was both fun and catchy. Plot: The story told using hit songs by the popular '70s group ABBA of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: Les found this movie to be "terrifically suspenseful," and Ann thought it was very creative and original, with "brilliant moments of small discoveries." Plot Summary: A sixteen-year-old girl who was trained by her father to be an assassin is sent on a special mission across Europe, where she is tracked by a ruthless intelligent agent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

Review Summary: While the 3D and visual execution of this film blew Ann & Les away, the actors and finished storyline were a little underwhelming. Plot: A young orphan lives hidden in a 1930's Paris train station and uncovers the mystery surrounding his father and an automaton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: Ann & Les loved the camera work, direction and mood of this film. It's artistic and brilliant! Plot: A has-been superhero actor tries to restart his career on Broadway while battling interior and exterior conflicts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: Ann and Les agreed that this was a sweet, entertaining movie that handled pregnancy tastefully, although it was not a great movie. Plot Summary: This movie follows the lives and pregnancies of five interconnected couples as they experience the hardships, joys, and surprises of having a baby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: Ann and Les detested this film; it seemed like a cheap reinvention of Alien that went horribly wrong. Plot: A space crew is launched to another planet in an attempt to discover the origin of the human species, but they quickly discover that they're not alone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: Les loved the whimsy and romance of this film, but Ann thought it was a bit of a stretch the whole way through. Plot: Two middle school students flee their parents and camp counselors to camp out on their own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: Ann says that this film is honest, but almost too much so. She and Les like the offbeat and upbeat tone at points, but it's a little bit too much overall. Plot: A lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: Ann & Les hated this "stale" film that overused '70s speak like "psychedelic" and "groovy" until it became cliché. Plot: A man inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert while working at his parents' motel in the Catskills in the summer of 1969. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: Ann says the movie succeeds as good "popcorn entertainment," but it is not very true to the real life happenings and is not an altogether exceptional film. Plot: This chronicles the story of the 1980 U.S. hostage crisis in Iran, and how a CIA agent pretends to be a Hollywood producer in order to free them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

​Review Summary: Ann and Les think this film is great for young girls, but it's a little heavy-handed with the morals and will likely seem cheesy for adults. Plot: Teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton loses her arm in a shark attack, and must rely on her friends, family, and faith to get her through this time and back on the water. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: While this is definitely a kids' movie, the whole family will have fun watching it together - boys and girls! Plot: The Grimm's Fairytale, Rapunzel, is given a modern twist when a charming outlaw coaxes the long-haired princess out of her tower and into a world of mischief and adventure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: The casting and storyline make this film "cute, smart, and gloriously entertaining..."​ Plot: The story of Julia Child's start in the cooking profession and how blogger Julie Powell challenges herself to cook all the recipes in Child's first book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: Ann & Les love seeing Matt Damon in an atypical role, which they call it "one of his best performances." However, Ann found the first part of the movie rather confusing. Plot: Based on real events, a corporate vice president becomes an informant to the U.S. government when his company is accused of price-fixing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: Ann & Les can't figure out how they spent $150M making this film; the special effects look cheap, as do the script, the director, and the performances. Plot: A test pilot is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Review Summary: This film does something Ann hasn't seen in years: "it has two protagonists, but you're rooting for both." Les calls it "classy," despite the violence of an MMA movie. Plot: The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision corner with his olde...