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Given its title, you would expect this to be a sports movie with a dog in it. That would be inaccurate. The title is a huge metaphor for the unforeseen circumstances that life might throw at you and all you can do is ask yourself if you’re prepared for it or not. It’s philosophical, which is the prominent dialect of the central lead’s mindset. When you’re introduced to Enzo as a pup, you’re a bit thrown off by Kevin Costner’s narration for obvious reasons. In case you didn’t notice, Costner doesn’t objectively have the appealing voice for narrating a dog as cute as Enzo. But the longer you get to know Enzo and his personality, the more you warm up to Costner’s narration as his lines of dialogue — along with his delivery — help construct a personality for the dog. Part of what makes this film stand out amongst its peers is Enzo himself. Unlike the main characters in those W. Bruce Cameron movies, Enzo’s personality is more than a simplistic loyalty trait. Costner’s gruff yet wholesome narration benefits this adorable and surprisingly insightful dog to connect with his audience through his personality. https://www.rendyreviews.com/movies/the-art-of-racing-in-the-rain-review

No disrespect to the living figure, whose true story most likely is as incredible as it sounds, but Brian Banks is one of the most derivative and cliched dramas released this year. I don’t want to go on another tirade about White filmmakers telling Black stories, but when you’ve got the director of Patch Adams, Bruce Almighty, and Evan Almighty at the helm of a biopic drama, along with the screenwriter of Akeelah and the Bee -- who hasn’t written a movie since Akeelah and the Bee until now -- then you get exactly what you bargained for: a mediocre drama with simplistic dialogue, generic plotting, and scenes so obnoxiously confident that they’re saying something meaningful. Meanwhile, they can’t even tell a cohesive story. https://www.rendyreviews.com/movies//brian-banks-review

Lulu Wang’s The Farewell is an incredible mature outlook on family tradition that is thought-provoking, relative, and most of all personal, which are the best attributes that makes a filmmaker an amazing storyteller while providing a star-turning performance by Awkwafina.

Over the past several years, actress Isabela Moner has been showing her range as a performer. While she has typically been boxed into supporting roles, her portrayal of Dora is the performance where she gets to shine, as Moner proves she is one of the most talented young actresses working today. This is her movie through and through and she nails it expertly. https://www.rendyreviews.com/movies//dora-and-the-lost-city-of-gold-review

We’re at the ninth entry of the Furious series so… first thing’s first: you better leave your brain at the door. If you’re not a fan of this franchise at all for whatever reason, this is not for you. It carries the same exact spirit and themes as the main entries. If you weren’t on board by Fast Five or even Fast and Furious 6, then I don’t know what to tell ya. From the disposable nonsensical narratives to creating their own laws of physics, you can’t help but criticize a Fast and the Furious movie. But... it’s Fast and Furious. They’ve gotten away with those flaws for so long that they’ve become identifiers for the franchise. They’re essential charms for all of their movies, including H&S, making for some of the most memorable action scenes in film history, no matter how ridiculous they are. https://www.rendyreviews.com/movies//fast-amp-furious-presents-hobbs-amp-shaw-review

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