Movie Reviews, Page 19

Solaris (2002) I may give this movie a different rating in time – it’s tough to digest this one. I’m not sure …

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) Great movie. A powerful story about justice being blind in the wrong way. Mob justice. It shows both …

Insomnia (2002) Remake of the Norwegian Insomnia (1997). A pretty good movie, but seems to fall short in convincing and communicating the …

Training Day (2001) Good movie – intense. To protect the sheep from wolves, you have to become a wolf yourself. Spoilers: Hoyt …

Amadeus (1984): “Amadeus (1984)” Well made and powerful though made in the ’80’s w/ modern speech that now is actually a distraction. …

The X Files (1998) It’s been too long since I was watching the XFiles to remember how well this fit in w/ …

Mad Max 2 (1981) Better than the prequel, but only in production value: better sound, stunts, cinematography, etc. But still a weak …

Mad Max (1979) I wd give this movie a 1, but having seen and loved it as a kid, I can’t help …

Fever Pitch (2005) Cute, light, fun movie. Not vulgar or offensive.

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) Good, clean fun. Good story w/ plenty of action to move it along. The personalities and characters …

Made (2001) Slightly entertaining, but quite disappointing given the past success of this duo in “Swingers.” Vince Vaughn spouts his usual excess …

Proof (2005) We saw this play in New York several years ago and really liked it. It’s a good story told well. …

Jing wu men (1972) Good fighting, comical over-dubbing. What I was most impressed w/ was the story. The complexity of the ‘spy’ …

Starship Troopers (1997) Looking for a way to waste $95M on a bad scifi movie w/ worse acting and a slurry of …

Closer (2004) While I feel I can say this movie was ‘well done’, there’s not much here worth seeing. The time device …

Shaun of the Dead (2004) Good zombie movie. Probably my fav zombie movie. Funny and ‘light-hearted’ and well made. Cleverly wrapped drama, …

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) Woody Allen movies are generally ok, but he isn’t a good actor to me. And …

Batman Begins (2005) Good action, good characters and mostly good acting. Lots of big names. Mainly I think they did themselves (and …

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) Some interesting evidence and views, but all circumstantial. He condemns some (Bush, Republicans, etc.) by association, but doesn’t do …

Vernon, Florida (1981) They certainly did their job of making a documentary. They stayed out of the way as far as you …

Napoleon Dynamite (2004) I think this movie is great b/c they didn’t have a budget. W/ money, they probably wd have ruined …

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) Fairy tale. Good imagery. Creative and original. Jim Carrey is spot-on as all characters.

Forrest Gump (1994) Good all around. What can I say?

Lola rennt (Run, Lola, Run) (1998) Cool concept and idea. Is there more to it than there seems? I think so. How …

Minority Report (2002) I like the ‘feel’ of this movie and the visual ‘tone.’ The story is a big forced to me: …

The Hours (2002) This movie broke my heart into a million pieces. I bawled for a while at the end. This movie …

Out of Time (2003/I) Very good suspence w/o being “don’t go in there!” kinda stuff. Intense and fairly crafty. It was a …

I, Robot (2004) Good action. Interesting issues. It’s not great, but I didn’t expect too much given what people said. I think …

Alfie (2004) Rarely does a movie turn out to be more than I think it tried to be. Several “devices” used in …

Rob Roy (1995) Probably better drama than Braveheart, but I wd say a lesser performance in other areas: politics, love and action. …