JONAH HEX

cast: Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, John Malkovich

Directed by Jimmy Hayward

Distributed by WARNER BROS PICTURES

release date: JUNE 18,2010

 

 

Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) is a scarred drifter and bounty hunter of last resort, a tough and stoic gunslinger who can track down anyone... and anything.

Having survived death, Jonah's violent history is steeped in myth and legend, and has left him with one foot in the natural world and one on the "other side." His only human connection is with Leila (Megan Fox), whose life in a brothel has left her with scars of her own. But Jonah's past is about to catch up with him when the U.S. military makes him an offer he can't refuse: in exchange for his freedom from the warrants on his head, he must track down and stop the dangerous terrorist Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich). But Turnbull, who is gathering an army and preparing to unleash Hell, is also Jonah's oldest enemy and will stop at nothing until Jonah is dead.

Based on the legendary graphic novel, "Jonah Hex" is an epic adventure thriller about one man's personal quest for redemption against the vast canvas of the battle between good and evil.

THE PANEL ROOM

A formulaic weepie that might find a few takers , especially among the lady folks. Yet for many, this look like an easy miss or probably be something that they shall save for a rainy day's home viewing.

Built from many of the same ingredients as other Nicholas Sparks tearjerkers, Dear John suffers from its cliched framework, as well as Lasse Hallstrom's curiously detached directing. ROTTENTOMATOES  4.5/10

As far as “Dear John” is concerned, the best advice is just to mark it “Return to sender."  Frank Sweitek  C-

You're more likely to roll your eyes than swoon over this slow-moving and far-fetched love story. Claudia Puig 2/4

"Dear John" exists only to coddle the sentiments of undemanding dreamers, and plunge us into a world where the only evil is the interruption of the good.  Roger Ebert 2/4

I truly wish "Dear John" were a better, less shamelessly manipulative movie, but a couple of the actors got me through it alive. Michael Phillips   2 /4

Nothing to write home about  Michael Sullivan 2/4