The Mule is a movie where we see Eastwood star as Earl Stone, a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive.  Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he’s just signed on as a drug courier for the cartel.  He does well—so well, in fact, that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl is assigned a handler.  But he isn’t the only one keeping tabs on Earl, who has also hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.  And even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl’s past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it’s uncertain if he’ll have time to right those wrongs before law enforcement, or the cartel’s enforcers, catch up to him.

Complete with an equally great cast in support (including Bradley Cooper, Michael Pena and more), The Mule is a promising prospect and one movie we’ll definitely be checking out when it comes out this coming Friday (18 January) in cinemas nationwide.

Luckily for us there is a latest installment in the series coming in the shape of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. As you can probably imagine, I couldn’t afford to miss out or wait to see it this time around. It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Marvel’s work and when it was announced that the bunch in this installment will be part of the much-anticipated Avengers: Infinity War flick, my excitement and intrigue was barely containable. Adding to that, Volume 2 of this series includes a fantastic cast that should further add to the argument of why it’s a must see. On paper it looks good but does it measure up?

Cast – Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Sean Gunn, Sylvester Stallone & Kurt Russell

Director – James Gunn

Genre – Science fiction film/Action

Running Time – 136 minutes

The Plot

Set to the backdrop of ‘Awesome Mixtape #2,’ Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team’s adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill’s true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes’ aid.

The above doesn’t give you a proper idea of what to expect or what to make of the storyline this time around. The trailer might help change that but it probably won’t help convince most who are new to the trilogy to bother making the effort to watch it…

So why should you bother? Why you ask…well because it’s worth it and then some. I mentioned above that this movie is different from all other superhero movies, it has all the makings of a good movie, from action right through to funny moments that will have you chuckling throughout. One of the main things I mostly enjoyed though was its silliness, yes I can safely confirm that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is very silly, a good kind of silly that most if not everyone will enjoy, it’s perfect for the whole family.

It mostly doesn’t take itself too seriously and I for one enjoyed that and even though it’s way too stretched in terms of running time, no doubt you’ll enjoy watching every moment. With another installment confirmed to be in the works, you should do yourself a favor and go check this one out, and of course if you haven’t seen the first one then do so – it should help give you an idea of what all the hype is about. Is it perfect? No, but only a few movies are these days – I would have liked to see more action scenes but then again that’s just my opinion and to be honest overall package more than makes up for the supposed faults one might find.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is a good superhero movie that is also perfect for the whole family. If you are an avid movie watcher and have a hit list (like me) of movies to watch and tick off then this should be part of that without a doubt. A 3.5 out of 5 rating is what it gets from me.