![]() ![]() It stars action maestro Chow Yun-fat ( Hard Boiled) as a notorious counterfeiter named, simply, the Painter, giving the otherwise real-world pleasures of Project Gutenberg a heightened, even mythic sense of stakes. From director Felix Chong, best known for writing Infernal Affairs (which Martin Scorsese remade into The Departed), Project Gutenberg is a similarly twisty crime thriller about the shady world of counterfeit money. However, it’s still worth your time and thensome. Sadly, Project Gutenberg is not an action film biopic of the Short Circuit actor’s life, which we would greenlight in a heartbeat. ![]() Haleigh FoutchĬast: Chow Yun-fat, Aaron Kwok, Catherine Chau, Zhang Jingchu Heavily riffing on the Amblin films of the era it's set in, Bumblebee is sweet as could be, with a healthy balance of well-constructed action scenes to keep the Transformers spirit alive. Naturally, the pair set out on a mission to save the world when some pesky Decepticons come into play, along with a hyperpatriotic agent (the always-welcome John Cena) who wants the otherwordly menace gone. Hailee Steinfeld stars a teenage grease monkey in the 80s, who's desperate for her own car and happens to wind up in the possession of one decommissioned Bumblebee. Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendenborg Jr., Pamela Adlon, Jason Drucker, Angela Bassett, Justin TherouxĪfter six installments of all-out Bayhem, the Transformers franchise got a revamped spinoff from LAIKA boss Travis Knight with Bumblebee and it's charming as all get-out, giving everyone's favorite sweetheart Autobot his own solo adventure with a retro flourish. ![]()
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