“2 GUNS” MOVIE REVIEW. Another regular Cop-and-Robber Yarn.

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Here’s another round of the bromance-type of action thriller, as if we’ve not gotten enough for this season.

It is crimson shoot-shoot, bang-bang all the way.

Plus loads of guffaws.

There’s little to dish out or rave about, as the mood and tone of  the movie are predictably cliched and formulaic.

Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington play supercool undercover lawmen in this dense thriller.

You can say the film has it all –  guns, drugs, jokes, funny scenes, vehicle chase in the desert, restaurant getting blown up, bank heist, cops, CIA, Naval Intelligence. Like every other buddy film.

It is not difficult to figure how the ending is going to be, right from the start, that the good will surely triumph over the bad and that heroes die hard.

So what else is not “yawn”?

Anyway, let’s deal with the plot.

“2 GUNS” features the suave Bobby Trench (Washington) and big-talker Marcus “Stig” Stigman (Wahlberg) as an undercover DEA agent and naval intelligence officer, respectively.

Neither man knows that they are both after drug kingpin Papi Greco (Edward James Olmos).

Whatever squabbling and antagonism in the beginning soon blossom into a full-blown friendship.

Bobby and Stig derive a plan to rob a small-town bank, assuming they’ll both hook key evidence against Greco and also put their assumed criminal partner behind bars.

They expect to uncover $3 million drug dollars, and instead walk away with $40 million CIA dollars.

Some parts are funny, silly and compelling, but hey, it is not like you have never seen these before.

It is one of those regulars cop-and-robber yarns.

This one is only for fans of Wahlberg and Washington.

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ANDREW NGO a.k.a. NGO TIEN DOAN, multi-faceted Vietnamese SuperModel. LIFE’S A BREEZE since being crowned MISTER INTERNATIONAL 2008.

“THE WORLD IS MY OYSTER.”

“Am I a SEXUAL PERSON at HEART? Let’s just say I’ll go the long mile for ART.”

“YOU must LIVE for WHAT you BELIEVE IN and BELIEVE in WHAT you LIVE for.”

“HOLD FAST TO DREAMS, FOR IF DREAMS DIE, LIFE IS A BROKEN-WINGED BIRD THAT CANNOTFLY.”

“THIS IS ME IN A TRADITIONAL VIETNAMESE COSTUME.

I WANT TO LEARN ALL I CAN ABOUT PEOPLE INOTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, UNDERSTANDING HOW PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNTRIES LIVE AND WORK. WE NEED TO RESPECT CULTURES AND PROMOTE PEACE EVERYWHERE.”

“I can ADOPT any PERSONA, am adaptable to CHANGES and is a willing CHAMELEON when it comes to FASHION modeling.”

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“HOW AWFUL IT FEELS TO OPEN OUR HEARTS TO JOY, ONLY TO HAVE GRIEF COME IN. THEY GO TOGETHER.”

“ALL MEN SEEK HAPPINESS. WHATEVERDIFFERENT MEANS WE EMPLOY, THEY ALL TENDTO THIS END.”

“SALVADOR DALI TOLD US NOT TO HAVE ANY FEAR OF PERFECTION. SIMPLY BECAUSE WE CAN NEVER REACH IT.”

“I KEEP ON HEARING THAT FRIENDSHIP IS THE ONLY CEMENT THAT WILL EVER HOLD THE WORLD TOGETHER. BUT THAT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE, RIGHT?”

“LIFE is an ECHO – what you send out comes back.”

“My MANAGER wants a brand NEW IMAGE and arranges for NEW PICTURES to be TAKEN. The RESULTS here establish my NEW LOOK.”

“I firmly believe that in LIFE, it isn’t the LOAD that weighs us down. It’s the way we carry the LOAD.”

“I ALWAYS make it a POINT to stop and SMELL the ROSES.”

ANDREW NGO, Vietnamese Supermodel and Actor.

(A SPECIAL PICTORIAL SPREAD)

“The WORLD is my OYSTER, but there’s no real place like HOME. ”

In LIFE, there’s BEAUTY everywhere, if you care to look.

You wouldn’t have believed that VIETNAM, a amazingly beautiful country steeped in third world culture could have her share of beautiful people.

The gals are divine and guys are gorgeous, if you will sieve through all the chaff to pick the gem.

Following CHINA, the advertising, fashion and entertainment landscape is rapidly changing in VIETNAM.

Commercialism is setting in, bringing modernization alongside, unlike those days of yore.

The NEW generation is bold, beautiful and adventurous, willing to take the world of haute couture by the horn and turn it into a profound eye popping experience.

Such as ANDREW NGO, this Vietnamese supermodel.

A male model of such fluidity and explicitness in poise and aura is a rare find, out-classing talents from Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

He believes in the art form. He’s willing to go beyond the aesthetic.

He is every fashion stylist’s and photographer’s dream.

ANDREW NGO is conscious of his exotic good looks and easy sex appeal.

Life has been good to him. And why not?

He works hard, plays smart, lives by the rules and is reaping the rewards.

He’s in his mid-twenties, with a strapping height of 1.85 cm or 6 ft 1″, chiseled looks and a well-defined body, a result of sensible eating and consistent gymming.

He has bagged numerous modeling accolades back home.

But first of all, he is VIETNAM foremost male supermodel-cum-actor after winning the title of MISTER INTERNATIONAL 2008.

Granted, there were then a host of formidable competitors from Lebanon, Singapore, Taiwan, USA, Luxembourg, Philippines, Malta, Greece, Croatia, France, China, Brazil, Belgium, Angola, Korea, to name some.

But it’s ANDREW NGO, the crowds’ firm favorite who was crowned MISTER INTERNATIONAL 2008.

That was then, 2 years ago, and he has never looked back since.

He has his share of fame in his country, and along that comes money.

He’s factual and philosophical.

“I will approach everything with integrity and honesty. I will always give my best shot in all I do.”

Now, he’s looking at a broader picture, crossing boundaries.

He’s hitting the international catwalk next year, starting from ASIA into EUROPE.

This one’s for sure.

He’s also sharpening his entrepreneur skills by planning and designing for his own brand of comfy men’s underwear to be launched end of this year ONLINE. He welcomes prospective collaborative partners to contact him through this Blog.

ANDREW NGO has a manager now, taking care of his regional work schedules and other sensibilities.

He abhors people who try to belittle his ambitions.

Small people only do that, right? he smirks.

Great people are a morale booster because they make you feel that you too, can be great.

Creativity stems from trust.

You must trust your instincts.

Technique alone is never enough.

You need to have passion.

Didn’t someone say that show business is really 90% luck

and 10% being able to handle it when it gets offered to you?

Yeah, he nods.

Yeah, right.

“MALAVITA” Movie Review. Entertaining Mobster Drama, Bloody Mayhem. Whatever.

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Cross my heart, “MALAVITA” is an Italian description of the “underworld”, so kindly watch your back.

This film is also titled as “THE FAMILY” in designated parts of the world.
It is touted as a mobster comedy, to seduce your attention with its promise of bawdy fun …
And hey presto, you are next cringing with disbelief at the mindless killings and explosions.

In summary,”MALAVITA” is a farce glossed over with a violent streak, a smart thriller headlined by ROBERT De NIRO and MICHELLE Pfeiffer. and backed by a mesmerizing supporting cast.

The renowned director LUC BESSON indulges in blood-splattering fun and prolongs it for laughs ….

yet along the way, he sprinkles precarious tortuous scenes depicting crazy mobsters storming amid a murderous rampage that’s bound to keep anyone on edge.

Robert De Niro plays a notorious New York mobster, now a pariah on the run with a hefty bounty on his head for mobster betrayal.

He and his family (Michelle Pfeiffer, Glee’s Dianna Agron, and John D’Leo) are settling into their latest home in France. thanks to the witness protection program.

Unbeknownst to them, the imprisoned gangsters who are now released are trying to locate the snitching family for revenge.

Please take note that LUC BESSON was responsible for the spectacular Liam Neeson’s runaway hit TAKEN (2008).

 ”MALAVITA” is funny, fast-paced as well as brutally shocking.

This gritty feature may be able to  jolt your senses after a tense build-up.

It is worth a go.

Just check this one out.

“PARANOIA” MOVIE REVIEW. Not Bad, Not Good, wherefore runs the Parallel?

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Just say “beef” and you ‘ll get this Australian beefcake on your platter.

Whether he is a delectable piece of ham depends on how you rate him.

The taste of the pudding is in the eating, isn’t it so?

You will see this hunk attired in designer suits and casuals.

As well as in all forms of undress to eagerly display his well-toned bod and six packs.

And he is magnifique.

The young actor is a 23 year old young’un called LIAM HEMSWORTH.

Little wonder if”PARANOIA” is a movie project crafted for him and for his myriad of drooling female fans.

Supporting actors HARRISON FORD and GARY OLDMAN stay safely in the background playing second fiddles.

This is an hard edged corporate thriller.

It is a parable about thwarted ambitions and how the thirst for easy money and power have their setbacks.

 LIAM HEMSWORTH is Adam, a young executive working at entry level at a tech company runs by Nicholas Wyatt (GARY OLDMAN)

Adam is as spotless as a sheet, but wants more out of life, envious of people he knows who are stooping to con in order to move up the corporate ladder.

He has an ailing father (Richard Dreyfuss) and loads of hefty medical bills to pay.

When he and his team are fired from their jobs, they decide to commiserate and overspend on their company credit card.

Strangely, the following day, Adam’s is confronted by his former boss and given an ultimatum – to face jail time for fraud charges or infiltrate another tech company run by HARRISON FOR’s Jock Goddard, Wyatt’s former mentor and now business enemy.

Seduced by the lure of money and to save his skin, Adam is torpedoed into a world of corporate espionage and is soon on the run from the corporate rogues who want his life.

A merry-go-round game of cat and mouse, and a web of deception ensues, culminating to a final broil.

Where will all this be leading us to?

 ROBERT LUKETIC is the film director and AMBER HEARD is the pegged add-on female interest.

It may not be a tour de force, but could have been a slick, fast paced and entertaining movie with a tense build-up.

“PARANOIA” has an admirable supporting cast to boot marred by a lack-luster script.

Blame it on the film director’s creative vision and plot treatment.

The end result is what you get.

Now, ham steak anyone?

“THE INTERNSHIP” Movie Review. Sit Up, Chum, There’s a Whole Lot More Going.

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Don’t expect this movie to kick off with a big wham bang.

It does not, but it survives its welcome, nonetheless.

 ”THE INTERNSHIP” is an entertaining, goofy piece of gem that might well warm your heart amid uplifting your spirit after a hard day’s grind.

There’s a lot more going if you are prepared to dig deeper.

So go for it.

OWEN WILSON and VINCE VAUGHN happily make a come-back with this bromance comedy, after almost a decade since their last sex ribbing farce “Wedding Crashers.”

Directed by Shawn Levy and co-written by Vince Vaughn and Jared Stern, “THE INTERNSHIP” features Vaughn and Owen Wilson as Billy and Nick, two irritating fast talking watch salesmen who are laid off when their company closes.

Whilst googling  for job possibilities, Billy discovers the Google has plans for a summer internship program.

And after passing the required-webcam interview, the duo find themselves at Google HQ in Palo Alto, competing against dozens of teenage tech-savvy geniuses.

The middle aged pair found themselves caught in a pandemonic team headed by nerdy leader Lyle (Josh Bremer) alongside brainy outsiders Stuart (Dylan O’Brien), Neha (Tiya Sircar) and Yo-Yo (Tobit Raphael).

In every good there’s always the bad, therefore we have a scheming trouble seeking intern Graham (Max Minghella) who is determined to take them down.

As time wears on, the unlikely friendships are tried and forged.

The plot may be cliched and formulaic, but it does have a heart and some soul in the right place.

Sweet, hilarious and heart-warming are superlatives to describe this movie.

And thank goodness that it is an enjoyable movie, unlike the regular slapstick that makes no sense.

Go check this one out.