1917 (2019)
1917 takes place in Northern France amid the Great War. Lance Corporals Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) and Schofield (George MacKay) are two British soldiers commanded to carry orders from their General (Colin Firth) across No...
1917 takes place in Northern France amid the Great War. Lance Corporals Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) and Schofield (George MacKay) are two British soldiers commanded to carry orders from their General (Colin Firth) across No...
1980s / Action / Thriller / War
by Vincent Leo · Published September 23, 2019 · Last modified October 1, 2019
Originally, The Delta Force, which is the name of the special forces commando unit tasked with dealing with combating international terrorists and hostage situations, was going to be a film featuring both Chuck Norris and Charles...
2010s / Action / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published August 7, 2015 · Last modified June 5, 2019
If your intent is to reboot the misguidedly jokey Tim Story Fantastic 4 films and “make it right this time”, and you make not only a film that is significantly worse, but it’s arguably one of...
2000s / Action / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published June 14, 2008 · Last modified March 9, 2019
The Incredible Hulk is neither an outright sequel to the 2003 Ang Lee snoozefest, Hulk, nor an outright reboot. In fact, the screenwriters, including star Edward Norton (The Painted Veil, The Illusionist), who would rewrite entire scenes daily...
1980s / Action / Adventure / War
by Vincent Leo · Published December 31, 2007 · Last modified September 28, 2019
Rambo: First Blood Part II is one of those films that doesn’t really have much going for it these days save for the social significance for the time in which it was released, where...
1990s / Action / Fantasy / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published August 23, 2004 · Last modified May 14, 2019
Unintentional humor abounds, in this very poor attempt at trying to start up another franchise superhero (based on an actual DC Comics character spun off of Superman) with Shaquille O’Neal in the lead role. ...
Considering the track record to date between producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay, I was a bit leery about the prospects of sitting through three hours of over-produced, directorial masturbation that has been...
Captain Karen Walden (Ryan, Sleepless in Seattle) is the first woman ever to be nominated for the military’s vaunted Medal of Honor after dying in a seemingly heroic effort in the Gulf War. A colonel named...
This is the much acclaimed biopic about WWII American General George S. Patton (Scott), who swept through Europe, inspiring fear by the Germans as well as his own men through his unflinching tactical command....
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.