The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
A hotshot inventor (Scott, Big Night) has found a way to make the corporation he works for millions, but he fears that he will not be fully compensated for all of the good things he brings...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 15, 1997 · Last modified February 11, 2019
A hotshot inventor (Scott, Big Night) has found a way to make the corporation he works for millions, but he fears that he will not be fully compensated for all of the good things he brings...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 11, 1997 · Last modified August 26, 2019
Crime and corruption invade the small New Jersey town of Garrison in the form of NYPD officers who have moved there to find a safe haven from the anxieties in the city. Stallone plays...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 7, 1997 · Last modified January 28, 2019
In Star City, Arkansas, a family is slaughtered along with a local drug dealer by a couple of unscrupulous thugs and a young woman (Williams, Mo Better Blues) who disagrees with their extremes but fears for...
1980s / Action / Comedy / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published June 9, 1997 · Last modified December 3, 2019
In Walter Hill’s 48 Hrs., two escaped convicts end up killing a couple of officers, and fellow officer Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) must track them down. He enlists the help of another convict Reggie Hammond...
An older woman (Huston, Crimes and Misdemeanors) works for a powerful bookie, a younger woman (Bening, The American President) seduces her way through life, while a young man (Cusack, Say Anything) uses sleight of hand to nickel and dime a...
by Vincent Leo · Published April 27, 1997 · Last modified November 12, 2019
2 Days in the Valley will probably forever be compared to Pulp Fiction, and probably rightly so. They both have an ensemble cast whose characters initially don’t seem to have anything to do with each other,...
by Vincent Leo · Published April 14, 1997 · Last modified December 27, 2018
Amateur tennis star Guy Haines (Granger, Rope) unwittingly enters into a bargain with lunatic Bruno Antony (Walker, Vengeance Valley) after a chance meeting on a train. The deal is that in order to avoid the motive aspect of...
1990s / Adventure / Horror / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published April 12, 1997 · Last modified February 7, 2022
Jurassic Park‘s origin starts with author Michael Crichton in 1981. While Crichton attended a museum dinosaur exhibit. he observed a young child calling out species of dinosaurs during a slideshow presentation. Realizing their universal...
1980s / Comedy / Mystery / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published March 21, 1997 · Last modified November 1, 2019
Fletch is based on a 1974 novel from Harvard-educated author Gregory McDonald, who had just left his job working as a journalist for”The Boston Globe” to write his book based somewhat on his and...
1990s / Comedy / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published March 18, 1997 · Last modified March 18, 2019
A San Francisco poet meets an owner of a Meats of the World deli, all the while falling more and more in love with her but also beginning to suspect more and more that...
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.