Be Cool (2005)
Following ten years after Get Shorty, Be Cool is the second installment in the Chili Palmer saga, adapted from the novel by Elmore Leonard. Alas, the magic of the original is just not there, as it mostly...
Following ten years after Get Shorty, Be Cool is the second installment in the Chili Palmer saga, adapted from the novel by Elmore Leonard. Alas, the magic of the original is just not there, as it mostly...
2000s / Adventure / Comedy / Family
by Vincent Leo · Published December 18, 2004 · Last modified November 18, 2019
As someone who has read (well, “audio-booked”) the first three entries into the Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) series, “A Series of Unfortunate Events”, I could easily start this review by complaining about the...
by Vincent Leo · Published October 12, 2003 · Last modified December 2, 2019
Although it will probably be seen as the least “Coen” of the Coen brothers’ films, Intolerable Cruelty is still unmistakably theirs. Like many of their previous films (Hudsucker Proxy, Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The...
In the 70s, the “day in the life of…” occupation movies was more the norm as far as comedies go, with an ensemble cast of colorful characters, and not much plot other than to...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.