Husbands in Action - A Light and Fun Enough Action Comedy Though not the Most Memorable Movie

This week had been a joy for Netflix subscribers like me with so many interesting new movies and series which made me spend the past few days just finishing them one by one. On Friday night, I watched this South Korean film that was just released on the same day. It has a seemingly light & fun premise which was exactly what I was looking for after completing a suspenseful series. Without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

Hwang Choong-sik (Jin Seon-kyu - Uprising, Space Sweepers etc) was a narcotics detective who had been eyeing to stop the distribution of drugs by the group of drug dealers led by Do-jun (Kim Ji-seok - The Sleepless, When The Camellia Blooms TV series etc) and his intelligent wife Hye-ran (Lee Da-hee - S Line TV series, The Divorce Insurance  etc). However his mission brought danger to his ex-wife Si-nae (Kang Han-na - Ca$hero TV series, Empire of Lust etc) and their daughter who were kidnapped.

(2026) Over Your Dead Body - Amusing & Fun Action Comedy English Remake of Popular Norwegian Hit Movie

Yesterday I got notification from Prime Video about the release of a new movie. It was kind of surprising as I was not aware there would be one yesterday. But after finding out more info, apparently it was not a brand new film, rather something that was only made available via streaming. Anyway the premise sounded really fun which made me immediately leave what I was watching to give this a try. OK let's just get on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

Washed up director Dan Burton (Jason Segel - Windfall, Shrinking TV series etc) had been married for several years with Lisa (Samara Weaving - Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, The Valet etc), an actress trying to find her big break. Their marriage was so terrible that they could no longer stand one another and secretly planned to murder each other during a weekend holiday trip to the cabin owned by Dan's father Michael (Paul Guilfoyle - Colony TV series, Arthur the King etc).

Normal - A Pretty Enjoyable Action Film with Some Dark Comedy

I did not realize that there was a new movie released in Indonesia on Friday which seemed quite intriguing. Probably because it did not have a lot of hype here and the trailer was not shown before any of the past films I saw earlier. Anyway when I checked the schedules yesterday, I saw that the amount of theaters playing the movie were reduced, although the one very near our home still had 2 shows. As my wife had other plans, I watched this yesterday evening by myself. OK then, I'll get right to it.

Brief Story Line

Ulysses (Bob Odenkirk - Nobody 2, Fargo season 1 etc) just got a job as temporary/subsitute Sheriff in a small town of Normal in Minnesota and having the support from Deputy Blaine (Ryan Allen - Between TV series etc) and Deputy Mike (Billy MacLellan - In the Dark TV series etc). His job seemed to be a very simple one and Ulysses just need to pass 8 weeks till he moved to another job, although the Mayor Kibner (Henry Winkler - Barry TV series, The Waterboy etc) did offer in case he want to become permanent Sheriff. During this short period, Ulysses got to know some of the towns people including Moira the bartender (Lena Headey - Gunpowder Milkshake, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles TV series etc) whom he befriended and former Sheriff's kid Alex (Jess McLeod - One of Us is Lying TV series, It's A Wonderful Knife etc).

(Mini Series) The Wonderfools - A Fun, Light, Humorous and Entertaining Superhero Action Comedy Series

There were plenty of new and returning series during the present and last week on Netflix which made me having a bit of difficulty to choose (though it was a nice issue to have rather than nothing to watch). Anyway after few considerations, I decided to watch this one first as it looked like fun. All right then, let us just get right to it.

Brief Story Line

Story was set in the year 1999 in Haeseong city where Eun Chae-ni aka Trainwreck (Park Eun-bin - Road to Boston, Hyper Knife TV series etc) had been living all her life there with her very protective grandmother Mrs. Kim (Kim Hae-sook - Gyeongseong Creature TV series, Our Season etc). Chae-ni was best friends with Ro-bin aka Sap King (Im Seong-jae - The Ugly, Law and the City TV series etc) who worked at Mrs. Kim's restaurant and also Son Gyeong-hun aka Nightmare (Choi Dae-hoon - Uprising, Pro Bono TV series etc), an older guy who was married with a teenage daughter. Gyeong-hun loved to complain about anything to the government office where he ultimately met with Lee Eun-jeong (Cha Eun-woo - The First Ride, Wonderful World TV series etc), a civil servant who was given task to receive his complaints.

Balls Up - A Terrible Totally Not Funny Raunchy Comedy Movie

I did not realize there was new movie released by Prime Video two days ago and only noticed it yesterday. It looked like a fun comedy movie and since I was in the middle of a rather depressing series, I thought it would be a nice distraction for a while and watched it last night. All right then, let's get right to it.

Brief Story Line

Elijah DeBell (Paul Walter Hauser - Playdate, Inside Out 2 etc) and Brad Lewison (Mark Wahlberg - Play Dirty, Daddy's Home 2 etc) worked for a condom company who were trying to be the sponsor for 2025 Football World Cup Championship in Brazil. Elijah and Brad managed to convince Senior Santos (Benjamin Bratt - Coco, Law and Order TV series etc), the person in charge of sponsorship to appoint their company. However everything did not go as planned as they somehow managed to screw things up.

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice - A Pretty Hilarious Action Comedy Movie with a Touch of Sci-Fi

I noticed this movie was made available in Disney+ two nights ago and was immediately interested. But as it was already rather late, I decided to watch it following day. Without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

On the night when crime boss Sosa (Keith David - Mufasa: The Lion King, Horizon Line etc) was celebrating his son Jimmy Boy (Jimmy Tatro - Stuber, You're Cordially Invited etc) being released from prison, one of the guests, loan shark Nick (Vince Vaughn - Bad Monkey  TV series, Wedding Crashers etc) was shown to be having strained relationship with his wife Alice (Eisa González - Ash, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare etc). Meanwhile Nick's trusted colleague Quick Draw Mike (James Marsden - Sonic the Hedgehog 3, X-men films etc) was planning to quit from criminal life but his plan was ruined when Nick suddenly turned up and requested his help to kidnap someone. Despite his reluctance, Mike decided to help Nick in what was supposed to be his final job, though he was shocked once he realized the person to be kidnapped. 

Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe - Just Like Its Predecessor, Still Not An Entertaining Jackie Chan's Action Comedy

A couple of weeks ago, I saw the trailer to this latest Jackie Chan movie which was going to be released after Chinese New Year. Although it has advanced ticket sale last week, but I opted not to buy them and decided to just do it during the weekend. Anyway yesterday my wife and I went to see it in the cinema nearest to our home. All right then, I'll get right on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

While passing through a remote location, Jackie (Jackie Chan - Unexpected Family, Kung Fu Yoga etc) and his beloved panda friend Huhu somehow got themselves into a hidden place in the mountains inhabited by strange local tribe led by its Chieftain (Ma Li - The Dumpling Queen, Unbeatable You TV series etc). Huhu was mistakenly recognized as divine creature like the tribe's prophecy that she would be able to prevent major catastrophe by going to the mountain top together with a messenger. Jackie who was thought to be the messenger obviously did not want to do the task and tried to get out of the village with Huhu. 

Playdate - Unfortunately not As Entertaining As I Hoped For

I noticed in the website for upcoming movies that this film was going to be released in Prime Video on November12, 2025. But as I waited and waited, it never appeared on that day. After re-checking, I came to conclusion that it was only available in the US. To my surprise, three days ago it was finally released in Indonesia and I got the chance to watch it yesterday. OK, I'll just get started with it then.

Brief Story Line

Brian Jennings (Kevin James - Hubie Halloween, Paul Blart: Mall Cop etc) was a forensic accountant who just got laid-off from the company he worked for. His wife Emily (Sarah Chalke - The Wrong Missy, Roseanne TV series etc) decided to return to work as lawyer, leaving Brian to be a stay-home dad and taking care of his step son Lucas (Benjamin Pajak - The Life of Chuck etc). On their first time spending the day together, Brian and Lucas went to the park and met with single dad Jeff (Alan Ritchson - The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Reacher TV series etc) who was playing with his son CJ (Banks Pierce). 

(2026) The Wrecking Crew - An Entertaining Buddy Cop Action Comedy Movie

I noticed this movie promoted by Prime Video few days ago and was immediately excited when I saw the two lead stars and the action comedy genre. So when the film was finally released yesterday and as soon as I was available, I immediately watched it. All right then, let's just get on with it.

Brief Story Line

Navy SEAL Colonel James Hale (Dave Bautista - My Spy: The Eternal City, Stuber etc) had been living in Hawaii all his life with his wife Leila (Roimata Fox - Chief of War mini series etc) and their two young children. Meanwhile his half brother Jonny (Jason Momoa - A Minecraft Movie, Dune etc) had been working as police detective in Oklahoma and in relationship with Valentina (Morena Baccarin - Greenland 2: Migration, Deadpool & Wolverine etc). James and Jonny had not spoken with each other for many years, but everything changed when their father became victim of hit and run which both of them suspected foul play. Despite the warning from Detective Sergeant Karl Rennet (Stephen Root - Heads of State, Barry TV series etc) not to interfere, James and Jonny investigated the incident by themselves.

(Mini Series) Ca$hero - A Fun and Light Series About Ordinary People with Powers Based on Webtoon

I have been looking forward to this series which was released by Netflix last Friday due to its very interesting premise. So I began to watch it immediately on that day and managed to finish it the day after. OK then, let's just get right to the series.

Brief Story Line

Kang Sang-ung (Lee Jun-ho - Homme Fatale, The Red Sleeve TV series etc) was just an ordinary civil servant who had a long time girlfriend Kim Min-suk (Kim Hye-jun - A Shop for Killers TV series, Another Child etc) and had simple dream of gathering enough money to buy their own home. However his life was changed when he somehow gotten an amazing super power. Unfortunately it was directly linked with how much cash he was holding as every time he used the power, all the money would be physically drained. Obviously it was a super power that would complicate his life.

(2025) Anaconda - Hilarious Reboot of the Popular Horror Movie

When my wife and I saw glimpses of the trailer to this movie more than a week ago, obviously we wanted to see it as soon as we could. But since it was released on the day when we were not available, we only saw it two days ago on another movie marathon day. All right then, let's just get on with it.

Brief Story Line

Four childhood friends that consisted of Doug McCallister (Jack Black - A Minecraft Movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie etc) who had been working as wedding videographer, small time actor Ronald Gtiffin (Paul Rudd - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania etc), Claire Simmons (Thandiwe Newton - Mufasa: The Lion King, Reminiscence etc) the lawyer and Kenny Trent (Steve Zahn - Eanie Meanie, The White Lotus TV series season 1 etc) were unhappy with their current lives. So when Griff told them he had acquired the rights for their favorite movie Anaconda, they decided to make an indie reboot of that film.

The Family Plan 2 - Not a Better Sequel but Still Pretty Entertaining Christmas Themed Action Comedy

During the weekend, I was looking for some light entertainment and noticed this film that was just released on AppleTV+ on Friday. It was sequel to a film that I remember had some fun, so obviously I decided to watch it as it really fit what I was looking for. But since I was busy the whole day yesterday, I only got the chance to write about it today. OK then, let's jut get to it now.

Brief Story Line

Few years after the events of the first movie, Dan Morgan (Mark Wahlberg - Play Dirty, The Union etc) had opened his own private security consultant, while his wife Jessica (Michelle Monaghan - Bad Monkey TV series, Echoes mini series etc) was working as atheltic coach. They were still living in Buffalo, Texas with their children Kyle (Van Crosby) who was in his senior year and their youngest child Max (Peter and Theodore Lindsey), but their oldest Nina (Zoe Colletti - Boo, Bitch TV series, A Boy Called Christmas etc) was now studying in London.

Nobody 2 - Enjoyable Sequel to the Entertaining 2021 Action Comedy Movie

I noticed about this movie for quite some time already and was very interested in seeing it due to few reasons. My wife and I wanted to do it during the early days of its release but sadly the film did not play in any of our favorite studios near our home. So we had to wait till the weekend to go and see in one of the remaining cinemas that were still playing it. All right then, let us get on with it.

Brief Story Line

Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk - Long Shot, Better Call Saul TV series etc), the former assassin for US government had to continue working to pay off his debt. Due to his continuous time at "work", Hutch was getting distant with his wife Becca (Connie Nielsen - Gladiator II, Wonder Woman etc) and his children Brady (Gage Munroe - Paw Patrol TV series etc) and Sammy (Paisley Cadorath). So he decided to take family vacation to the small town of Plummerville together with his father David (Christopher Lloyd -  Back to the Future trilogy, Taxi TV series etc).

The Pickup - A Heist Action Comedy Movie that Lacked the Twist and Suspense & not Enough Eddie Murphy

I found out about this latest movie on Prime Video few days ago prior to its release and thought it looked interesting, plus it has Eddie Murphy starring in it. So when it was made available yesterday, I gave it a try last night. Well how was it then? Let's find out more shall we?

Brief Story Line

Russel (Eddie Murphy - Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Daddy Day Care etc) had been working as armored truck driver for many years and was preparing to retire and do business with his wife Natalie (Eva Longoria - The Boss Baby: Family Business, The Sentinel etc). On the day of their 25th anniversary, unexpectedly Russel was given a task by his superior Clark (Andrew Dice Clay - A Star is Born, Blue Jasmine etc) to accompany overly excited rookie driver Travis (Pete Davidson - Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Meet Cute etc) for a long drive delivering valuable items.

(TV SERIES) Good Boy - Entertaining Series with Interesting Story and Plenty of Well Executed Action Sequence

I already saw this series promoted in Prime Video many times before, but as usual I wanted to start watching only when it's fully available since it was released 2 episodes per weekend from end of May. Meanwhile my wife did not mind watching while it was still ongoing and after she finished it more than a week ago, she recommended me to give it a try. So I did it from last Wednesday and completed on Sunday night. All right then, let's get on with the series.

Brief Story Line

Yoon Dong-ju (Park Bo-gum - Wonderland, When Life Gives You Tangerines TV series etc) was former boxing gold medalist who became police officer through special recruitment program but always had problems due to his hot headedness. Along with him, there were also Ji Han-na (Kim So-hyun -Unforgettable, My Lovely Liar TV series etc) former shooting champion, Kim Jong-hyeon (Lee Sang-yi - ⁠Love in the Big City, Bloodhounds TV series etc) who gained silver medal from fencing and Shin Jae-hong (Tae Won-seok - My Puppy, The player TV series etc) former disc throwing athlete that were part of the similar program. They were led by Captain Go Man-sik (Heo Sung-tae - Crash TV series, Hitman: Agent Jun etc) who was former wrestling medalist several years earlier and jointly formed the Special Crime Investigation unit. 

Heads of State - A Very Fun Action Comedy With Nice Chemistry of Its Lead Stars

I said in my previous post that there were two movies released in different streaming platforms on Wednesday. Though I was interested in this film which was released on Prime Video, I opted to watch the other one first and only see it last night. All right then, why don't I just get to it?

Brief Story Line

Will Derringer (John Cena - Ricky Stanicky, Peacemaker TV series etc) was the US president who used to be a famous action movie star. Meanwhile Sam Clarke (Idris Elba - Sonic the Hedgehog 3, The Dark Tower etc) was the British Prime Minister and also an army veteran who disliked Will as he believed him only using popularity and did not really have political ability. When both met for the first time in London, they were unable to see eye to eye especially related to the joint CIA and MI6 mission earlier to capture international arms dealer Viktor Gradov (Paddy Considine - Deep Cover, House of the Dragon TV series etc), led by senior agent Noel Bisset (Priyanka Chopra Jonas - Citadel TV series, The Matrix Resurrections etc).

Hi-Five - Hilarious Comedy Action Superhero Movie Perfect for Stress Relief and for Fun

I saw the trailer to this movie once few weeks back and thought it looked like fun. And my wife who is major fan of South Korean dramas & films would love to see it. So when it was released on Friday, we set our schedule for another movie marathon on Saturday, which frankly was a bit challenging due to the inconvenient timing in our favorite theaters. Luckily there was one cinema whose schedule was quite nice for us to see two movies. Without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

A group of people just received organ transplantation which somehow gave them unexpected power. They consisted of high school girl Wan-seo (Lee Jae-in - Hard Hit, Night Has Come TV series etc), screenwriter Park Ji-sung (Ahn Jae-hong - Rebound, LTNS TV series etc), unemployed man Hwang Ki-dong (Yoo Ah-in - Seoul Vibe, Hellbound TV series etc), fresh delivery lady Kim Sun-nyeo (Ra Mi-ran - Miss & Mrs Cops, Cold Blooded Intern TV series etc) and factory manager Huh Yak-sun (Kim Hee-won - Project Silence, Han River Police TV series etc). Determined to do good deeds, they started to help people using their powers despite their obvious inexperience and constant bickering between Ji-sung and Ki-dong.

(2025) Deep Cover - A Fun British Comedy With a Bit of Action

I forgotten that this movie was going to be released on Thursday in Prime Video and only got the chance to watch it yesterday. It was something that interest me due to its seemingly fun premise, so I was quite eager to find out if it's really as I expected. All right then, let's get to it.

Brief Story Line

Kat Boyles (Bryce Dallas Howard - Argylle, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom etc) had been trying to become successful stand up comedian for years but found chances were slim and ended up working as improv coach in small club. When Detective Sergeant Billings (Sean Bean - Knights of the Zodiac, The Lord of the Rings trilogy etc) offerred her to work undercover for low level sting, Kat was interested as it provided some needed cash. However she would require two more people as support, so she enlisted the help from small time actor Marlon Swift (Orlando Bloom - Gran Turismo, Unlocked etc) and Hugh, an IT guy who was trying to improve his social skills.

(2025) Back In Action - A Fun Action Comedy that Marked the Return of Cameron Diaz

Finally a brand new movie was released on Netflix yesterday which looked really interesting for me after few weeks without them. So as soon as I was ready last night, I started watching it. OK, will go into the details now.

Brief Story Line

Matt (Jamie Foxx - Spider-man: No Way Home, Sleepless etc) and his wife Emily (Cameron Diaz - There's Something About Mary, Shrek movies etc) were former CIA agents who stopped their work and started a family having two children, the 14 year old Alice (McKenna Roberts - Skyscraper etc) and 12 year old Leo (Ryland Jackson). One day, their CIA old friend Chuck (Kyle Chandler - The Midnight Sky, Game Night etc) suddenly told Matt and Emily that they were being chased by their old enemy. 

(MINI SERIES) Interior Chinatown - A Heavier than Expected Series Focusing on the Stereotype of Chinese-American in Entertainment Industry

When I read the brief premise and saw the trailer of this series on Disney+, I was quite intrigued and wanted to give it a try. At first I thought it would be released a single episode per week like its usual set up, but I just realized last Friday that all episodes were already shown few days before. So I started watching on Saturday and finished it last night. OK, why don't I get into the series then?

Brief Story Line

Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang - The Monkey King, Fantasy Island etc) was a young Chinese-American who had been working for years as waiter in a restaurant in Manhattan, Chinatown together with his best friend Fatty Choi (Ronny Chieng - Kungfu Panda 4, M3GAN etc). Willis had been aspiring to be more than just a waiter and wanted to be in the spotlight, but he did not realize that he was actually just a background character in a police procedural show where the lead were a couple of detectives Miles Turner (Sullivan Jones - The Gilded Age TV series etc) and his partner Sarah Green (Lisa Gilroy - Glamorous TV series etc).