by Vincent Leo · Published January 31, 1999 · Last modified February 4, 2019
In old France, a young girl named Danielle (Barrymore, The Wedding Singer) becomes a virtual orphan after her father dies suddenly and she is left to be taken care of by her none-too-pleasant stepmother (Huston, Addams Family...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 23, 1999 · Last modified February 11, 2019
A Bronx Tale starts off with a young boy witnessing a shooting in his Bronx neighborhood, but doesn’t finger the gangster that committed the murder. The gangster (Palminteri, Analyze This) practically adopts the boy as his own,...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 23, 1999 · Last modified February 11, 2019
Based on a true story (although the names have been changed), this tells the tale of Sam “Ace” Rothstein (De Niro, A Bronx Tale), a Jewish gambler with an incredible knack for bet-handicapping. His help...
Nolte plays Wade, a cop in a small town in New Hampshire. He struggles with his wife leaving him and his daughter not wanting to spend time with him. He is also haunted by...
A mathematical genius thinks there is a pattern to life and the universe and tries to learn about everything through the numbers and patterns around him. One day he meets an orthodox Jewish man...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 24, 1998 · Last modified February 21, 2019
California Senator Jay Bulworth (Beatty) is disgusted with the empty politician he has become and in a suicidal fit of despair, he plunks down for a large insurance policy then puts a hit out for...
In the early 80s, a discotheque breaths it’s last breaths as the coming of the yuppie 80s emerges. Drugs, sex and individualism make way for “just say no”, STDs, and conforming to get ahead....
by Vincent Leo · Published December 10, 1998 · Last modified February 11, 2019
A young lawyer (Damon, Courage Under Fire) goes to work for a crooked ambulance-chasing firm, and tries not to drown in his first case against a highly successful insurance company and their formidable team of lawyers....
1990s / Comedy / Drama / Sports
by Vincent Leo · Published December 3, 1998 · Last modified April 7, 2019
Tom Selleck plays a veteran American big-leaguer past his prime who is traded to a team in Japan called the Dragons. He’s rebellious and conceited, having trouble adjusting to the Japanese style of baseball...
1960s / Drama / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published November 29, 1998 · Last modified January 18, 2019
Bonnie and Clyde is based on a notorious but true story. The events are set in the 1930s, dealing with a recently released bank robber, Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty, Heaven Can Wait) who hooks up with a...
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.
