Get Over It (2001)
The unfortunate thing about most teen comedies is that 99% of them are content to stick to a tried and true formula rather than tell a compelling tale of teen angst and heartbroken romance....
Category: Comedy
Rock Star (2001)
Chalk this up as another in Vince’s seemingly never-ending list of guilty pleasures. I suppose it should be said that a great deal of why I give Rock Star as good a review as I...
America’s Sweethearts (2001)
As good an actress as Julia Roberts may be, she has done about as many bad films as good during the span of her career. Following what may have been her finest performance in...
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Hey, I guess anybody can make a movie nowadays. It’s quite a simple formula. First, take a time-honored story from a great writer — Shakespeare, for instance. Update it to modern times so people...
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
I’ve heard that sometimes in comedy it’s not what you say but the way you say it that will inspire laughs. After watching Rush Hour 2, you’d think the makers took this philosophy as the...
Rat Race (2001)
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...
The Accidental Spy (2001)
The Accidental Spy is a typical Jackie Chan flick that delivers what you expect. There’s going to be some fantastic fighting. There’s going to be some incredible stunt work. There’s going to be some moments...
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
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...
Chocolat (2000)
Director Lasse Hallstrom has the distinguished honor of being the director of my pick for the least deserving Best Picture nominee for the last two years (including Cider House Rules). There’s no question of...
Shrek (2001)
With the exception of in-jokes taking jabs at family film industry leader Disney and their former monopoly in the animation industry, Shrek is a straight-forward, hip adventure. At the same time, while it may be derivative,...