Good news for Katy residents looking for family-friendly, indoor entertainment (or a place to unleash dozens of screaming kids): The popular Urban Air company has announced the location of its newest Urban Air Adventure Park in the bustling suburb.
Located at 25307 Kingsland Blvd., Urban Air Katy will have many of the adventure attractions that have quickly become favorites with fans: indoor skydiving, the Sky Rider Indoor Coaster, climbing walls, a ropes course, the Warrior Obstacle Course, the Battle Beam, the Wipe Out, wall-to-wall trampolines, and more.
As with other locations, Urban Air Katy is available for customized birthday parties for kids. But adults who need a location for corporate retreats, team building experiences, and private events can get in on the fun as well.
The high-flying action has earned the park some serious kudos. Urban Air Adventure Park has been voted "Best Gym In America for Kids" by Shape Magazine, "Best Place To Take Energetic Kids" and voted No. 1 for birthday parties. (The curious can check out all the awards the parks have received on the awards page of the Urban Air website.)
The park already boasts several locations in and around Houston, including the Webster location that opened up last year. Urban Air Katy is slated to open in the this fall and promises to employ over 60 local residents.
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For more information, call 940-692-7999 or visit the official Urban Air Katy site.
The career of actor Chris Hemsworth is a curious one, as it feels like he’s a huge star (mostly from playing Thor in Marvel movies) and not at the same time, with most of the non-MCU movies featuring him in a lead role failing to become big successes. But he still has a certain presence about him, which is why he’s being given another chance to prove his star power in the new thriller, Crime 101.
Hemsworth plays Davis, a talented thief who knows how to get what he wants without resorting to violence. When a job early in the movie turns slightly sideways, it makes him think twice about working with his handler (Nick Nolte), who seems to prefer someone with a stronger touch, like the up-and-coming Ormon (Barry Keoghan).
Davis is the main character, but two others who come into his orbit get their own subplots. Lou (Mark Ruffalo) is a slightly schlubby LAPD detective who’s convinced he knows the pattern of an unknown thief that likes to hit places close to Highway 101. Sharon (Halle Berry) works for a high-end insurance agency known for working with ultra-wealthy clients, the types who might be a great target for a thief like Davis.
Written and directed by Bart Layton, the film has a decent propulsion to it that comes with most crime thrillers. Davis and Ormon represent the yin and the yang of criminal approaches, and and it’s interesting to see the juxtaposition between the two as their simmering rivalry heats up over the course of the film. When the film commits to actually showing its crimes, it has an excitement that’s worth watching.
Unfortunately, Layton displays a real lack of focus, taking the audience into subplots with each of the three main characters that prove unnecessarily distracting. Lou’s marriage problems may explain his disheveled appearance, but there’s no need to see him deal with them with wife Angie (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Sharon’s troubles with her male-dominated company prove slightly pivotal, but still don’t merit the time put into exploring them.
The most baffling subplot is Davis pursuing a relationship with Maya (Monica Barbaro), a woman he randomly meets. At different points in the movie, including many of his interactions with Maya, Davis seems like the most uncomfortable, antisocial person in the world. And yet he somehow morphs into a suave smooth-talker who’s able to convince anyone to do what he wants at other key points, making it unclear exactly what kind of person he really is.
Hemsworth does relatively well in the lead role, but he’s still missing that certain something to make his character, and therefore the movie, truly compelling. The rest of the cast is fine, too, but each of them seem to be putting in just the minimal amount of effort to make the film watchable. Ruffalo and Barbaro come off the best, but with the talent in the cast (11 Oscar nominations and one win), they could have been used better.
Crime 101 has most of the ingredients to be another great entry in the genre, and it succeeds when it actually decides to deliver on its promise. But too much of the film is spent on things that have no real bearing on plot or character development, leaving the movie in the middle of the pack.
