The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
One of the biggest disappointments of 1996, and without a doubt, the worst movie for its stars and director. Basically disowned by almost everyone involved, this film will have most viewing it wishing they...
1990s / Horror / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published February 23, 1997 · Last modified February 25, 2019
One of the biggest disappointments of 1996, and without a doubt, the worst movie for its stars and director. Basically disowned by almost everyone involved, this film will have most viewing it wishing they...
1980s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published February 16, 1997 · Last modified February 16, 2019
In Spain, a couple of mobile Chinese food cooks and an amateur detective do what they can to protect a thieving prostitute from a Count and his henchmen, who want to protect their inheritance...
1980s / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror
by Vincent Leo · Published February 11, 1997 · Last modified March 16, 2021
The idea for Beetlejuice developed when Michael McDowell, a horror novelist and occasional television writer for “Tales from the Darkside”, sold the rights to some of his Southern Gothic novels to a former studio...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 11, 1997 · Last modified February 11, 2019
LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh are back, trying to take down an undercover gun smuggling operation from within their own department. Murtaugh is days from retiring, Riggs meets his dream woman in the form...
1970s / Horror / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published February 10, 1997 · Last modified February 10, 2019
When a reputable scientist murders a young woman in his apartment by destroying her internal organs before taking his own life, it’s liable to raise a few questions. Enter Dr. Roger St. Luc, who...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 8, 1997 · Last modified January 14, 2019
During a blistering heatwave, a small town Florida lawyer (Hurt, Broadcast News) picks up a well-to-do married woman (Turner, The Man with Two Brains) and begins a scorching affair hotter than the weather around them. Things get hotter...
1990s / Action / Fantasy / Martial Arts / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published February 6, 1997 · Last modified January 29, 2019
The Invisible Woman (Yeoh, Wing Chun) is stealing babies from local hospitals for an evil master, while Wonder Woman (Mui, Rouge) is trying to take her down. Thief Catcher (Cheung, The Iceman Cometh) joins forces with the police to try...
1990s / Comedy / Drama / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published February 5, 1997 · Last modified January 5, 2019
Nominated for seven academy awards (winning two for Best Actor and Actress: Jack Nicholson (Wolf, Hoffa) and Helen Hunt (Twister, Roller Coaster)), As Good As It Gets tells the story about a grumpy writer with idiosyncrasies galore, his...
1980s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published February 4, 1997 · Last modified December 27, 2018
The Empire Strikes Back continues the Star Wars saga in exciting fashion, with the Empire now having driven the Rebels from their secret base to another on an ice world called Hoth. The Empire eventually finds them...
1990s / Action / Fantasy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published February 2, 1997 · Last modified March 8, 2019
A collection of eight clans collectively known as the Wu-Tang Clan (no, not the rap group) are terrorized by possible extinction by a sorceress and evil clan led by Siamese twins, who are using...
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.