Based on Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of 1920, The Age of Innocence paints a rather unflattering portrait of a society repressed, where upbringing and social standing marked the actual difference between favor and failure among...
Looking back on the film in hindsight, it occurs to me that there are some striking parallels between the events in this movie and one that would come almost two decades later, 28 Days Later. ...
Jason Bourne is back, and he’s still being chased by a faction of the CIA who have insidiously been trying to keep the details of his origin and missions under wraps for fear of...
by Vincent Leo · Published August 1, 2007 · Last modified February 20, 2019
Star Lindsay Lohan (Georgia Rule, Chapter 27) spends the bulk of this movie trying to get revenge on the mysterious person who has “killed” her, although the person she really needs to exact justice on...
1980s / Mystery / Thriller / Uncategorized
by Vincent Leo · Published July 28, 2007 · Last modified February 16, 2023
In the early 1980s, filmmaker Curtis Hanson had just come off of directing Losin’ It, a teen comedy about a group of young American men who travel to Tijuana, Mexico to lose their virginity....
by Vincent Leo · Published July 27, 2007 · Last modified December 15, 2019
Maxwell Smart (Adams), the dimwitted super-spy from the hit Mel Brooks/Buck Henry-created TV series from the 1960s, “Get Smart” returned in 1980 for a brand new, racier adventure. Entitled The Nude Bomb, it has...
by Vincent Leo · Published July 26, 2007 · Last modified February 12, 2019
It’s the 1920s, the Jazz Age in New York. Struggling intellectual playwright David Shayne (Cusack, The Grifters) finally has the chance to earn his first Broadway production, but to have the finances to see his dream...
After 12 years cooped up in a mental institution stemming from a breakdown occurring from childhood events, 20-something Dana (Leonard, “Jericho”) is finally released. She is soon reunited with her two best childhood friends,...
Bill Murray’s first starring role showcases the easygoing smart-alecky character that would take him through nearly a career of suitably memorable roles. It’s the first of four films he would make with director Ivan Reitman...
1990s / Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published July 18, 2007 · Last modified August 26, 2019
Bob Hoskins plays bigoted cop Jack Moony, who spends much of his time becoming irate, eating the worst foods, chain-smoking, and swilling in booze. It eventually leads to a stroke. Moony is lucky enough...
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.
