The Farrelly Brothers set a new standard for toilet humor with “There’s Something About Mary.” Believe it or not, that movie also had a little heart and semi-believeable characters. “Irene” has none of either. Renee Zellweger stays with Jim Carrey’s character for no other obvious reason than to set up the next joke. The plot […]
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Samuel L. Jackson talkin’ shit and kickin’ ass? Count me in. I was excited to see this one, and it didn’t let me down. Great villians (Christian Bale, Jeffrey Wright), an interesting story, and some super-charged direction from John Singleton (“Boyz in the Hood,” “Rosewood”) made this one a lot of fun. And, of course, […]
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Well, you get what you pay for when you go to see this movie. I liked all the actors. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly, and William Fichter all do a good job in making their woefully underwritten characters come to life. The first 45 minutes are all set-up, but once that boat sets […]
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If you read my likes and dislikes, you already know that I love film noir. I also must tell you that I read the Charles Willeford novel that “The Woman Chaser” was based on many years ago and loved it. So, in my eyes, can this movie go wrong? Of course not. But I think […]
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Sometimes a movie is so uninspiring that it’s hard to even muster up the urge to write about it. I like Woody Allen. His last movie, “Sweet and Lowdown,” was fantastic. The one before it, “Celebrity,” sucked ass. This one is somewhere in between. It has some funny moments, but not enough to keep it […]
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I liked this one so much I saw it twice. Okay, duh, I’m a guy. This means I like a good action scene and some crazy violence. “Gladiator” has more than its fair share of both, and director Ridley Scott has put some interesting twists on them. But what is really impressive is how Russell […]
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I saw “Das Boot” in its fully restored version only 2 weeks before this film, so already I knew “U-571” would pale in comparison. What I wasn’t prepared for was cliche after cliche with no interesting characters and a lot of bad acting. I felt tense only twice, and for a submarine ‘thriller’, that’s pretty […]
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