1990s / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published July 27, 2008 · Last modified October 4, 2018
Johnny Depp (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Arizona Dream) stars as Edward, a synthetic representation of a young man created by a bizarre inventor who died shortly before his transformation from mechanical construct to organic...
by Vincent Leo · Published July 19, 2008 · Last modified December 27, 2018
Set in 1903, St. Louis, the site of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition World’s Fair, Meet Me in St. Louis wraps its tale around several short stories called “5135 Kensington” by author Sally Benson, as originally published...
1980s / Comedy / Musical / Romance / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 7, 2008 · Last modified February 13, 2019
Three lusty (and furry) aliens make the discovery of hot babes on Earth to procreate with and decide to land their spaceship, ending up in the backyard pool of So-Cal “valley girl” Valerie Gail...
by Vincent Leo · Published March 17, 2008 · Last modified December 11, 2019
Warning: The following review will contain some spoilers, especially the first paragraph. The film is so predictable, this caveat is somewhat debatable, but I still feel the need to offer a fair warning. Read...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 17, 2008 · Last modified November 12, 2019
Actress Julie Delpy writes and directs her starring vehicle with 2 Days in Paris, a look at the tricky relationship that emerges between a French woman and an American man, especially in the culture clashes...
1950s / Adventure / Comedy / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published February 16, 2008 · Last modified August 23, 2018
Although many people associate the famous scene of Cary Grant (To Catch a Thief, Suspicion) being chased out in farm country by a crop-duster with the movie as a whole, that stretch of film alone...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 30, 2008 · Last modified December 2, 2019
There are crowd-pleasing elements in most romantic comedies, some of which come off successful and some not. In many such films in the genre, you’ll find two people who, for whatever reason, can’t quite...
Master of melancholy moods and improvisational romantic dramas, Wong Kar Wai (Ashes of Time, In the Mood for Love), brings his trademark style to his first English-language feature to mixed results. His cinematography and...
by Vincent Leo · Published November 28, 2007 · Last modified February 10, 2019
Victorian-era New Zealand is the setting for this very intriguing story of Ada McGrath (Hunter, Broadcast News), a mute woman, as well as her young daughter Flora (Paquin, A Walk on the Moon), who comes to...
by Vincent Leo · Published November 23, 2007 · Last modified February 20, 2019
Spike Lee (Clockers, He Got Game) tackles the racism issue head on once again with his provocative drama, Jungle Fever, which deals with the complications of an interracial relationship in the racially charged environs of metropolitan...
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.
