After ripping on Armored I sort of felt bad for the lead actor of the film. One Mr. Colombus Short. I made fun of all the actors but everyone else is a recognizable face (yes even you Skeet). Colombus Short might just possibly be a great actor if he’s given more opportunity. Yeah, he might have been a dancer in You Got Served and he might have Save The Last Dance 2 on his resume but many people came from humble or not so prestigious backgrounds. Harrison Ford was a set carpenter, Will Smith was somewhat of a rapper, Nicolas Cage was Nicolas Cage. So I just wanted to go on record saying that he wasn’t bad in Armored but the movie wasn’t good and a up-and-coming-actor shouldn’t be blamed for this flop. If you haven’t seen it already go out and rent Cadillac Records. Colombus Short’s performance as Little Walter is powerful and menacing. He is able to make his presence known among a movie with Adrian Brody, Beyonce, Mos Def, and an incredible Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters. It’s not the best movie in the world but check it out. And don’t just scoff at Colombus Short, who if given the chance could have a career in Hollywood.

I went to see Armored the other night. And all I have to say is that it was not a good decision. I mean, if you want to watch a less than mediocre movie with The Professional, Morpheus, The Guy From Scream, Sucre, Matt Dillon and a guy that sort of looks like a young Hootie without his blowfish; than this is a movie from you. This movie was a mess. The first act was slow, the second act started to show promise towards the end and then it ended. Right when I thought it was maybe watchable it ended. If you want to make an action movie, make an action movie. This movie tried so hard to attempt to have deep, real characters and relationships but it failed to a comical extent. Not every movie needs to make you think. A popcorn movie can just be a popcorn movie sometimes. Seeing this movie was almost too embarrassing to admit to.