Right now, "Holy Motors" stands at an astounding 90% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Count me among the 10% who just couldn't get into it. In fact, I think I'm at the very bottom 1% that absolutely hated the movie.

I found it pretentious and excruciating, even as a film lover and actor myself. I like weird, unconventional movies, and admittedly there are some intriguing ideas and moments scattered about (and the lead actor is good), but the film's insistence…

Solid popcorn movie that serves as a good follow up to 2009's "Star Trek" with enough references to the 1982 "Star Trek II" to please Trekkers already comfortable with director J. J. Abrams' hyperkinetic style. I thought this film was a bit more thoughtful than the 2009 film, though it has the same visuals and pacing.

I was getting a bit uncomfortable after the first act, because it seemed that the villain was being left behind in the story, but…

This film is a critical darling. It has everything a film critic could want; drunken fathers, a little girl narrating in profundities far beyond her years, an exotic location, eccentric characters, poverty, a terminal illness, ect. For me, I didn't find any of these characters likable or interesting. The little girl was impenetrable. I didn't feel any sort of empathy for her. I also didn't find the angry dad compelling. Many scenes felt very repetitive, and the film relies on…