2000s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 17, 2002 · Last modified March 26, 2019
Perhaps a large part of the reason I seem to be enjoying the new STAR WARS arc more than most comes down to my educational background. Having a degree in Classical Civilization, I have always had...
Funnier and more cohesive than the first outing, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, it also suffers from the same weaknesses. Lots of bathroom humor, penis and breast jokes, and playing around with popular culture,...
2000s / Adventure / Family / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published March 7, 2002 · Last modified March 20, 2019
I have not read any of Harry Potter’s adventures, so take the review for what it’s worth, as I will not be comparing the film and how faithful it may or may not be...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 2, 2002 · Last modified March 22, 2019
In 19th Century France, some seamen stop on the island of Elba, where the former emperor Napoleon is exiled, in order to aid their ailing captain. In exchange for the use of his physician,...
1980s / Adventure / Family / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published January 25, 2002 · Last modified March 19, 2019
I would suppose it doesn’t always bode well for a film when the author of the book (Michael Ende) upon which it is based wants his name removed from the opening credits. The Neverending Story is...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 23, 2002 · Last modified March 18, 2019
Here’s a film that’s grown on me over the years. My initial review of this film knocked it for being lesser in terms of humor than its two sequels, but in retrospect, much of...
2000s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published December 20, 2001 · Last modified March 17, 2019
In case you want perspective, I had read Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and “The Hobbit” as a young teenager, and I consider them among my favorite stories of any medium –...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 22, 2001 · Last modified March 13, 2019
While finding many scenes of Cast Away to be fascinating, I must say that as a whole I was less than impressed with the end result. Tom Hanks gives an incredibly self-sacrificing performance, and is...
I am not sure which is the most astonishing feat evidenced from watching Rat Race: Jerry Zucker not providing laughs or in the very fact that Rat Race could get a green light to be made to...
2000s / Adventure / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published July 29, 2001 · Last modified January 14, 2020
The late Stanley Kubrick’s name graces the intro to A.I: Artificial Intelligence alongside that of director Steven Spielberg’s, due to his having cultivated the film for over a decade before it was passed to the man...
Reviews from film writer Vince Leo, covering all eras and genres of films from classics to the latest releases.
Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.
