Analyze That (2002)
I’m not sure what prompted someone to want to make a sequel to 1999’s hit comedy Analyze This, but I’m guessing that the decision was purely based on the fact that it made over $100...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 11, 2002 · Last modified April 8, 2019
I’m not sure what prompted someone to want to make a sequel to 1999’s hit comedy Analyze This, but I’m guessing that the decision was purely based on the fact that it made over $100...
While both films are somewhat lowbrow sex comedies, there is just no justice in this world that a horrible film like Tomcats could get a theatrical release, when a surprisingly funny take on the fear of...
Upon first sight of the opening credits, either an homage to or a rip-off of The Matrix, depending on your perspective, you’ll probably guess that Second Time Around is going to be a sci-fi flick dealing...
by Vincent Leo · Published November 29, 2002 · Last modified November 14, 2019
I freely admit that I’ve been known to use crude humor from time to time. Normally I reserve such lowbrow humor for people I know well enough so that I don’t offend others who...
by Vincent Leo · Published November 28, 2002 · Last modified April 8, 2019
I’ve heard that Bad Company was originally made before the events of 9/11 and has been postponed because the plot involves terrorists setting up a nuclear bomb in the heart of New York City. Although...
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter in the first half of the 20th Century, known primarily for her sometimes unsettling images in her work, many of them featuring self-portraits. In her youth, she was...
I’m a little saddened to learn that the study of Classics hasn’t led me to become a leader of industry, politics or a corporation like so many of the fine students at the young...
by Vincent Leo · Published November 23, 2002 · Last modified April 19, 2019
I would be intrigued to be hooked up to all sorts of monitors and brainwave scanners while watching PEOPLE I KNOW to see what reactions and emotions went through me. I suspect that if I were...
1980s / Comedy / Drama / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published November 22, 2002 · Last modified April 7, 2019
It’s the little touches that makes an ordinary story better, and Working Girl‘s director Mike Nichols provides plenty of them. Subtle character touches, a few asides, and several moments of realistic drama goes a long...
2000s / Action / Sports / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published November 21, 2002 · Last modified April 15, 2019
“EXTREME CRAP” is a far more appropriate title. After suffering through the mindless trash that was XXX, I should have known better than to attempt to sit through yet another extreme sports noise-fest. As bad...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.