Based on the television series of the same name, Edge of Darkness is a return to the screen both of this particular story, and of a particularly reclusive actor as of late, Mel Gibson. Mel’s return is also Martin Campbell’s return to the story, as he also directed the TV series back in the 1980’s. [...]
Phantasmagoria is defined as “a sequence of real or imaginary images like that seen in a dream.” Or, simply a copy of the poster from this film would suffice. Terry Gilliam, of Monty Python fame, puts together a notable cast (for an unfortunate reason, namely Heath Ledger’s passing) and an intriguing story. These alone, however, [...]
Having not seen the original, I can’t and won’t try to compare. Or contrast for that matter. But I will give this one what it gave me: a run for the money. Expecting a weak script, an over-the-top performance from Travolta, and a conventional, stock story-line, I was, you may have guessed, very pleasantly surprised. [...]
Having attempted to read both The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons and not succeeding, I had little hope for this film. Or rather, I had little hope the story would be compelling or interesting. It has also been said by some that Tom Hanks phoned in his performance for the former as Professor [...]
Unconventional in its structure, but conventional in its laughs, The Hangover is a movie that succeeds in a handful of ways: the cast is pitch-perfect. But it leaves something wanting in others: the plot is wildly preposterous. The entire movie hinges on these two things: its pitch-perfect cast and its wildly preposterous plot. The problem [...]
Liam Neeson has become the voice of a lion, taught Batman the secrets of martial arts, and now he’s getting his kidnapped daughter back and all the while kicking butt and taking names. It’s a simply structured thriller, about as simple as they come, in which one man, our protagonist, seeks his daughter’s assailants. And [...]
In an orgy of gunfire, shootouts, explosions, car chases, and cryptic language, Wanted tells a story that has as much fun as it has loopholes. Though it’s little more than a 90-minute montage of the aforementioned items, with a few plot pieces thrown in for good measure, this movie is about as much fun as you [...]
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I expected this movie to fairly superficial, both in its humor and its take on relationships. I also expected it to appeal mostly to single people. And thirdly, I expected it to be mildly entertaining. The first hour: I was right. The next hour, though, is a different story, one which the [...]
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If you were to take Mission Impossible (any of the three really) and make it a WWII movie, it would be Vaklyrie. In fact, there are several times where I wasn’t sure if Tom Cruise, who plays the protagonist, was even totally convinced he wasn’t in MI:4: When Hitler Strikes Back. Granted [...]
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Part biopic, part anti-racism flick, part mid-twentieth-century history lesson, part musical. That’s Cadillac Records in a nutshell. Well, in a few nutshells. It’s also part good movie. Just so you know.
In the 40’s and 50’s, black singers started to create Blues music, with guitars, a few harmonicas, some drums, and lot of soul. [...]