The Bone Collector (1999)
Perhaps the biggest problem with the faceless killer gimmick is that when you finally see who the perpetrator is, more often than not the revelation sinks the film from being effective to laughably ludicrous. The...
Author: Vincent Leo
Election (1999)
Tracy Flick (Witherspoon, Cruel Intentions) is an ambitious overachieving high school busybody running for class president. Jim McAllister (Broderick, Godzilla) is a teacher at the school in charge of the election and is hell-bent against seeing Flick succeed...
Beyond the Mat (1999)
BEYOND THE MAT is a documentary written and directed by longtime writer of Eddie Murphy’s films, Barry W. Blaustein. This proves to be his best work to date, and I have to admit my...
The Story of Us (1999)
Here’s a sure rule of thumb for film criticism: If Betty White is in it, it must be bad. (And I love Betty White) After 15 years of ups and down in their marriage, Ben...
Pushing Tin (1999)
Nick (Cusack) is a cocky air traffic controller in the busiest airspace in the world, New York City. Russell (Thornton) is the new hotshot who joins the crew, but he’s reckless amid his skill. The tension...
The Winslow Boy (1999)
Set in early 1900s England, The Winslow Boy follows the Winslow family, who are distress to find that the young 14-year-old Winslow boy has been thrown out of the royal naval academy for stealing a postal...
A Walk on the Moon (1999)
In the summer of 1969, when the first men landed on the moon and Woodstock was the big event, a family of four (well, five if you include the groom’s mother) travel out to...
True Crime (1999)
An Oakland journalist, alcoholic and womanizer (Eastwood), is given the job to write a human interest story about a man who is slated to be executed that evening (Washington). The label on the reporter...
For Love of the Game (1999)
Kevin Costner plays future Hall of Fame pitcher named Billy Chapel, in the twilight of his career, who has one last game left to go before his probable retirement. During the game, he flashes...
American Beauty (1999)
Lester Burnham (Spacey) hits his midlife crisis when his job is in jeopardy, his wife (Bening) won’t have sex with him, and his daughter (Birch) despises him. His new neighbors include an ultra-right-wing nut (Cooper) and...