Plenty of metaphors – some unnecessary – but decent fare, on the whole.

…the intricate landscaping, masterful camerawork and environment (actually filmed in Downtown Los Angeles) create a delightfully immersive experience. Heartwarming and enjoyable.

…while the underlying concept of the series is the examination of a big social experiment, this gets lost in the film. Extremely lackluster fare, overall.

Although a slightly over-dramatic ending holds the film back from greater heights, this is on the whole, quite enjoyable for kids as well as adults.

The movie is packed with references – both visual and dialogue-wise – to classic comic lore. Underpinning everything is Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL’s score. An artillery barrage of action.

Working in this film’s favor is the aforementioned brisk pace and the taut editing. It somehow adds to the sense of desperation and urgency that the lead pair feels. Overall, a passable action potboiler.

The only weak spot is the way the drone pilots’ emotions are depicted. In real life, they’d surely be trained to deal with the prospect of collateral damage. That aside, this is definitely one of Gavin Hood’s (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ender’s Game) better films. Eye In The Sky hits the bulls eye.

…just when things are getting to get cute, Norm has to inexplicably break out in to the ‘Arctic Dance’. The only redeeming factors here are the underwater scenes and the part when Norm visits a sushi parlor. Let’s hope that the sequel – if there is one – has better to offer.

The Program can be viewed as especially relevant, given that doping in sport is coincidentally, in the news again.

Although the wordplay behind the title of this film is clever – the Olympics race as well as the racial discrimination Owens (James) faces in both the US and Germany – this is by and large, quite a no-nonsense movie about a legendary athlete.