Although known primarily for his thrillers, director Brian De Palma started off as mostly a comedic director, but with the exception of 1979’s Home Movies, Wise Guys would be the first pure comedic vehicle he has done since Phantom...
The first of a whopping seven films in the series, two short-lived television series, and it’s still the only one worth watching, Police Academy is an amiable, juvenile romp that is recommended for a few belly...
2000s / Comedy / Drama / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published February 8, 2004 · Last modified May 7, 2019
In 1989, Boaz Yakin sees his first screenplay hit the big screen, in the misguided comic book adaptation, The Punisher. In a strange twist of fate, fourteen years later, Yakin is The Punisher! Uptown Girls is a film so horrendously inept...
1990s / Comedy / Family / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published February 6, 2004 · Last modified May 7, 2019
The Parent Trap is a Disney family movie, and that doesn’t mean it’s just for kids — adults can enjoy this just as much. Although it’s a remake of the 1961 Disney classic, it...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 31, 2004 · Last modified January 7, 2020
One of the many reasons that people enjoy reading Elmore Leonard is for the observations made by the colorful characters, and the asides they make are just as enjoyable as the overall story itself. ...
The MatchMaker is a very by-the-numbers rom-com (despite the tagline of it being a romantic comedy for people who don’t like them) that is only modestly successful for genre fans because it embraces the tried-and-true...
Of all of Hitchcock’s films, Mr. and Mrs. Smith is perhaps the least Hitchcock-like. It’s a pleasant romantic comedy, and a good one, just so long as you aren’t going to criticize it for a lack of...
Although the film deals with murder at the core of the plot, Manhattan Murder Mystery proves to be one of the lightest of Woody Allen’s films, playing everything as a straight comedy, and the result is...
Although their first two films gave the Farrelly Brothers the reputation as the kings of raunchy comedy, There’s Something About Mary shows that they could actually harness their penchant for gross gags into a romantic comedy...
Lots of independent filmmakers have taken to the “mockumentary” route for making their movies, mostly because they are relatively inexpensive, utilizing real-life locales and situations, as well as employing a good deal of improvisation...
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.
