Drama Rated PG-13
“…has more ludicrous plot developments than an entire season of soap opera, which would be OK if this were a farce.
“The 1980s are alive but not very well in Never Back Down…
Drama Rated NR
“… a movie of ideas first and foremost, albeit ideas that are brilliantly framed.”
"How can an actress with Moore’s carnal screen presence be so underused by carnally minded Hollywood?"
Drama Rated R
"…ostensibly about the last few days in Chapman’s life, but it’s really about how much Leto’s belly bulges over his waistband."
“Eric Bana is absolutely Fabio-lous … ready to burst from the cover of a romance novel at any moment.
“…something like an extremely elegant episode of ‘The Jerry Springer Show.’
"Van Sant’s teens are angels slowly sullied by a demonic world."
“This is a movie outclassed by its hats.
Drama Rated PG
Robert Redford isn’t playing a 1930s baseball hero in The Natural. He’s playing an instrument of God. Director Barry Levinson infuses The Natural with a celestial air, so that every scene unfolds as an act of predestination (lightning literally intervenes at one point). As such, there isn’t much suspense (even with Kim Basinger scheming in
