Just Visiting (2001)
JUST VISITING is one of those remakes that will make you say “Why did they bother?” After all, this is an American remake of a French film that only came out eight years before,...
Category: Comedy
Tomcats (2001)
Gregory Poirier, screenwriter for the also bad films See Spot Run and Gossip, takes his first turn filming one of his screenplays with Tomcats, another in a series of gross-out comedies to come down the pike since the...
A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
A Life Less Ordinary marks the third straight collaboration between director Danny Boyle, screenwriter John Hodge, and budding superstar Ewan McGregor, following on the heels of their critically acclaimed offbeat films, Trainspotting and Shallow Grave. It would...
The Twelve Chairs (1970)
It’s the Mel Brooks film very few have heard of, and for long periods of time since, wasn’t available for most to rent or purchase. There is a DVD out of it now, the...
Citizen Ruth (1996)
There is a George Carlin routine in which he states that given the right context, there really is no taboo subject for comedy. He states that even something as serious as rape can be...
The Wedding Planner (2001)
Set in San Francisco, Jennifer Lopez stars as the wedding planner, who has far more success in making sure others get married properly than she has in her own love life. Now she is...
Conman in Tokyo (2000)
Conman in Tokyo is a guilty pleasure of sorts. It’s a film that at its core is routine and predictable, yet is injected with such a spirit of fun and over-the-top style that it actually...
Chasing Amy (1997)
Without a doubt, Chasing Amy ranks as Kevin Smith’s best work to date, both as a writer and director. Coming off of his ambitious but critically panned Mallrats,it’s a good thing, as it probably saved his career....
Love & Sex (2000)
One of the main staples in storytelling, whether in cinema or in literature, has been that of the quest for the perfect mate. The ground on “Searching for Mr. Right” has been tread on...
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Director Jon Turteltaub has had a nice career for himself making sweet-natured films with heart, and While You Were Sleeping is a prime example. Of course, it’s hard to go wrong with Sandra Bullock in a...