An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...
An excerpt from my script review for X (2022) which will be available 08/18/26:
After the "excitement" of Reals' X film review, I had to check the script out for myself...
2.) Plot Stability
This...
An excerpt from my script review for The Odyssey which will be available 08/07/26:
2.) Plot Stability
I’ll come right out and admit it, this was not my favorite Christopher Nolan project.
It wasn’t bad, but similar to...
An excerpt from my script review for Mother Mary which will be available 08/03/26:
4.) Dialogue and Description
As sharp as the dialogue was when Sam and Mary get together, the description was not...
An excerpt from my script review for The Social Network which will be available 07/20/26:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Here’s where we’ll be spending a good chunk of our time.
Let’s just get the description...
An excerpt from my script review for Obsession which will be available 07/07/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Be careful who you wish for…
That’s a great logline, tagline, however you want to pitch it. As long...
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An excerpt from my script review for Elysium which will be available 05/19/25:
3.) Quality of Characters
Wow…I was really surprised that this script wasn’t reviewed before…
Going back through the thread for it, there’s...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for I.S.S. which will be available 01/28/24:
What Worked
The First Page - I like they way this opens - with a bit of text reading:
Right now aboard the...
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Pet Sematary: Bloodlines – I kind of had high hopes for this one, as I am a fan of the Pet Sematary films, or at...
Slayers – Let this be a warning to you, if you start a movie and see 10 different production companies that produced it pop up on the screen, just turn the movie off immediately....
An excerpt from my script review for Hustle (2022) which will be available 07/05/22:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
When someone mentioned this script was available to review, I couldn’t help but think I...
An excerpt from my script review for Don't Worry Darling which will be available 10/10/22:
3.) Quality of Characters
This is what I liked.
Creating characters that are…off.
As the cast is slowly introduced everyone seems to have...
An excerpt from my script review for Sinners which will be available 03/03/26:
2.) Plot Stability
The script opens a bit differently from the film.
Here we’re presented with a burned man running from a...
An excerpt from my script review for Vengeance which will be available 08/15/22:
2.) Plot Stability
Carrying through on that Michael Scott/Ryan Howard love child idea…
Remember those early episodes of The Office that can really only...
