Between buddy cop comedies and intergalactic showdowns, there’s plenty of action on Paramount+.
But Travis Knight’sBumblebeebroke that mold.
It doesn’t require any prior playing experience, either."
Michelle Rodriguez in ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’; Bumblebee in ‘Bumblebee’; Tom Cruise in ‘Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol’.Credit:Paramount Pictures and eOne; Paramount Pictures; David James/Paramount
As long as you don’t think about it too much,Face/Offis an extremely enjoyable wild ride.
Maximus seeks revenge by competing in the gladiator games in the hope of eventually taking down Commodus.
What follows is a delightfully breezy action flick that may even carry twinges of genre nostalgia.
Hailee Steinfeld and Bumblebee in ‘Bumblebee’.Paramount Pictures
Almost everything aboutThe Lost Cityfeels familiar in that sense, and comforting, too."
“Messages don’t self-destruct.
The mask machine is on the fritz.
From left: Michelle Rodriguez, Chloe Coleman, Chris Pine, Justice Smith, and Sophia Lillis in ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’.Paramount Pictures and eOne
that brought the franchise to new heights.
His thousand-watt smile is the film’s best special effect.
He’s confident and charismatic, a daredevil riding right into the danger zone.”
Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in ‘Face/Off’.Paramount Pictures/Courtesy: Everett Collection
(And the soundtrack doesn’t hurt, either.)
Tropic Thunderlampoons the absurdity of Hollywood and its inherent shallowness, from self-indulgent method actors to ego-driven producers.
Wells story of extraterrestrial invasion.
Russell Crowe in ‘Gladiator’.Universal/Getty Images
“It’s thrillingly controlled, and it builds in impact.”
Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in ‘The Lost City’.Kimberley French/Paramount
Tom Cruise in ‘Minority Report’.Twentieth Century Studios
Tom Cruise in ‘Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol’.David James/Paramount
Tom Sizemore and Tom Hanks in ‘Saving Private Ryan’.David James/DreamWorks
Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine in ‘Star Trek’.Everett
Mikey, Donnie, Leo and Raph in ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’.Paramount Pictures/Paramount+
Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in Top Gun.Everett Collection
Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’.Paramount Pictures
Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf in ‘Transformers’.Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection
Ben Stiller in ‘Tropic Thunder’.DreamWorks/Courtesy Everett Collection
Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning in ‘War of the Worlds’.Everett
Brad Pitt, Abigail Hargrove, and Mireille Enos in ‘World War Z’.Jaap Buitendijk/Paramount Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
