by Vincent Leo · Published September 3, 2013 · Last modified January 6, 2020
Adore is the first English-language film to be directed by French director Anne Fontaine, adapted from the novella. “The Grandmothers,” by Doris Lessing, based on an anecdote told to her by a friend. It...
1980s / Comedy / Drama / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published July 10, 2013 · Last modified December 27, 2018
One of Woody Allen’s (The Purple Rose of Cairo, Broadway Danny Rose) finest films, Hannah and Her Sisters sees the esteemed filmmaker return to Manhattan to deliver one of his most insightfully satisfying stories yet. At its...
Let me stop those interested here by telling you that, before you read this review, that I strongly recommend watching the film first. And if you haven’t seen them, you must also see Before Sunrise and Before...
Steve Martin (The Lonely Guy, The Man with Two Brains) stars and writes this modern adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s most famous play, “Cyrano de Bergerac”, and while it lacks the classic style and level of...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 28, 2012 · Last modified January 22, 2019
A 1960 family comedy that is quite entertaining for fans of Doris Day (The Man Who Knew Too Much, That Touch of Mink), made at the peak of her popularity. It plays as one long...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 15, 2012 · Last modified November 22, 2019
It’s the day before Samantha Baker’s (Ringwald) older sister’s wedding. It’s also Samantha’s birthday. While her family all fuss and fret over the nuptials, they forget entirely Sam on her ‘Sweet 16’. The embarrassing grandparents...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 8, 2012 · Last modified January 28, 2019
A surprise hit of 1983, and influential in the dance-film genre on its own, Flashdance came at the right time, as MTV-style rock video editing and music montages became the norm for hits at the box...
1980s / Comedy / Fantasy / Musical / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published June 23, 2012 · Last modified February 21, 2019
E.C. Segar’s original comic strip provides the basis for this cinematic live-action adaptation of the popular titular character, which had also been popularized through the cartoons by Max Fleischer, revolving around a burly but...
2010s / Action / Comedy / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published May 11, 2012 · Last modified November 13, 2019
This Means War starts with an amusing premise: two CIA Agents use their skills as super-spies to compete for the romantic affections of the same woman. The two hunky agents are best friends, the suave...
2010s / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published May 21, 2011 · Last modified December 10, 2019
Owen Wilson stars as a Hollywood hack screenwriter named Gil, traveling to his favorite city, Paris, with his fiancée Inez (McAdams) and her parents, John (Fuller) and Helen (Kennedy). Paris brings out the romanticized notions of...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.
