Category: Script Reviews

Dope – Cultural References Can Improve Tone

An excerpt from my script review for Dope which will be available 09/08/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description Both were filled with (mostly) smart cultural references. It was surprisingly fun to hear characters say things that...

No Escape – The Art of Non-specific Location

An excerpt from my script review for No Escape which will be available 9/3/15: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Here’s an idea we’ve not discussed before… Non-specific Location Meaning your script can be shot in a...

American Ultra – Comedy’s in the Tone?

An excerpt from my script review for American Ultra which will be available 8/24/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description Here we go! The description is BY FAR the best part of this script. Funny. Playful. ...

Straight Outta Compton – Biopic’s Delight?

An excerpt from my script review for Straight Outta Compton which will be available 8/20/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description The dialogue was decent, in that it felt like the “street dialect” was captured for...

Pixels – Too Predictable?

An excerpt from my script review for Pixels which will be available 8/11/15: 3.) Quality of Characters Billy Madison was popular around the time I was finishing high school. In fact, it was...

Southpaw – Rocky 3 Reboot?

An excerpt from my script review for Southpaw which will be available 08/03/15: 2.) Plot Stability* Congrats on writing a mediocre Rocky 3 script. ... ... Want actual helpful screenwriting tips and movie/script reviews? Follow this...

Trainwreck – Why You Should See It

Hi all. I’ve decided to make this review public in its entirety. Not as some conceited or boastful gesture, thinking my writing will benefit those in the Lafayette Theater Shooting, although the thoughts, prayers,...

Terminator Genisys – Why is Skynet so Stupid?

An excerpt from my script review for Terminator Genisys which will be available 07/20/15: 2.) Plot Stability This script checked all the boxes, plot-wise, but I can’t shake the feeling we’ve seen this all...