Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
Very loosely based on the classic Jules Verne novel, and made into a movie more than once already (most notably in 1956 with David Niven), Around the World in 80 Days is an old-fashioned adventure in...
2000s / Action / Adventure / Comedy
by Vincent Leo · Published June 18, 2004 · Last modified May 10, 2019
Very loosely based on the classic Jules Verne novel, and made into a movie more than once already (most notably in 1956 with David Niven), Around the World in 80 Days is an old-fashioned adventure in...
Not exactly the directorial debut that Seinfeld favorite Jason Alexander would have hoped for, For Better or Worse is little more than a ninety-minute collection of strained situations and unfunny moments. The problems start early, as it...
1960s / Comedy / Drama / Western
by Vincent Leo · Published November 29, 2003 · Last modified May 2, 2019
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was a nostalgic Western at the time of its release, and in time, most people were nostalgic for this film itself. It’s a deceptively complex film, and a...
Bandits is one of those films that doesn’t really have anything really bad about it, yet for some reason it doesn’t really score a lot of points in the excitement department either. While the script...
A band of ruthless outlaws rob a bank in the early 1900s but face an ambush by equally ruthless bounty hunters. They head for the Mexican border and join up with a gang of...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 21, 1997 · Last modified January 18, 2019
Five strangers are hired by millionaire Thomas Crown (Bullitt, The Getaway) to pull of a bank robbery, dump their money and go their separate ways. The Boston police are baffled until a female insurance investigator...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.