Hudson Hawk (1991)
I guess my biggest surprise about Bruce Willis’ most notorious turkey is that it actually has gained a cult following over the years. I can only speculate as to why. Then again, I was...
I guess my biggest surprise about Bruce Willis’ most notorious turkey is that it actually has gained a cult following over the years. I can only speculate as to why. Then again, I was...
Bruce and co. are sent on a special-ops mission into the Nigerian jungle with a simple mission to get an American (by marriage), and any other “non-indigenous” people out of there before the newly empowered...
Although Hart’s War was a major financial failure at the box office, gaining only $19 million of it’s lofty $70 million price tag back, don’t let the bad business make you think it’s going to be...
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...
2000s / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published December 14, 2000 · Last modified March 5, 2019
M. Night Shyamalan, the heralded director of The Sixth Sense, follows up his mega-blockbuster with a very subdued but more profound thriller in Unbreakable. Although I admit that liked The Sixth Sense, I also must admit that...
Here’s the surprise of all surprises for the year 2000. What you read in the following few paragraphs does not have any sarcasm, I haven’t taken a nasty fall on my head, and Disney...
1990s / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published May 14, 2000 · Last modified March 1, 2019
It’s been so long since the horror genre has had a good movie that when one finally came down the pike it was bound to get too much praise. The supernatural thriller in question...
Here’s a sure rule of thumb for film criticism: If Betty White is in it, it must be bad. (And I love Betty White) After 15 years of ups and down in their marriage, Ben...
1990s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published August 31, 1998 · Last modified February 20, 2019
The plot: An asteroid the size of Texas is hurtling towards Earth, which will surely result in the termination of all life on the planet. The high-ups in NASA devise a plan to split...
by Vincent Leo · Published April 7, 1998 · Last modified February 20, 2019
An FBI agent (Willis) uncovers a plot to kill a nine-year-old autistic boy (Hughes) after he the boy cracks a 2 billion dollar government code. Willis adds another stinker into his already impressive arsenal of misfires...
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.