Barbershop (2002)
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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Angel Eyes (2001)
It’s ironic that the reason many people may be drawn to see this movie will also be the biggest reason they may be disappointed. Jennifer Lopez can be fun to watch, especially in gutsy but...
Just Visiting (2001)
JUST VISITING is one of those remakes that will make you say “Why did they bother?” After all, this is an American remake of a French film that only came out eight years before,...
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Director Jon Turteltaub has had a nice career for himself making sweet-natured films with heart, and While You Were Sleeping is a prime example. Of course, it’s hard to go wrong with Sandra Bullock in a...
Return to Me (2000)
Bob is a contract builder in Chicago, with a nice life and loving vet wife. After a tragic car accident leaves his wife for dead, her heart is transplanted into the ailing Grace, a...
Message in a Bottle (1999)
Based on the bestseller by Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle is nothing but 2+ hours of missed opportunities. First and foremost, director Luis Mandoki does not seem to realize that to have an effective tearjerker,...
The Negotiator (1998)
A locally famous Chicago hostage negotiator (Jackson, Sphere) gets framed in the murder of his partner, then panics and takes hostages of his own in order to buy himself time to solve his case and clear...
Chain Reaction (1996)
Keanu Reeves (A Walk in the Clouds, Speed) stars as Eddie Kasalivich, a machinist working on an experiment to rid the world of petroleum products and introduce hydrogen-based power into the world through an ever...