Category: 2000s

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High Crimes (2002)

For all her attempts, I wonder if Ashley Judd will ever star in a good thriller sometime in her career.  Kiss the Girls, Eye of the Beholder, and Double Jeopardy have started a string of mediocre and predictable...

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The Rookie (2002)

Forget Hardball — The Rookie is the movie to see for truly inspirational baseball action.  What’s more, it’s based on the true story of Jim Morris (Quaid), a 35-year-old who thought his pro career was over when...

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Panic Room (2002)

Panic Room would seem like a can’t miss thriller, especially given the talent involved and their respective track records.  Jodie Foster starred in one of the best of the nineties, director Fincher directed a few...

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Nine Queens (2000) | Nueve Reinas

Fans of David Mamet’s con-men thrillers should definitely check out this solid take on the same themes from this Argentinean gem entitled Nine Queens (or Nueve Reinas, if you prefer).  Like those films, Nine Queens runs its themes deeper than...

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Blade II (2002)

Although I am a fan of comic books, and enjoy Wesley Snipes’ work even when he is playing an expressionless monosyllabic badass, I was disappointed in the first film in what is now a...

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Zig Zag (2002)

David S. Goyer’s previous work includes screenwriting credits on such films as Blade (and Blade II), Dark City, The Crow: City of Angels, Death Warrant and Kickboxer 2.  Not exactly work brimming with character development.  Curiously, Goyer’s first time directing a film...

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The Glass House (2001)

Remember the late 80s, when it seemed like damn near every movie was a paranoid thriller where everyone from the mistress, nanny, girl-next-door, and Fluffy the neighborhood cat was out to destroy the average...

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Showtime (2002)

I suppose it may be true that if you’ve seen one buddy movie, you’ve seen ’em all.  The “buddies” are usually two people who don’t particularly belong together and throughout have an inability to...

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40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)

It’s tough to pull off a successful sex comedy.  It may be easy to make one since there is a percentage of the movie-going population that will find anything sexual as hilarious, and the...