Movies starring Justin Timberlake

Edison (2005)

95 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Why is it that some recording artists think that once they have conquered the music industry they can do the same in the movie industry? Yes there are a few who manage to do both, but in my humble opinion a movie which featur...

Alpha Dog (2006)

122 mins     Biography, Crime, Drama      

"Alpha Dog" may be based on a true story but it also appears to be one of those movies which comes along once in a while which resonates with a generation, I say appears because most of the opinions I have heard which effuse ...

Black Snake Moan (2006)

116 mins     Drama      

As a movie reviewer most movies I watch are just ordinary, they feature familiar storylines, familiar styles, familiar dialogue and whilst some might be better made than others the majority are regular movies. Regular is not ...

Shrek the Third (2007)

93 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy, Family      

Let me tell you now "Shrek the Third" isn't a bad movie, it puts many an animation in the shade but compared to the previous two movies it isn't up to the same high standards. But before I get to what's wrong with the movie I...

The Love Guru (2008)

87 mins     Comedy      

Throughout "The Love Guru" Mike Myers delivers a joke, stares at the camera and laughs, it feels desperate, desperately trying to convince us that the joke was funny or Mike Myers desperately trying to convince himself that h...

The Social Network (2010)

120 mins     Biography, Drama      

In the 80s we had "Wall Street" a movie which spoke to the yuppie culture with its tale of wealth and greed and in a way "The Social Network" is its modern equivalent as it tells a tale of internet success and the troubles wh...

Yogi Bear (2010)

80 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy      

Taking in to consideration that this "Yogi Bear" is made for a current young generation I will say that I guess it should work. There is a simple storyline, comical human characters and of course Yogi Bear and Boo Boo stealin...

Bad Teacher (2011)

92 mins     Comedy      

In years to come when film schools study why some movies don't work "Bad Teacher" could be one of those on the syllabus. I'm serious because on paper "Bad Teacher" sounds like it should be a success; it has an amusing idea an...

Friends with Benefits (2011)

109 mins     Comedy, Romance      

"Friends with Benefits" starts as we watch Jamie outside of a cinema on the phone to her date who is late. On the phone is Dylan who is running late for his date, bombing across town in his car. It is a nicely constructed int...

In Time (2011)

109 mins     Action , Sci-Fi, Thriller      

In Time (2011) in a world where time is money a young man, Will Salas (Justin Timberlake), on the run as he accused of murder after a man tires of living for ever and gives him everything...

Trouble with the Curve (2012)

111 mins     Drama, Sport      

Who would have ever thought Clint Eastwood would star in a TV movie... okay so "Trouble with the Curve" isn't a made for TV movie but it has a storyline which certainly wouldn't have been out of place made as Hallmark drama. ...

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

104 mins     Drama      

Simple lesson which anyone passionate about cinema should learn: a movie can still be good even if you didn't enjoy it. I didn't enjoy "Inside Llewyn Davis", yes some of it grabbed my attention, mainly the musical scenes, but...

Runner Runner (2013)

88 mins     Crime, Thriller      

I don't know what it is about Justin Timberlake but he has this persona, this nice guy persona which makes him the sort of guy that you would take home to meet your parents because they would like him. But there is no bad boy...