Poolhall Junkies tries very hard to be a hip mix of Rounders grittiness, Reservoir Dogs machismo, and Swingers camaraderie, but doesn’t have the talent to pull it off. Although there is an impressive cast for such a low budget feature ($4...
Better Off Dead would continue the naturally comedic persona of John Cusack in light romantic comedies. Although not a huge hit at the time of release, it would develop an ever-increasing cult audience, and...
2000s / Action / Sports / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published November 21, 2002 · Last modified April 15, 2019
“EXTREME CRAP” is a far more appropriate title. After suffering through the mindless trash that was XXX, I should have known better than to attempt to sit through yet another extreme sports noise-fest. As bad...
Ali is the type of movie that is hard not to disappoint people with, since Ali is a much loved figure around the world, and one of the most popular personalities of the Sixties and...
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...
1980s / Action / Comedy / Sports
by Vincent Leo · Published March 20, 2002 · Last modified February 18, 2026
The race from Darien, Connecticut, to Redondo Beach, California, is called the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, named after daredevil driver Erwin “Cannonball” Baker in the early 20th century. This outlaw race stretched nearly 2,900 miles across the country. The record run was 32 hours and 51 minutes, averaging an insane 87 miles an hour. It started in 1971, when Brock Yates and Formula One star Dan Gurney won the very first one. In all, only five of these races were ever run. Across those years, drivers racked up more than a hundred speeding tickets, but remarkably, there were no accidents involving innocent bystanders. The entries were as wild as the concept: in 1971, the Polish Racing Drivers of America showed up with a van carrying 300 gallons of fuel so they could drive nonstop—though one mistake could have turned them into a rolling fireball. You...
2000s / Comedy / Drama / Sports
by Vincent Leo · Published September 13, 2001 · Last modified June 4, 2019
I’ve often wondered if the TV cartoon “South Park” were to ever be filmed as live action if its millions of fans would still find it funny without the cute cartoon kids using foul...
2000s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts / Sports
by Vincent Leo · Published July 19, 2001 · Last modified March 13, 2019
For purposes of this review, I screened the Hong Kong release in the original Cantonese. It contains approximately 22 minutes of additional scenes, dialogue and different music. I have not seen the dubbed US...
Bring It On is the sort of mindless fluff I would expect on the Disney channel to pass for “quality entertainment”, but I doubt they would let the multitudinous cheesecake shots and phallic symbolism...
I suppose it was about time for producer Jerry Bruckheimer to release another stinker on the movie-going public, and Remember the Titans ranks among his very worst. Based on a true story, this film is...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.
