Fletch (1985)
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...
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...
1990s / Action / Fantasy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published March 18, 1997 · Last modified March 30, 2019
The second (and final) film in the Bride saga continues with Lian Ni-chang (Lin) vowing to slaughter the remainder of the tribes in Wu-Tang, as she is possessed by evil after being misunderstood by her lover, Zhuo...
by Vincent Leo · Published March 14, 1997 · Last modified February 5, 2019
Wonder Seven assembles a varied cast as a group of seven well-trained Chinese government secret op agents who are assigned to recover a stolen computer disk. Things get a bit dicey for the crew when...
Charles (Grant, The Remains of the Day) and his British bachelor friends, well-into their 30s, wonder if they will ever find someone to marry. While best man at another friend’s wedding, Charles meets the striking American...
1970s / Drama / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published March 12, 1997 · Last modified January 16, 2019
In the near future of Great Britain, a band of teenage hooligans rape and torture citizens for pleasure, with no respect for elders or authority. One day the leader of the hooligans, Alex (McDowell, Caligula),...
Hoops McCann (Cusack, Stand by Me) – terrible name – and his best friend George (Murray, God Bless America) head out to Nantucket where Hoops searches for love. They rescue a girl named Cassandra (Moore, About Last Night…) from a...
1990s / Adventure / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published March 2, 1997 · Last modified January 19, 2020
Kirk, Scotty, and Chekhov, now retired from service, come out to celebrate the christening of the Enterprise-B. While on board the ship answering reporters’ questions, a distress signal comes in, and they are the...
This quirky comedy stars Robert De Niro (Goodfellas, Midnight Run) as Wayne “Mad Dog” Dobie, a timid police photographer who saves the life of a local crime boss, Frank (Bill Murray,Groundhog Day), during a robbery....
by Vincent Leo · Published February 28, 1997 · Last modified February 11, 2019
Director Robert Aldrich (The Longest Yard, The Frisco Kid) assembles a competent cast and makes an absolute mess. He attempts to make an entertaining and humorous look at cops and their camaraderie with each...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.