Hope Floats (1998)
A former beauty queen (Bullock, The Net) learns of her husband’s infidelity with her best friend on a talk show, and runs off to her small hometown in Texas to live with her mother after sinking...
by Vincent Leo · Published November 27, 1998 · Last modified February 14, 2019
A former beauty queen (Bullock, The Net) learns of her husband’s infidelity with her best friend on a talk show, and runs off to her small hometown in Texas to live with her mother after sinking...
1990s / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published November 12, 1998 · Last modified January 22, 2019
A psychiatrist (Gere, Pretty Woman) begins a romance with the sister (Basinger, Batman) of one of his patients (Thurman, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen), although later finding out she’s married to a powerful gangster-type (Roberts, Runaway Train). His...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 30, 1998 · Last modified March 1, 2019
An angel wants to find out more about humanity and what it is to love. He falls in love with a surgeon, and turns in his wings for his taste at being human and...
A book publisher recalls the story of two friends, one of whom becomes engaged to the book editor presiding over the editing of the other’s book regarding his rocky breakup with his model ex-girlfriend....
1990s / Comedy / Drama / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published August 18, 1998 · Last modified January 16, 2019
A wealthy businessman (Gere, Final Analysis) hires a prostitute (Roberts, I Love Trouble) walking the streets of LA after his girlfriend leaves him. Seeking more of a no-strings companion than a sexual encounter, he decides to hire her...
1940s / Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published June 23, 1998 · Last modified January 16, 2019
A shy and timid girl (Fontaine) is whisked away by a rich man named Maxim de Winter (Olivier), who is still recovering from the death of his much beloved wife, Rebecca. The two get...
1980s / Comedy / Drama / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published March 28, 1998 · Last modified January 14, 2019
An obsessive news producer (Hunter, Raising Arizona) begins to fall for the handsome but shallow TV anchorman (Hurt, Body Heat) who promotes the type of “news as entertainment” qualities she has been working against her whole career. While...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 7, 1998 · Last modified November 18, 2019
An art gallery assistant (Basinger) meets a mysterious man (Rourke) whose smooth moves and sensual charms woo her into an affair of torrid proportions. Kinky, experimental sex is the main staple of their sexual diet, often...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 4, 1998 · Last modified February 3, 2019
In modern-day Hong Kong, a popular orchestra conductor (Chow Yun-Fat, A Better Tomorrow) has visions of a past life as a member of the Qin dynasty over 2000 years ago. Across town, an archaeologist’s daughter...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 7, 1997 · Last modified February 3, 2019
A woman who once had a promise with her best friend to marry him if they were still unmarried when they were 28 receives news that he is about to get married. When she...
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.