In Theaters: March 20, 2015

There are THREE wide releases this weekend.

The Divergent Series: Insurgent

Just in case it was unclear that this movie was a sequel to Divergent, and a part of the Divergent series, they decided to include "The Divergent Series" in the title.  Nice.

I actually did not see Divergent in theaters, but when I finally did watch it I really liked it.  In fact, by the end I liked it better than any of the Hunger Games movies.  And after two hours of Shailene Woodley, I was like, "Who's Jennifer Lawrence?"  I really was that impressed.

Interestingly though, I'm still not completely excited for this one.  I'll likely see it, but I'm kinda feeling the same way about this as I did about Divergent before seeing it.  That is, I'm expecting good action, a story that is interesting enough, and awesome acting from Shailene Woodley.  It should be solid.

The Divergent Series: Insurgent is rated PG-13 for intense violence and action throughout, some sensuality, thematic elements and brief language.

Do You Believe?

Another in a recent string of faith-based films.  It's an expanding genre, and I think in the next few years we might even see critical success there.  The poster for this one is a little bit uninspired though, I gotta say (pun intended).

From the trailer I gather that this is the Christian version of 2005's Crash.  It's a movie about a dozen different people whose lives intersect and intertwine throughout the story.

Do You Believe? is rated PG-13 for thematic elements, an accident sequence and some violence.

The Gunman

I hate Sean Penn's acting.

This is a straightforward shoot 'em up.  He works for these guys, turns out they're bad, they kidnap his wife, he goes after them.

At least Javier Bardem has an almost-normal haircut in this movie.

The Gunman is rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality.

      Big Shot Critic