Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
When you’ve got a billion dollar franchise on your hands, chances are you’re not going to let it sit on the shelves too long. Even if you can’t get the visionary director of the...
2000s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published July 2, 2003 · Last modified May 1, 2019
When you’ve got a billion dollar franchise on your hands, chances are you’re not going to let it sit on the shelves too long. Even if you can’t get the visionary director of the...
I’m not sure if there’s a need for debate as to whether the first Charlie’s Angels is better than the second, as film-making this superficial doesn’t really merit much thought or analysis, but I can...
2000s / Horror / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published June 27, 2003 · Last modified December 3, 2019
I’m not going to bother trying to figure out all of the things which make little or no sense during 28 Days Later, as they are not only impossible to explain given the little...
The Farrelly brothers’first film seems to be their least eccentric, and that’s saying quite a bit. Dumb & Dumber is the kind of comedy you watch, not because you want to see a good movie,...
Alex & Emma is Rob Reiner’s first film in over four years, and after crafting some of the better popular entertainment films of the 80s, it now seems that he might have lost his golden...
Kill Me Later is based on a short film of the same name, and that’s probably how it should have stayed. At 90 minutes, there just isn’t enough to sustain heavy interest without a lot...
Although Scorsese’s epic is full of symbolism and artistic flourishes which give the overall production an artificial feel, I suspect his vision of the America of yesteryear is perhaps a more accurate representation of...
2000s / Action / Drama / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published June 10, 2003 · Last modified April 30, 2019
“You’re making me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.” Oh yes, we would, Bruce! It’s about the only time we do like you, as without the few scenes where we get to...
2000s / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family
by Vincent Leo · Published June 4, 2003 · Last modified April 30, 2019
The group at Pixar continues the magic formula of putting out great looking family films with heart and inspiration in their latest crowd-pleaser, Finding Nemo. This is the fifth major motion picture release, and every...
“Marky Mark” Wahlberg must have been kicking himself in the fanny after passing up the chance to be in the immensely entertaining Steven Soderbergh heist flick, Ocean’s Eleven. His commitment to the critically panned remake...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.