Help!!! (2000)
HELP!!! is Hong Kong’s answer to ER (in fact the intro spoofs the well-known TV show), only heavier on the comedy, specifically broad satirical humor regarding the way hospitals put financial considerations above the...
HELP!!! is Hong Kong’s answer to ER (in fact the intro spoofs the well-known TV show), only heavier on the comedy, specifically broad satirical humor regarding the way hospitals put financial considerations above the...
I seem to remember having seen HEARTBREAKERS before…I think it was called DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS back then though. Of course, it’s a little different here since the main con artists are female, and also...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 22, 2001 · Last modified March 13, 2019
While finding many scenes of Cast Away to be fascinating, I must say that as a whole I was less than impressed with the end result. Tom Hanks gives an incredibly self-sacrificing performance, and is...
2000s / Comedy / Drama / Sports
by Vincent Leo · Published September 13, 2001 · Last modified June 4, 2019
I’ve often wondered if the TV cartoon “South Park” were to ever be filmed as live action if its millions of fans would still find it funny without the cute cartoon kids using foul...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 9, 2001 · Last modified April 25, 2019
The unfortunate thing about most teen comedies is that 99% of them are content to stick to a tried and true formula rather than tell a compelling tale of teen angst and heartbroken romance....
Chalk this up as another in Vince’s seemingly never-ending list of guilty pleasures. I suppose it should be said that a great deal of why I give Rock Star as good a review as I...
2000s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published August 31, 2001 · Last modified April 15, 2019
The new rule of thumb for this millennium is that if a film takes place on Mars, stay the hell away at all costs. Not since Total Recall has there been a Hollywood expedition there with...
As good an actress as Julia Roberts may be, she has done about as many bad films as good during the span of her career. Following what may have been her finest performance in...
by Vincent Leo · Published August 19, 2001 · Last modified November 19, 2019
Hey, I guess anybody can make a movie nowadays. It’s quite a simple formula. First, take a time-honored story from a great writer — Shakespeare, for instance. Update it to modern times so people...
With all due respect to the fans of The Sixth Sense, with which others may draw comparisons due to its ending, I’m going to go against the grain and proclaim The Others as the best horror film...
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