Tai Chi 2 (1996)
I’m not altogether sure why this is called TAI CHI “2” because by all appearances this is not a sequel, and if by some small chance it is, you certainly don’t need to see the first...
1990s / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published March 30, 2003 · Last modified April 29, 2019
I’m not altogether sure why this is called TAI CHI “2” because by all appearances this is not a sequel, and if by some small chance it is, you certainly don’t need to see the first...
Liberty Heights marks the fourth time writer-director Barry Levinson has made a film set in his hometown of Baltimore (Diner, Tin Men, and Avalon are the others), and when you write about what you know, chances are you’re...
Baseball comedies are usually an easy sell for me, as I love baseball and movies about it. Even mediocre films can be somewhat tolerable when setting on the stage of America’s pastime, and while The...
To Catch a Thief is Alfred Hitchcock’s second of four collaborations with screenwriter John Michael Hayes (Rear Window, The Trouble with Harry, The Man Who Knew Too Much were the others), bringing light mystery elements and...
Yet another in the mini-genre of action films where the government has trained someone to be a killing machine, only to have him start killing innocents when he finally snaps. This isn’t a great...
Whenever I see a film that is wholly intended for an audience of which I am not a part of, I feel the need to put in a disclaimer to let you know, so...
1980s / Comedy / Drama / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published March 23, 2003 · Last modified April 27, 2019
Call it a British version of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, only less successful. Normally I would knock a film for clearly going into plagiarist mode in style, but to be honest. when it’s in Ferris-mode,...
While it’s not going to score any points for originality, Agent Cody Banks almost has enough energy and charm to make you overlook its considerable flaws. You can pretty much guess how it’s all going to...
Every once in a while, you come across a movie so energetic, imaginative, and fun to watch, you’ll find yourself forgiving the lack of real plot or its tendency to overindulge in asides. Party Girl...
2000s / Horror / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published March 19, 2003 · Last modified May 7, 2019
Dreamcatcher is one long, glorious turd of a movie that will possibly go down as a fave cult film for some, while completely bewildering the rest of the audiences out there. From initial appearances feels like...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.