What's The Worst That Could Happen? (2001)

One of the biggest questions people pose when they get into anything is what is the worst that could happen? It's If you're the type that takes chances in life then that is definitely one of your motto's, but it's definitely a serious question posed in today's film What's The Worst That Could Happen? which was released in 2001 and was directed by Sam Weisman (D2: The Mighty Ducks). The film stars Martin Lawrence (Bad Boys For Life) as Kevin Caffery, a thief who seems to have it all in life from money, friends, and a new girlfriend who gives him a ring. Unfortunately for Kevin, while on the job stealing from a rich tycoon (Danny DeVito), he gets caught and the tycoon steals his ring from him which in turn causes the two to go to battle over the ring in a game of cat and mouse. The film also stars John Leguizamo (To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar) as Berger, Glenne Headly (Dick Tracy) as Gloria, Carmen Ejogo (Selma) as Amber, the late Bernie Mac (Mr. 3000) as Uncle Jack, Larry Miller (The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot) as Earl, Nora Dunn (Pineapple Express) as Lutetia, Richard Schiff (Seven) as Walter, William Fichtner (The Dark Knight) as Det. Tardio, Sascha Knopf (Shallow Hal) as Tracey, GQ (Rescue Dawn) as Shelly, and Siobhan Fallon Hogan (Holes) as Edwina.

I literally went into this film with absolutely no expectations and I wasn't really expecting much from it and as the movie went on I was quite pleased with it. Danny DeVito and Martin Lawrence made quite the combination in the film as they did battle through out. Right now though, I will say that my MVP of the film award goes to William Fichtner who plays this really flamboyant and bizarre detective who just steals the show every time he appears on the screen. It was almost like he was the real comedic relief in the film despite all the great comedians in the film like Boston legend Lenny Clarke. That was the other thing that surprised me is that the film took place in Boston which is always a perk for someone from Boston. As you're watching the film you can't help but recognize some of the areas they are in and you've seen some in other films too. I definitely enjoyed the story in the film as each one was trying to out do the other even though a big twist is played on them at the end of the film. The acting in the film is great all around and the cinematography as I said was great too. I definitely loved the combo of Leguizamo, Lawrence, GQ, Clarke, and Bernie Mac who provided some really good laughs in the film like the C-SPAN scene and more. The film is available for free right now on Youtube so you can check it out for yourself, but for right now I am going to give the film an B for a final grade.

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

Whenever a sleeper film or a film that studios are not sure how will be received does very well at the box office then you can bet your bottom dollar that a sequel will be in the works. That was definitely the case with 2017's Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle which made their money back almost ten fold. So now we fast forward to 2019 and everyone is back for the sequel in Juamnji: The Next Level. For Spencer (Alex Wolff) he thought that things were going to be different for him after what happened in the game in the first film, but that isn't the case he struggles with life in New York City. Home of the winter break, Spencer returns home and things don't seem right especially now that his grandfather (Danny DeVito)is living with him. The only problem is that Spencer has gone back into the game and now it's up to Fridge (Ser'Darius Blain), Martha (Morgan Turner), Bethany (Madison Iseman), Alex (Colin Hanks), his grandfather, and his friend Milo (Danny Glover) to save the day. The film also stars Dwayne Johnson (Central Intelligence) as Bravestone, Kevin Hart (Night School) as Mouse, Jack Black (Orange County) as Oberon, Karen Gillan (Guardians Of The Galaxy) as Ruby,  Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians) as Ming, Nick Jonas (Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle) as Seaplane, and the film was directed by Jake Kasdan.

I went into this wondering if they could pull off the sequel because the first film was magic and I have to honestly say that I enjoyed it a lot. I don't believe that the film was better than the first, but I really liked what they did when they added new levels and characters to the game because it made it interesting. The other dynamic that made the film work is that not everyone had the same avatar which made it hilarious especially when you have Kevin Hart and The Rock acting like Danny Glover and Danny DeVito. That also made the pairing of The Rock and Hart even better as both of these guys obviously work well together with all that chemistry. The action sequences in the film are just as cool as the first film, but one of the craziest scenes ever has to be the one with the Mandrills and the bridge. That was such an awesome and chaotic action sequence that it kept me glued to my seat. Other than that, there were a lot of decent moments in the film that gave you a lot of laughs especially when Kevin Hart was portraying Danny Glover, but it didn't wow me completely like the first film. One thing they did was at the end of the film, there is an extra scene that leaves the film up for a third film to make it a trilogy, but to be honest I am not quite sure if I would be down with a third film. By the looks of it, they have almost totaled the box office of the first film so I would not be surprised if they did. I am going to give the film an B for a final grade.