Sunday, June 15, 2025

Movie #3452 ........................."Fountain of Youth" (Apple)

 Movie #3452 "Fountain of Youth" (Netflix)  I like these two actors, and I enjoy watching something historical, but this was a disappointment.  It was just another "action flick" - which I'm not a big fan.  The humor I welcomed --- the brother, sister relationship was an interesting twist, but not well used in my opinion, and the chase kin d of passed the "silly bar" for me --- i.e., I didn't care after a while, so it was one chase after another.  John K. delivered lines like Ryan Reynolds, but just wasn't him (might have liked the film better if he was -- don't know -- I think it's a script failure, though)  And I have to say, if you get to the end, well, my advice is don't --- because it was ridiculous --- the idea that a mother of a young child would let her son watch the ending of this in front of their very eyes?  RIDICULOUS.  But I do like Natalie Portman, and it was nice to see her in anything, but not this shallow --- I give it a 3 out of 5.

"FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH"       PG-13             2 hours and 5 mins.       2025      Apple

Two estranged siblings join forces to seek the legendary Fountain of Youth . Using historical clues, they embark on an epic quest filled with adventure.  If successful , the mythical fountain could grant them immortality.  (yeah, right)

Director:  Guy Ritchie

Writer:  James Vanderbilt

Actors:  John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, Eliza Gonzalez



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