The Wall

There are only three people in this film, and you only ever see two of them. This is often a recipe for disaster, but I was completely entranced by this action thriller. It all came down to whether Aaron Taylor-Johnson could handle his very weighty role, and he did a spectacular job with it. Cena didn't have as meaty a role, but I was impressed with him as always. As the film develops and the plot unfolds, you learn more and more about the situation in which these characters found themselves, and the ending is a perfect wrap-up. I really enjoyed this and recommend it. 4/5

The Wall on Netflix

Trainwreck

In many ways this dark-edged comedy is a big step forward for Apatow. I feel Apatow has been treading water for a time and tends to fall back too frequently on his raunchier words rather than relying on his actors to deliver the complex, dark, and yet wickedly funny adult stories he's so good at telling. I like Apatow best when he's dealing with real adults having real problems which can take absurd or raunchy turns. I feel as if he sat down and watched some of the more daring and successful black comedies of like like "Problem Child" and "The Skeleton Twins" before he made this, and I thought the realness matched the adult nature of the comedy well. On another note, this was my first experience with Amy Schumer, and I enjoyed her work immensely. However, the funniest thing in this whole film was John Cena. That.... that was pure comedic gold. All in all, great work from Apatow and Schumer. 4/5

Trainwreck on Netflix

12 Rounds

John Cena hadn't found his acting chops quite yet in this bumpy thriller throwback to Die Hard. Good, not great. 3/5

12 Rounds on Netflix

Legendary

Cena was actually decent in this overly hokey & saccharine film that got points for an interesting ending. Not bad. 3/5

Legendary on Netflix