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Jackie Chan’s American movies are nowhere near as exhilarating as his Hong Kong work, but the man possesses so much charm and physical prowess that he manages to breathe some life into the most tired action comedies (see: Rush Hour or to a lesser extent, Shanghai Noon). That is, until now: “The Tuxedo” is so stupendously inane that it manages to nullify Jackie’s natural charisma….
Movie Infos Title: Shrek Rating: Year: 2001 Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson Writer: Joe Stilman, Roger S.H. Schulman, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio Starring: Mike Myers Eddie Murphy Cameron Diaz John Lithgow Vincent Cassel … Once upon a time in a land of wonders, a fair maiden named Fiona was cursed and confined in the tallest tower of a castle guarded by a fire-breathing red dragon,…
Mmm. I’m puzzled. That’s often what happens with unusual movies: since you haven’t seen anything quite like it, it’s hard to review it. I mean, I’ve seen tons of action movies, so when I see a new one, I can say OK, it’s better than that other one, but not as good as whatever. Yet a film like “Ringu” is in a class of its…
The following is a strange beast. It started as a regular review, written in the late ‘90s by my former teenage self. That review was preserved as is in the italics parts. You’ll notice that the film left me lukewarm back then, which doesn’t square with the 4 stars rating, right? Well, that grade reflects my current appreciation of “Singles”, having just watched it again…
One thing which I find odd on Adam Sandler’s otherwise neat homepage (www.adamsandler.com) is the absence of coverage for “Punch-Drunk Love”, the upcoming Sandler flick which earned filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson the Best Director prize at Cannes. I’ve unfortunately not seen it yet, but there’s no way it’s as trite, derivative and forgettable as this here “Mr. Deeds”, which has only the merit of playing…
I consider myself to be a bona fide Elvis person. I’m utterly fascinated by his persona and believe him to have been the greatest performer of the 20th century. If we’re referring to his live shows of the 50s and 60s, I’m sure many would be of the same opinion, but to some degree I’d also extend this to his film work. Granted, most…
Vincent Gallo achieved something with this film that few first time directors have ever done. In fact, the only other guy I can think of to write, produce, direct and star in a first film that’s any good is Orson Welles, with some obscure 1941 flick about a rich dead guy or something. Gallo’s a true artist who’s done everything from modeling for Calvin Klein…
Movie Infos Title: Muhammad Ali The Greatest Year: 1974 Director: William Klein Starring: Muhammad Ali … Genre: Documentary “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! Aaagh! Rumble, young man, rumble, aaagh!” We’ve seen, heard and read a lot about Muhammad Ali, truly one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century. His story is legendary, a fascinating succession of great hardships and even…
Here’s a sincere but irreverent comedy/drama produced by Jodie Foster, who also co-stars as Sister Assumpta, well-meaning teacher and eternal tormentor of teenage Catholic school students Francis Doyle (Emile Hirsh) and Tim Sullivan (Kieran Culkin). These two might be altar boys to Father Casey (Vincent D’Onofrio), but they’re anything but nice and innocent. They are mostly preoccupied with skimming booze from their parents’ liquor cabinets,…
Some folks are automatically dismissive of romantic comedies. I’ll admit that a lot of them blow, and when you stumble upon a particularly rancid one like “because I said so”, it does make you want to track down the people responsible for it (that means you, director Michael Lehmann and screenwriters Karen Leigh Hopkins and Jessie Nelson!), gag and tie them up, fly to a…