Master of melancholy moods and improvisational romantic dramas, Wong Kar Wai (Ashes of Time, In the Mood for Love), brings his trademark style to his first English-language feature to mixed results. His cinematography and...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 10, 2004 · Last modified May 21, 2019
At a small motel in the middle of nowhere, Rennie Cray (Caviezel) lost everything that was dear to him, when a hit-and-run driver runs over his wife and speeds away. Fast forward to five...
I don’t know which is the most unbelievable aspect of the Wayans boys latest venture into crude humor, White Chicks — that two Black men could be believable as white women or that a script this...
I suppose it may be true that if you’ve seen one buddy movie, you’ve seen ’em all. The “buddies” are usually two people who don’t particularly belong together and throughout have an inability to...
by Vincent Leo · Published February 12, 2001 · Last modified April 3, 2019
It doesn’t say much for a movie when a half hour after viewing it, all you can recall are some memorably gross moments. Couple this with the fact that it is a sequel to...
by Vincent Leo · Published August 8, 1999 · Last modified February 11, 2019
Wealthy billionaire playboy Thomas Crown (Brosnan, Tomorrow Never Dies) devises a plan whereby he steals a Monet painting values at over $100 million. An insurance agent (Russo, Lethal Weapon 4) would much rather get the painting back rather...
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.
