Mean Girls (2004)
The ultimate irony of a satire about a good girl who pretends to convert to a bad girl in order to undermine the loathsome “in-crowd” but becoming one of them in the process —...
The ultimate irony of a satire about a good girl who pretends to convert to a bad girl in order to undermine the loathsome “in-crowd” but becoming one of them in the process —...
2000s / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published April 26, 2004 · Last modified May 8, 2019
One could easily dismiss 13 Going on 30 as the female version of Big, and while it does have the same basic premise of a kid trapped in their adult body prematurely, the two films are thematically...
Man on Fire is the second time A.J. Quinnell’s novel has been adapted for the big screen, with the first time coming back in 1987 in an unsuccessful version starring Scott Glenn. This 2004...
I find myself questioning my worth as a critic sometimes when a movie that isn’t meant for me, and for which I don’t even consider very good, can still hold my attention throughout, and...
2000s / Action / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published April 19, 2004 · Last modified May 7, 2019
While I am a comic book fan, and I have collected many issues of Marvel’s “The Punisher” and some of its offshoot titles, I do feel that the character’s limitations make it a weak...
Jersey Girl sees a new, more mature Kevin Smith, both as a writer and director, but as he makes the transition from funny to a serious filmmaker, there appear to be some growing pains involved...
2000s / Action / Horror / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published April 3, 2004 · Last modified May 7, 2019
Mike Mignola’s “Hellboy” was a favorite comic of mine for a short while, back when it first appeared in Dark Horse comics in the pages of John Byrne’s “Next Men”, back in the early...
Note: This review doesn’t contain any overt spoilers, but film savvy readers may pick up on some things they may not want to know. Skip the next paragraph if you don’t want to take...
Although I’m giving Secondhand Lions a marginally negative review, I will admit, I did like many parts of the film quite a bit. In fact, I was quite entertained throughout most of it, confident that I’d be...
As a satire of schlock-horror, Cabin Fever had the potential to be much better than most attempts at covering the same ground in recent years. As an homage, it also could have done the same. However,...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.