The Insider (1999)
In the quietest of ways, director Michael Mann has been putting together an impressive career of quality films. Even more impressive is the fact that he co-writes and produces his own material, and he...
In the quietest of ways, director Michael Mann has been putting together an impressive career of quality films. Even more impressive is the fact that he co-writes and produces his own material, and he...
Anytime something brilliant and weird comes out, the lamest of lame critics bandy about terms like “masterpiece” and “genius”, as if they are trying to ride some wave for the future so people don’t...
2000s / Action / Martial Arts / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published March 28, 2000 · Last modified April 2, 2019
War erupts between Oakland’s rival African-American and Asian-American crime families when the son of an Asian kingpin is found dead after crashing a Black club. Han Sing (Jet Li), brother of the deceased, escapes...
Libby Parsons (Judd) is convicted for the murder of her husband, Nick (Greenwood), while on a boating trip. She lets her best friend (Gish) adopt her young son while she goes to prison, but when her...
1980s / Action / Martial Arts / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published March 23, 2000 · Last modified March 23, 2019
LEGACY OF RAGE is the late Brandon Lee’s first film, and is only worth watching for those who became fans of the legendary Bruce lee’s son during his equally short film career before his...
by Vincent Leo · Published March 16, 2000 · Last modified February 22, 2019
Kevin Lomax (Reeves) is a young and highly successful defense attorney in a small Florida town. His impressive 64-0 record catches the eye of a New York law firm, perhaps the most powerful firm in...
Just off the Washington shore, a fisherman is found dead in his own nets with a wound to the head. Murder is suspected and the only suspect is another fisherman, who happens to be...
by Vincent Leo · Published March 10, 2000 · Last modified February 20, 2019
Alfred Hitchcock dubbed the Master of Suspense for his ability to play the audience like a piano. Hitchcock also made masterpieces. It seems many of today’s filmmakers are more interested in playing the audience...
Eye of the Beholder is the perfect example of why it’s a disaster to try to make an art film out of a standard thriller. Stephan Elliott, acclaimed for his work on The Adventures of...
THE FLAMING BROTHERS is probably the most graphically violent film I have ever had the misfortune to see, and that’s saying a lot. There is so much gruesome displaying of violence, that it seriously...
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.