Category: Script Reviews

Kingsman – Unoriginal Spy Script?

An excerpt from my script review for which will be available 11/23/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description The description was so unoriginal it had to use famous tricks or shots from other movies, referencing...

The Gift – Less than thrilling?

An excerpt from my script review for The Gift which will be available 11/09/15: 2.) Plot Stability This thriller was less than thrilling. Did it have tense situations? Certainly, but other than the very...

Sicario – Dialogue That Kills, Description to Die For.

An excerpt from my script review for Sicario which will be available 11/02/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description Dialogue was a real issue for me. The whole Alejandro voice-over could easily be left out. The...

Bone Tomahawk – Presently Absent Necessary Horror

An excerpt from my script review for Bone Tomahawk which will be available 10/26/15: 3.) Quality of Characters Aside from the dramatically over detailed intros given for characters, which we’ll cover in a second,...

Bridge of Spies – Insurance and Espionage

An excerpt from my script review for Bridge of Spies which will be available 10/20/15: 2.) Plot Stability Instead of giving you a plot summary in this section, I want to focus on something...

Steve Jobs – Apple’s 3 Act Structure

An excerpt from my script review for Steve Jobs which will be available 10/19/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description Description, blah, blah, blah. You're not here for that. I didn't read Mr. Sorkin's script for...

Sept. Amateur Winner – Part 2

The Captain's script review for our Amateur Monday winning script Black Swarm which will be available 10/08/15 (and don't forget to check out the script here): Time to review a script! Which...

The Martian – Kind of Place to Raise the Stakes?

An excerpt from my script review for The Martian which will be available 10/06/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description Similar to earlier argument, the sassy, sarcastic dialogue never really made me think Mark was in...