Posts Tagged ‘Harrison Ford’

Short Take: Decent fun, but only mildly engaging and not altogether memorable

Director: Jon Favreau

Screenwriters: Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Steve Oedekerk; Scott Mitchell Rosenberg (comic)

Cast: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Paul Dano

Length: 1h 58m

Synopsis: One day in 1873 outlaw Jake Lonergan (Craig) finds himself awaking in a desert, unaware of who he is or where he has just been. A strange device is strapped to his wrist that he can’t remove, but it would seem that it isn’t there to harm him. Stumbling into a nearby town he gets recognized and thrown in jail, sentenced to wait until local boss Dolarhyde (Ford) returns and decides what to do with him. When Dolarhyde does return he is followed shortly by strange UFOs that proceed to abduct and terrorize the townspeople. The next day Jake, Dolarhyde, and a few other survivors form a search party to find the abducted, with Jake leading the way because the device on his wrist turned out to be the only viable weapon against the inscrutable invaders. A woman named Ella (Wilde) tags along to impart knowledge about the aliens, as she has personally dealt with them before. In a toilsome search the group must find and free their lost loved ones, armed only with six-shooters and iron wills. Yippy ki yay.

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Short Take:Â The emotional inspiration is there, but isn't enough to hang your hat on

Director: Tom Vaughan (What Happens in Vegas)

Screenwriter: Robert Nelson Jacobs (Chacolat); based from the book “The Cure” by Geeta Anand

Cast: Harrison Ford (What Lies Beneath), Brendan Fraser (Crash), Keri Russell (Mission Impossible: III)

Length: 1h 45m

Synopsis: John Crowley, a husband and father of three, is searching for a miracle treatment that will give hope to his daughter Megan and son Patrick who have been diagnosed with a rare muscular disease. This disease, called Pompe, is the topic of research for scientist Robert Stonehill (Ford) who has been working for years on such a treatment. The two begin to work together, with John in charge of raising money and Bob in charge of the science, and through a myriad of personal difference get closer than anyone ever come to accomplishing their goal. Read the rest of this entry »