Film Review: Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh Star in 'Mayday'
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A new film review talks about a movie called Mayday.
The movie is on Apple TV. Apple TV is a place to watch shows and movies online.
Two famous actors are in the movie. They are Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh.
The movie is a buddy comedy. This means two friends do funny things together.
The style of the movie feels like movies from the 1980s.
A film critic wrote about the movie. A film critic is a person who watches movies and tells people if they are good.
The critic says the movie feels like propaganda. Propaganda means messages that try to change how people think.
But the critic also says the movie is very good and fun to watch.
Vocabulary15 words
- film
- a movie
- review
- words that say if something is good or bad
- actor
- a person who plays a part in a movie
- buddy comedy
- a funny movie about two friends
- critic
- a person who gives opinions about movies or books
- propaganda
- information used to make people believe something
- star
- a famous actor in a movie
- streaming
- watching video online
- style
- a special way something looks or feels
- famous
- known by many people
- movie
- a film you watch
- opinion
- what someone thinks
- watch
- to look at something like TV
- funny
- making people laugh
- review
- a report about how good something is
Quiz
Answer key
1. Mayday 2. Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh 3. False
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A new film review talks about a movie called _____.
The movie is on _____ _____.
Two famous actors are in the movie. They are Ryan Reynolds and _____ _____.
The movie is a _____ _____.
The style of the movie feels like movies from the _____.
A _____ _____ wrote about the movie.
The critic says the movie feels like _____.
But the critic also says the movie is very good and _____ to watch.
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