by Vincent Leo · Published August 18, 2007 · Last modified March 22, 2019
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a more modern telling of the Robin Hood legend, with the 1990s penchant for dark tones, excessive violence, rampant innuendo, and a campy, juvenile attitude toward adventure. A huge...
Jimmy Hollywood has always been a bit of a guilty pleasure for me, as I do concede that the main thrust of this satire is unfocused, losing itself on occasion under secondary side stories...
Windtalkers seems like an odd vehicle to catch the interest of over-the-top action director John Woo in many ways. Based on true events, it’s more of a tale conducive to human drama than in incredible...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 27, 2001 · Last modified December 10, 2019
It will come as no surprise to learn, for those people unfortunate enough to view 3000 Miles to Graceland, that its director, Demian Lichtenstein, started his career in music videos. It is mainly because he...
Hard Rain and Chain Reaction. What do these two movies have in common? Answer: they both have Morgan Freeman (Kiss the Girls, The Shawshank Redemption) as the bad guy, and star an annoying, young, lackluster protagonist. Note...
Five friends go to Vegas for a bachelor party and one of them ends up accidentally killing a prostitute, and later a security guard who stumbles on the body. They decide to cover it...
A young comicbook dealer (Slater, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) falls in love and marries a young call girl (Arquette, Holy Matrimony) after killing her pimp. Unfortunately, he decides to steal a half million dollars worth of cocaine...
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.
