Serendipity (2001)
The Hollywood idea of love: the less you know about the person you find attractive, the more in love you are. It’s really ok to throw away that close relationship you have with a...
Category: 2000s
Monsters Inc. (2001)
Pixar is an animation studio that seemingly can do no wrong, with such excellent bits of entertainment as the TOY STORY series as well as A BUG’S LIFE to their credit. It should come as no...
13 Ghosts (2001)
I am not exactly sure why schlock horror director William Castle has been such a source for remaking films for today’s audiences, except the idea that his films might be better if they weren’t...
The Last Castle (2001)
One could have reasonable high expectations for Rod Lurie’s follow-up to his solid political flick, The Contender, but you might be hard-pressed to say they were met after watching The Last Castle for the duration. While Lurie does...
Bandits (2001)
Bandits is one of those films that doesn’t really have anything really bad about it, yet for some reason it doesn’t really score a lot of points in the excitement department either. While the script...
Training Day (2001)
After some over-stylized attempts at making action movies with mixed results, Training Day heralds director Antoine Fuqua’s maturity in the field. The former music video director has always seemed to have a flair for visual...
Joy Ride (2001)
I am a little surprised that some of the professional critics give high marks to this slick trash. Since I like to review movies, instead of giving a good director credit no matter what...
Someone Like You… (2001)
After watching Someone Like You, you might wonder why they slapped on such a generic title when the title of the book it’s based on is called “Animal Attraction” (which is also what the film...
Zoolander (2001)
Ben Stiller’s first directorial effort in five years sees the comedic actor improving in terms of comic imagery, but taking a step down in comic execution. Zoolander is an occasionally funny film that could have actually...
Help!!! (2000)
HELP!!! is Hong Kong’s answer to ER (in fact the intro spoofs the well-known TV show), only heavier on the comedy, specifically broad satirical humor regarding the way hospitals put financial considerations above the...