1990s / Action / Comedy / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published January 29, 2008 · Last modified January 16, 2019
The most comedic of the Beverly Hills Cop films turns out to be the least amusing, despite a veteran director (Landis, An American Werewolf in London) and screenwriter (de Souza, Hudson Hawk), ones who have worked with Murphy...
Discussions of a sequel to Beverly Hills Cop began before its release in theaters. Nevertheless, Paramount execs took a wait-and-see approach but didn’t have to wait long, as it shattered box office records for...
1980s / Action / Comedy / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published May 6, 2007 · Last modified September 2, 2023
In the mid-1970s, Don Simpson relocated to Beverly Hills for a job developing films for Paramount Pictures. A mechanic’s son from Anchorage, Alaska, Simpson felt out of place residing among the wealthy elite. After...
Claire Danes stars as Mirabelle, who has recently moved to Los Angeles from her Vermont upbringing and has secured a job working as a salesperson in the glove department of the chic Saks Fifth...
Fast Times at Ridgemont High director Amy Heckerling takes another crack at teenage life over ten years later in this snappy comedy centering around Cher (Alicia Silverstone) and her observations of high school life in...
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.
