Adrenaline Drive (1999)
The title may be a little misleading, as you may be expecting a roller-coaster ride of an action film, but this is more of an offbeat comedy/romance filled with wry humor and outlandish situations. ...
1990s / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published May 20, 2000 · Last modified January 6, 2020
The title may be a little misleading, as you may be expecting a roller-coaster ride of an action film, but this is more of an offbeat comedy/romance filled with wry humor and outlandish situations. ...
Anthony Hopkins plays Bill Parrish, a multimillionaire media man and father of two loving daughters. He has it all, but it’s all about to come to an end, because it’s time for him to...
If, as Andy Warhol quipped, everyone is famous for 15 minutes, why does it have to also cost $200?! Perhaps the most original comedy to come out in the 90s, Being John Malkovich is another in...
by Vincent Leo · Published April 21, 2000 · Last modified February 23, 2019
Kevin Smith has one real talent and he exploits it to the fullest. That talent is his own imagination and perspective on popular culture. He brings this imaginative and insightful style into each project...
1990s / Action / Fantasy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published March 8, 2000 · Last modified March 8, 2019
It’s pretty difficult to give you a plot summary of a film that is not only faithless to its own plot, but at times does not even remember what it is. I’ll give it...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 14, 2000 · Last modified February 22, 2019
While there are many films of late with much more impressive visuals in the animation department, Princess Mononoke may be unrivaled for its original story and compelling emotional climax. For many American viewers, this may...
After creating what was, in my opinion, the best film of the Nineties in his first time at the helm, now years later writer-director Frank Darabont has the impossible task of topping himself in...
1970s / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical
by Vincent Leo · Published December 30, 1999 · Last modified February 17, 2019
Although Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was more or less ignored on its initial release back in 1971, it is now regarded as a children’s classic, although some adults may still think it too disturbingly...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 17, 1999 · Last modified February 14, 2019
One reason that Liar Liar is a difficult film to review lies in the simple reason that a funny-bone lies in the arm (or is that mind?) of the beholder. For comedy audiences and critics alike,...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 15, 1999 · Last modified February 23, 2019
A psychic New England writer (Bening) becomes haunted by dreams of upcoming murders by a serial killer who is hunting down little girls. It hits close to home when her own daughter becomes his next...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.