1990s / Animation / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror
by Vincent Leo · Published January 2, 2003 · Last modified April 26, 2019
As a kid, I remember watching such holiday classics as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, which I suppose weren’t perfect movies, but they were perfect for the season and the age I was when...
Perhaps this isn’t the most emotionally gripping romantic comedy ever created, but amid a sea of redundant genre flicks, at least BENNY & JOON tries to be different. It probably could be better if the resulting...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 29, 2002 · Last modified December 9, 2019
After hearing about the cast of the lavish musical screen recreation of the acclaimed Bob Fosse production, Chicago, I was very skeptical that such a musical could be pulled off by a cast that isn’t...
2000s / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published December 26, 2002 · Last modified May 8, 2019
I suppose it’s a long time coming for Steven Spielberg to take a break from his string of very serious films (Amistad, Saving Private Ryan, A.I., and Minority Report) to do something fun, and if there’s...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 23, 2002 · Last modified December 2, 2019
After watching Spike Lee’s latest joint, 25th Hour, one might begin to suspect Spike has a lot of ideas and an inability to stick with any one of them for very long. Every scene is just...
The Hours is the kind of film that either has resonance with you or it doesn’t. It didn’t really for me, but being a young(ish) male, I doubt that it was necessarily meant to. ...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 22, 2002 · Last modified November 12, 2019
Two Weeks Notice is a romantic comedy cut in half. As a comedy, it is quite funny, much more so than the other notable genre flick, Maid in Manhattan, and also has stars with much more appeal. ...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 17, 2002 · Last modified December 18, 2019
I have to be honest here. After being completely mesmerized by the first hour or so of the latest Charlie Kaufman/Spike Jonze collaboration, Adaptation, I had a notion it would easily be my favorite film of...
Perhaps this may be esteemed director Roman Polanski’s most personal work to date, even if it is about someone else. Polanski himself was in Warsaw during the time of the Nazi occupation, and saw first-hand...
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys is one of those films that starts off with promise only to eventually fall apart by overreaching its bounds. Perhaps the most commendable feature of the film comes from...
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.
