Action/Adventure Rated R
“Both grand tragedy and grandiose soap opera…”
Action/Adventure Rated PG-13
Once it dispenses with the convoluted logistics of reteaming its three leads – earnest sailor Will Turner (Orlando Bloom); his spirited fiance Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley); and Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow, still delightfully in search of his sea legs – this sequel works as wonderfully as the original. The secret is the way returning
X-Men director Bryan Singer’s attempt to jump-start the franchise is virtually identical to 1978’s Superman. Singer may have wanted to give his film a quaint, retro feel, but trotting out the same corny humor, simplistic characters and even John Williams theme music makes Superman Returns feel out of touch, especially in this era of angst-ridden,
Even as a contemporary blaxploitation picture, Waist Deep strikes an awkward balance between its pandering violence and its supposed social message. Tyrese Gibson stars as 02, an ex-con whose son is kidnapped, leading to a vengeful trip through the South Los Angeles underworld. Director Vondie Curtis-Hall seems oblivious to some ironies while unwisely playing up
This third installment in the Marvel mutant superhero series needs its new characters more than the previous films did because it fails to develop the ones it has inherited. New director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) hamhandedly trots the fresh faces out as if they were performing tricks at a dog show, but the better actors,
As a gruff riverboat captain leading an ill-fated expedition in the jungles of Borneo, bit actor Johnny Messner tries to channel the campy lunacy of Jon Voight from the original Anaconda. His voice is so low and gritty that it sounds dubbed, he flexes his muscles when he shakes hands and he even wrestles a
“…a lyrical poem about adolescence, friendship and unrequited love.”
“Modern magic.”
“…a Herculean effort worthy of the colossal tale it tells.”
“I didn’t know movies could get this big.”
