Free Fire (2016)
The premise of Free Fire is high concept, so much so that some people will immediately like the film just for that concept alone, regardless of whether it actually makes for a compelling way to tell...
2010s / Action / Comedy / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published April 22, 2017 · Last modified August 7, 2018
The premise of Free Fire is high concept, so much so that some people will immediately like the film just for that concept alone, regardless of whether it actually makes for a compelling way to tell...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 26, 2014 · Last modified December 16, 2019
The Equalizer is very loosely based on the hit show from the 1980s, starring Edward Woodward, that ran from 1985 to 1989. This new incarnation ramps up the comic book aspects of its premise and...
2010s / Action / Comedy / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published July 1, 2013 · Last modified July 9, 2018
Bridesmaids director Paul Feig returns for another female-centric raunchy comedy and, for the most part, manages to strike gold yet again, at least in terms of generating requisite memorably funny moments. If you want an...
Clint Eastwood (Blood Work, Space Cowboys) directs the Brian Helgeland (A Knight’s Tale, Payback) adaptation of the popular Dennis Lehane novel of the same name revolving around the build-up of mystery surrounding the assault and apparent...
A possible attempt to make the police flick equivalent of MASH, Fuzz is a seriocomic look at Boston’s 87th precinct during a particular week of work, following a motley crew of police officers, their hijinks, interactions,...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 17, 1999 · Last modified March 24, 2019
In Boston, two brothers of Irish descent, Connor (Flanery) and Murphy (Reedus), see themselves as the “saints” meant to rid the town of evildoers once they off some Russian hoods. The people of the city...
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.