Battleship
Now showing at Quality 16, Rave, Brighton
Review by Jeff Meyers of the Metro Times
Grade: C-

If the "Transformer" movies were too arty and nuanced for you, this jingoistic assault on narrative logic and thematic complexity from director Peter Berg ("Hancock," "The Kingdom") is probably what you’re looking for. Like a cinematic demolition derby, "Battleship" delivers more than two hours of high-priced explosion porn while piling on its chest-thumping “America, f-- yeah!” machismo with a brazenness that makes Top Gun seem Merchant-and-Ivory quaint.

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